Regional Asset Protection Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate group training sessions and competent public-speaking skills.
• Analytical skills sufficient to conduct research, determine the relevance of information, and interpret meaning.
• Investigation, interview, and interrogation skills; Wicklander & Zulawski or Reid Training is required, and CFI is preferred.
• Financial analysis skills sufficient to interpret operating statements and other financial data.
• Proficiency with applications such as Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with exception-based management software applications as an end user.
• Progressive experience in retail loss prevention positions.
• At least three years of multi-store experience.
• Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Retail operations experience preferred.
• Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain open communication with Operations to support business dialogue, increase gross margin efforts, and decrease shrink and related risks.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on store systems related to inventory movement and functions that may cause shrink, including POS systems, inventory management, cash management, loss prevention, and operations policies.
• Conduct shrink-awareness and loss-prevention training for district managers, store management, and store employees.
• Assist in developing and executing training materials and methods to promote store shrink-prevention awareness.
• Develop, participate in, and market awareness programs that alert regional store personnel to loss-prevention problems, thefts, or safety issues.
• Implement and manage the Company’s High Shrink Action Plan in designated stores.
• Complete shrink and loss-prevention audits, report results, and make recommendations to retail management and store personnel.
• Use audit results to focus training efforts on reducing shrink risk and improving compliance with Company policies.
• Use exception-based software to identify potential loss issues, investigate them, and determine whether they are related to training or integrity.
• Use departmental reports to identify loss trends and respond appropriately.
• Monitor store compliance with established policies and procedures using reporting tools, and identify and resolve training or integrity issues as needed.
• Analyze and investigate inventory shrinkages, determine causes, and participate in initiatives to resolve and correct store-level issues.
• Investigate concerns related to suspicious losses, establish the facts, conduct interviews, and resolve internal theft matters.
• Conduct internal investigations when warranted and submit written reports in accordance with established guidelines.
• Recommend and communicate measures to help prevent future losses to appropriate parties.
• Liaise with law enforcement to recover merchandise or cash, prosecute cases, and facilitate restitution when warranted.
• Manage physical security programs and processes for the retail store group, including physical alarm systems, CCTV, and supporting programs.
• Ensure physical security tools meet prototypical standards and are properly placed and scoped in existing and new stores.