Store Detective (Retail Loss Prevention)

Retail in Upington runs on thin margins, and a building-supplies store needs someone guarding its stock. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a building-supplies store on the Upington side of Northern Cape.

• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour

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

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Experience giving evidence in court

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

• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.
• 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.