Loss Prevention Lead at takealot.com

Job Summary

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for 3 highly talented Loss Prevention Lead's to join our Supply Chain team at the Johannesburg DC, CPT DC and KZN DC.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us.  We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Risk and Security Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels and discrepancies to identify potential shrinkage issues.
• Implement control measures to reduce losses due to theft, misplacement, or inaccuracies.
• Loss Prevention: Develop and implement loss prevention strategies and policies to mitigate theft, pilferage, and unauthorized access.
• Monitor security systems, including surveillance cameras and access control systems, to deter and detect suspicious activities.
• Risk Assessment: Identify potential operational risks that could lead to losses. Training and Education:
• Provide training to DC staff on loss prevention strategies. Raise awareness about security and safety best practices, encouraging a culture of vigilance and responsibility.
• Continuous Improvement: Regularly review loss prevention and safety protocols, recommending enhancements to keep up with evolving risks.
• Engage in continuous learning to stay updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in loss control.
• Incident Management: Lead investigations into loss incidents, compiling evidence and conducting interviews as necessary.
• Escalate all findings to the Risk Manager for final guidance and action.
• Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed records of all loss prevention activities, incidents, and preventive measures taken. Ensure proper documentation for legal and compliance purposes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diplomas
• 3-5 year's relevant experience 

Attributes required:

• Must be hands on and have a preventative mindset
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Strong organizational & prioritization skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems
• Be able to work in a pressured environment.
• Be able to complete tasks quickly & efficiently.
• Be willing to go the extra mile

The Environment:

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING