Store Asset Protection Team Leader

About the role

Meijer is looking for a Team Leader, Store Asset Protection in Zionsville. 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 asset protection initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Asset Protection team, including hiring, performance reviews, 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 conditions and behaviour and implement remedies.
• Ensure physical security of the assigned unit, including AP technology, fire protection systems, alarms, key control and 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 and help resolve them.
• Conduct pre- and post-inventory assessments and analysis.
• 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.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Analysis of financial reporting tools such as Shrink, P/L statements, risk assessments and exception reports.
• Knowledge of retail operations such as cash office, receiving and pharmacy, and product protection strategies.

What we offer

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