Supply Chain Asset Protection & Safety Manager

Lowe's Home Centers•Frostproof, FL

17d

About The Position

The Supply Chain Asset Protection & Safety Manager partners with Supply Chain leadership to build visibility and ownership around safety, environmental, and asset protection initiatives and promote a culture of health and safety across assigned facilities. The role leads safety, shrink mitigation and training, investigations, and environmental health, and manages third-party security services and asset protection equipment, including CCTV and alarm monitoring. The manager plans and conducts facility audits, inspections, and walkthroughs to assess compliance with company standards and applicable local, state, and federal regulations, including OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements. The role analyzes incident trends and workers’ compensation metrics, oversees incident reporting and root cause analysis, coordinates corrective actions, and serves as the company’s main point of response and negotiation for regulatory inquiries at assigned locations. The position also leads or supports supply-chain-wide program enhancements and risk-reduction initiatives, develops training content, supports new-building stand-ups and conversions, and participates in equipment and process design planning to reduce injury and regulatory risk. It ensures hazardous materials are properly cleaned up and disposed of and establishes a framework for safety and shrink data availability, approval, reporting, and continuity.

Requirements

Associate degree in Safety Science, Industrial Health, Risk Management, Engineering, Business, or another related field, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of the education requirement where applicable.
Five years of retail safety experience in distribution or retail stores.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience with a mass retailer or other multi-location employer.
One year of warehouse-type store and/or distribution center experience.
CSP, ASP, WSO, or ARM certification.
OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification.

Responsibilities

Partner with Supply Chain leadership to promote ownership and visibility of safety, environmental, and asset protection initiatives.
Plan and conduct periodic audits, inspections, and walkthroughs to validate compliance with company standards and applicable regulations, and help facility management develop action plans for deficiencies.
Manage third-party security guard services and performance expectations, as well as asset protection equipment such as CCTV and alarm monitoring.
Ensure proper execution of Lowe’s Security programs, including staffing, policies, procedures, and designated program requirements.
Lead safety, shrink mitigation and training, investigations and interviews, and environmental health for assigned locations.
Coordinate with facility leadership on operational activities that optimize equipment, facilities, and personnel while minimizing risk.
Manage incident reporting, reviews, and root cause analysis, and ensure sustainable corrective solutions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
Serve as the main company point of negotiation and response for regulatory inquiries, including those from OSHA, EPA, and fire authorities, for assigned locations.
Analyze incident trends and workers’ compensation claim metrics and perform root cause analysis.
Lead program enhancements for the supply chain organization across safety and environmental, shrink, investigations, support, and new business areas.
Participate in peer work teams to develop strategies and programs that reduce risk throughout the Lowe’s Supply Chain.
Develop training content for emergency management and crisis response, safety and environmental topics, asset protection, and new-hire orientation; instruct trainers and occasionally conduct classes.
Ensure hazardous materials are cleaned and disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations.
Participate in system design planning for new equipment and modifications to existing equipment or processes to reduce injury and regulatory exposure.
Identify internal theft opportunities, investigate potential cases, and implement corrective solutions and training when appropriate.
Lead and coordinate active internal theft investigations, conduct dishonesty interviews in Supply Chain facilities, and review or audit cases before submission to the Corporate Investigations team.
Establish a framework governing the availability, approval, reporting, and continuity of safety and shrink data.
Provide consultation and direction during new-building stand-ups and conversions, help implement and enforce safety and shrink programs, monitor processes, address issues, and capture learnings during early phases.