Undercover Floor Walker (Supermarket)

Shrinkage hurts every retail distribution centre; in Centurion, you would be the one tracking it down. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Centurion (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Good report writing
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Able to handle confrontation calmly

• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports

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

• 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.