Asset Protection and EHS, Manager - Retail

Advance Stores Company Inc (500); United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. seeks an AP/EHS Manager to lead safety and loss prevention across its retail market. The role reports to the Director of AP/EHS and partners with operations leadership to mitigate risk and improve inventory performance.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, investigations, and communicating trends to leadership, with oversight of property protections like CCTV, alarms, and fire systems. Overnight travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or two years related experience.
• Wicklander-Zulawski certified (or obtain within 3 months of hire).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience in asset protection/loss prevention and retail operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement strategy with the VPO to support safety, profitability, and inventory excellence.
• Manage territory shrink and outlier program; analyze trends and root causes.
• Audit markets to ensure policy and procedural compliance.
• Investigate fraud/policy abuse and report findings to leadership.
• Communicate loss and safety trends to operators.
• Support property protection controls (fire, CCTV, alarms, locks).

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Time management

Conflict management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Retail Asset Protection & Environmental Health and Safety Manager (AP/EHS Manager) reports directly to the Director of AP/EHS. They are an integral member of the retail leadership team for the market they cover and are responsible for leading the efforts that ensure the safety and security of our stores for both TMs and customers. The AP/EHS Manager is responsible for risk mitigation, planning and providing real-time support and communication should security breaches and/or critical events arise. They are accountable for controlling and managing their respective market’s shrink, safety performance, inventory management metrics and fraud/abuse. This position requires the ability to influence, teach, coach and train others. In addition, the AP/EHS Manager is responsible for ensuring operational and procedural compliance, auditing, conducting investigations, managing, and proposing solutions to mitigate losses as well as presenting findings to leadership.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement strategy in partnership with Vice President of Operations (VPO) to execute programs which support areas of safety, profitability, and inventory excellence.


• Manage VPO territory Shrink and Outlier Program to include analyzing trends, determining root cause, devising improvement strategies, and providing recommendations to address opportunities and gaps in execution.


• Participate in Regional and District visits and calls as necessary, to strengthen partnerships and improve the overall awareness of the AP/EHS Department’s efforts and initiatives.


• Assist with property protection controls, including fire protection, CCTV, burglar alarm, safes, and locks/keys.


• Perform comprehensive audits of assigned market to analyze business operations and ensure policy and procedural compliance.


• Effectively communicate loss and safety trends to operators


• Conduct investigations/interviews related to fraud/policy abuse or other losses to the organization.


• Partner with AAP’s Risk and Claims staff to address specific along with current and long-term claims trends to reduce the frequency and severity of identified hazards.


• Use of Secure Store exception-based reporting software to identify areas of loss or exposure within the company.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This position requires a high degree of organization and detail. Strong partnership, interpersonal and collaboration skills. Strong business and financial acumen. Proficient knowledge of accepted internal investigation processes and methodologies in a retail environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Must be self-motivated with highly effective time management skills. Must have solid conflict management skills with the ability to work alone in stressful situations. Ability to work nights, evenings, and weekends appropriate to retail business needs.

Recommended Experience/Training

• Asset Protection/Loss Prevention OSHA VPP experience a plus


• Retail operations – multi unit experience preferred


• CFI/CFE/LPQ/LPC

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A) from four-year college or university; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience Wicklander-Zulawski certified (or obtain within 3 months of hire)

Other Qualifications

• Up to 60% overnight travel may be required to complete the requirements associated with this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. As of October 5, 2024, Advance operated 4,781 stores primarily within the United States, with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company also served 1,125 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico and various Caribbean islands. Additional information about Advance, including employment opportunities, customer services and online shopping for parts, accessories and other offerings can be found at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com.