Asset Protection Team Leader

About the role

Meijer is looking for an Asset Protection Team Leader in Traverse City. The role works with the Market Asset Protection Manager and store leadership to build a culture of shrink prevention, theft controls, safety and accountability, and oversees the effectiveness of shrink prevention initiatives, company directives and safety efforts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Asset Protection team, including hiring, performance reviews, timely feedback, scheduling within budget and alignment with company programs.
• Manage and take part in investigations of internal and external losses and criminal acts, and teach and train store leadership on deterrence methods such as merchandise protection.
• Serve as a permanent member of the store's Safety Committee and promote the 200% safety accountability expectation.
• Audit safety to find unsafe conditions and behaviors, then implement remedies.
• Ensure physical security of the assigned unit: AP technology, fire protection systems and alarms, key control, locked doors and staff training.
• Develop and implement shrink plans and ensure Asset Protection goals are met.
• Maintain professional standards in the Asset Protection office as a point of contact with third-party authorities.
• Review financial reports and area processes to find root causes of issues and help resolve them with store leadership.
• Conduct pre- and post-inventory assessments and analysis.
• Attend, take part in and present at store meetings, new team member orientations and department meetings on Asset Protection topics.

Required profile

• High school diploma required; bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 1-2 years of retail experience; 1-2 years of investigative and supervisory experience preferred.
• Strategic thinking, discretion and decision-making, and ability to delegate across multiple units.
• Strong investigative skills, interviewing and interrogation techniques (Wicklander preferred), and knowledge of organized retail crime and the criminal and civil justice system.
• Understanding of retail operations such as cash office, receiving and pharmacy, and product protection strategies.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Analysis of financial reporting tools including Shrink, P/L statements, risk assessments and exception reports.

What we offer

• Weekly pay and scheduling flexibility.
• Paid parental leave and paid education assistance.
• Team member discount and development programs for advancement.