Loss Prevention Officer

Bring your skills as a Loss Prevention Officer to Tzaneen and join a team that moves fast. This Limpopo role is one to watch.

About the Opportunity

The organisation is investing in its Tzaneen operation, and this Loss Prevention Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the retail jobs function and contribute to the wider Limpopo business.

Beyond that, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Tzaneen team on trust, and the Loss Prevention Officer role will feel that from week one.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Loss Prevention Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Limpopo is consistently high and consistently fair.

Your Future Here

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the retail jobs team in Tzaneen have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Tzaneen team member.

A Typical Day

Your day usually starts before the doors open, walking the floor, checking displays and making sure tills are float-ready. As customers arrive, you switch into service mode, moving between till points, fitting rooms and the stockroom, helping shoppers find what they need and keeping a quiet eye on shrinkage. By the afternoon, you might be receiving a delivery, training a new team member or planning the next promotion, and by close of business you’re cashing up, balancing reports and getting the store ready to do it all again tomorrow.

Crucially, the Tzaneen office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Limpopo operations throw up the unexpected.

Key Outputs

• Train new team members on store procedures and product knowledge
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
• Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
• Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets

Essential Criteria

• Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a customer-facing retail role
• Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
• Experience with stock counting and basic inventory principles
• Clear verbal communication skills appropriate to the role; additional languages are an advantage
• Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
• Able to perform the essential standing and customer-service duties, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.