Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for 3 highly talented Loss Prevention Leads 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.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 Diplomas3-5 years relevant experienceAttributes required: Must be hands-on and have a preventative mindsetSolutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivatedStrong organizational & prioritization skillsExcellent communication skills, both written and spokenAbility to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levelsComfortable with change and an excellent team playerComfortable with learning and adapting to new systemsBe 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 respectfulis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed, and strives 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 experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change, and accepts it is constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART.
Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputis curious and challenges the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill 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 HARDWORKINGIf you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind, so come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference. Apply for this job
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