District Asset Protection Manager - Great Lakes

Ready for a career glow up? The work you do will impact beauty, as you reduce shrink, mitigate risk, and strengthen operational excellence through data‑driven decision making.

Shrink Reduction:

Develop and execute districtwide asset protection strategies that reduce shrink‑wide asset protection strategies that reduce shrink and drive sustainable operational improvement.

Risk Management:

Identify and resolve safety and profit risks in partnership with store and corporate leadership, providing focused support to high-shrink and high‑risk locations, including Extreme Shrink 2.0 stores.

Team Leadership:

Recruit, hire, train, and lead Asset Protection Partners across the district, fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and performance.

Training & Development:

Design and deliver training programs for Asset Protection Partners and store teams focused on safety, shrink reduction, audits, and asset protection best practices.

Operational Compliance:

Conduct regular store visits, audits, and assessments to ensure adherence to asset protection standards, policies, and procedures.

Investigations:

Lead and oversee investigations into shrink, internal theft, fraud, and criminal activity, ensuring ethical, discreet, and compliant execution.

Data & Analytics:

Utilize exception-based reporting and analytical tools to identify‑based reporting and analytical tools to identify trends and mitigate internal and external theft.

Systems Oversight:

Ensure asset protection systems—including CCTV, alarms, and locking mechanisms—are operational, maintained, and properly utilized.

External Partnerships:

Build strong relationships with law enforcement, mall security, property management, and retail industry partners to support Organized Retail Crime (ORC) initiatives. Cross‑

Functional Collaboration:

Partner closely with Store Leadership, Human Resources, and corporate teams to ensure effective resolution of asset protection matters. Multi‑

Unit Asset Protection Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of asset protection or loss prevention experience in a multi‑unit retail environment or equivalent leadership role.

Investigative Expertise:

Proven experience handling sensitive and confidential asset protection matters with discretion and integrity.

Crisis Management:

Demonstrated ability to navigate emergencies and high‑risk situations effectively.

Leadership:

Strong ability to build, coach, and lead proactive asset protection teams.

Communication:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.

Collaboration:

Highly effective business partner with store leadership and cross functional‑functional teams.

Analytical Thinking:

Ability to analyze data and trends to drive informed risk mitigation‑mitigation strategies. Problem Solving‑

Solving:

Effective decision making in complex and ‑making in complex and fast‑paced situations.

Organization:

Strong organizational, planning, and time management‑management skills.

Policy Development:

Ability to develop clear, concise plans, policies, and procedures.

Technology Proficiency:

Working knowledge of asset protection applications, retail store systems, and Microsoft Office.

Interviewing Skills:

Strong interviewing capabilities; Wicklander-Zulawski‑Zulawski certification or other formal behavioral interview training preferred.

Legal Knowledge:

Understanding of criminal and civil law as it applies to the retail environment.

Travel:

Ability to travel approximately 75%, including local, overnight, and out of town travel; attendance at asset protection meetings and conferences required‑town travel; attendance at asset protection meetings and conferences required.

Environment:

Ability to work in a fragrance-filled‑filled retail environment.