Asset Protection Lead

Position Details

Department: People & Impact
Location: Dearborn
Job Classification: Remote
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Band: Professional

About the Role

As a Retail Asset Protection Lead at Carhartt, you will work in conjunction with our D2C partners, as part of the Carhartt Global Investigations and Security Team, to build our loss prevention strategy and program from the ground floor. You will be the main driver in building an industry standard asset protection/loss prevention program to support our growing retail operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive security and asset protection policies and procedures that support the overall goal of reducing risk to our associates and consumers.
• Oversee and maintain relationships and contracts with vendors related to store security technology and contract guard forces.
• Establishes strong working relationships with store associates and leaders to support all asset protection programs to achieve our overall business objectives.
• Organize, develop, and lead security and asset protection training for store teams.
• Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through drills, reviews, or assessments.
• Identifies and investigates criminal activity, policy violations, illicit behavior, workplace accidents, and instances of loss.
• Makes sure all asset protection and security related systems are maintained & leveraged appropriately.
• Maintains all asset protection records according to policy and support PCI compliance initiatives in partnership with IT.
• Prepares detailed and accurate reports in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or related field required and/or equivalent years of related experience.
• Wicklander-Zulawski and/or Reid Technique certifications preferred or willing to obtain.
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) preferred or willing to obtain within 6 months.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in multi-unit loss prevention or security management.
• Demonstrated experience in asset protection program building, teaching, training, and implementation.
• Natural disposition to be a self-starter, problem solver, and work with minimal supervision.
• Desire to interact with and motivate store teams on the topics of store security, asset protection, and safety.
• Demonstrated experience conducting complex criminal investigations.
• Experience in using and designing physical security systems (CCTV, Alarms, EAS, etc.).
• Experience conducting security reviews/audits.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to prioritize work in order of importance and with strong organizational skills.
• Technology oriented and proficient with MS Office.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Working hours will vary based on case needs.
• Weekends may be required to support investigations.
• National travel required to retail stores and occasionally other Carhartt locations- approximately 30%.
• This could occur with short notice.
• Extended periods of time standing may be required.
• This position has a Remote location: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site.
• Travel on-site is limited to special events.