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Bring your skills as a Loss Prevention Officer to Ladysmith and join a team that moves fast. This KwaZulu-Natal role is one to watch.
What This Role Involves
An experienced Loss Prevention Officer is needed to support operations in Ladysmith. The role forms part of how the business keeps its retail jobs portfolio strong in KwaZulu-Natal.
The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Ladysmith operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
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 KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.
What Your Day Looks Like
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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Ladysmith.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.
Equal Opportunity
Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Ladysmith.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for KwaZulu-Natal.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
- Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
- Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
- Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
Candidate Profile
- Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
- Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
- Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
- Able to perform the essential standing and customer-service duties, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Experience with stock counting and basic inventory principles
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.