Loss Prevention Officer

Posted recently. Role: Loss Prevention Officer. Location: Postmasburg, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

The Role

This Loss Prevention Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Postmasburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across Northern Cape.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Loss Prevention Officer taking on this position.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Postmasburg teams, and the new Loss Prevention Officer will feel that from the first week.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Postmasburg contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the retail jobs space in Northern Cape.

In addition, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Postmasburg keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Northern Cape.

Our Commitment to Transformation

On top of that, 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 Postmasburg.

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.

Key Outputs

• Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
• Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
• Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
• 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
• Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately

Candidate Profile

• Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
• Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
• Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
• Experience with stock counting and basic inventory principles
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Numerate and accurate, with attention to detail on cash-ups

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