Loss Prevention Officer

Posted recently. Bring your skills as a Loss Prevention Officer to Sasolburg and join a team that moves fast. This Free State role is one to watch.

Overview

The Loss Prevention Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Free State. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Sasolburg and across the retail jobs space.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Sasolburg team.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Loss Prevention Officer to step into the retail jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Equal Opportunity

Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Sasolburg.

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.

About the Team

On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Sasolburg office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Free State operations get busy.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Core Functions

• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
• Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
• Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
• Train new team members on store procedures and product knowledge
• Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised

Minimum Requirements

• Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
• Experience with stock counting and basic inventory principles
• Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.