ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER in ATLANTA, GA

About the position

The Asset Protection Manager will be the primary subject matter expert in regards to the training, auditing, and investigatory needs of Dollar General. Their key efforts are to reduce shrinkage and increase profitability through proactive training mediums, standardized audits and the resolution of internal and external investigations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster an open line of communication with Operations to support all levels of business dialogue in order to increase gross margin efforts and decrease shrink and related risks.
• Act as subject matter expert on all store systems related to inventory movement and associated functions that can cause shrink.
• Conduct shrink awareness and loss prevention training to the retail store group, including all district managers, store management, and store associates.
• Assist in the development and execution of training mediums to promote store shrink prevention awareness.
• Develop, participate in and actively market an awareness program to alert store personnel in the region of loss prevention problems/thefts or safety issues that may impact their store.
• Implement and manage the company's High Shrink Action Plan program within designated stores.
• Perform shrink and loss prevention audits; report results and make recommendations to the retail management group and store personnel.
• Utilize audit results within area of responsibility to focus training efforts in order to decrease shrink risk and increase compliance to company policies.
• Understand, implement and utilize exception-based software to identify potential loss issues; investigate issues, and resolve whether the exceptions are training or integrity based.
• Utilize department reports to identify loss trends and react to them appropriately.
• Monitor stores' compliance with established policies and procedures through various reporting vehicles and respond as needed to identify and resolve training or integrity issues.
• Analyze and investigate inventory shrinkages; determine causes, and actively participate in initiatives to resolve and correct store level issues.
• Actively investigate any/all concerns related to suspicious losses to determine situational facts; conduct interviews with all parties involved and resolve internal theft matters.
• Conduct internal investigations when warranted and submit written reports for each investigation to follow established guidelines.
• Serve as a liaison with law enforcement to recover merchandise or cash, prosecute cases, and facilitate restitution when warranted.
• Be the subject matter expert for all physical security programs and processes within the retail store group.

Requirements

• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to facilitate group training sessions (competent public speaking skills).
• Analytical skills sufficient to conduct research, determine relevance of information, and interpret meaning.
• Investigation, interview and interrogation skills (Wicklander & Zulawski or Reid Training required - CFI preferred).
• Financial analysis skills sufficient to interpret operating statements and other financial data.
• Basic computer proficiency with applications such as Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with exception based management software applications (end-user use).
• Progressive experience in a retail loss prevention position(s).
• Three + years of multi-store experience required.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Retail operations experience preferred.

Benefits

• Weekly travel in a company-provided vehicle with limited overnight stays.
• A current driver's license and acceptable driving history is required.