Store Detective (Retail Loss Prevention)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a fashion retail store in Tzaneen before they cost jobs. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Tzaneen, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy

• Discreet, observant and honest
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Good report writing
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least

• Retail loss prevention course
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports

• Monthly recovery incentives
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Staff discount at the retailer

• Keep your appearance low-key for the interview. Detectives need to blend in with shoppers.
• Show you know the legal limits of search and arrest. A single unlawful arrest can cost a store badly, so they will ask about it.