Loss Prevention Officer

Momentum Security Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Manchester is seeking a Retail Loss Prevention Officer to enhance customer security and support store operations. The candidate should possess relevant experience in retail security or loss prevention, along with strong customer service skills. This permanent position offers career progression opportunities and a competitive salary with benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a retail loss prevention officer, store detective or retail security officer.
• Flexible to work 5 out of 7 days including some weekends.
• Hardworking and able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide a customer focused security presence.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for staff and visitors.
• Conduct internal investigations into stock loss, fraud and theft.

Skills

Customer focused

Good time management

Self-motivated

Job description

Retail Loss Prevention Officer
Salary: Up to £28k depending on experience, plus bonus, discounts.
Hours: Days only (5 days from 7 on a rota basis, hours between 10am - 8pm, including some weekends). Up to 40 hours per week. Guaranteed hours contract.
Location: Manchester Arndale, Manchester M4

The role:

We are seeking customer focused Retail Loss Prevention Officers to join a leading fashion retailer. This is a permanent role and offers opportunity for long term career progression. The position offers a great salary, benefits & company bonus.

You will have prior experience as a retail loss prevention officer, store detective or retail security officer.

Your duties will include:

* Providing a customer focused security presence

* Ensuring a safe and secure environment for staff and visitors

* Acting as a uniformed visual deterrent to shoplifters and security incidents

* Following the ASCONE principle

* Meeting and greeting customers in a friendly manner

* Security patrols of the store

* Work closely with store associates and the Store Manager

* Conducting internal investigations into stock loss, fraud and theft.

* Monitoring CCTV and security systems

* Key holding

* Report all security incidents in the store

* Staff searches

* Retail security duties

You should be:

* Fully flexible to work 5 out of 7 days including some weekends

* Hardworking and self-motivated

* Good time management and able to work under pressure

* Customer focused

* Ideally you will have retail security officer, retail store or loss prevention experience or experience as a store detective.

Momentum Recruitment

Established as a Security Recruitment specialist Momentum Recruitment provide a quality focused security recruitment service for the provision of permanent, contract & temporary staff across the EMEA region.

Momentum Recruitment covers the following markets.

* Corporate Security

* Security Guarding - Management & Operations

* Security Officer & site personnel staff

* Retail Loss Prevention, Audit & Fraud

Job Info

Job Title:

Company:

Momentum Security Recruitment

Location:

Posted:

Aug 17th 2025

Closes:

Sep 17th 2025

Sector:

Customer Services

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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