Senior Assets Protection Leader - Crisis & Loss Prevention

Target; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target is seeking an Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection in Bloomington, IL. You will lead AP initiatives, oversee safety and security programs, and guide teams through crisis response while aligning with store goals and guest expectations.

The role emphasizes preventing shortages, investigating internal and external incidents, and building partnerships with leadership to sustain profitable operations. A strong emphasis on training and accountability is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and increase profitability by ensuring product is in stock and available to our guests
• Manage, influence and validate a safe and secure culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations and create plans for in-store events
• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures
• Identify shortage risks in key divisions and develop a strategy and tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales
• Act as a key resource for company initiatives for AP team leaders in your district/market
• Lead investigative and verbal de-escalation classroom trainings; facilitate other trainings as needed for your AP team, store or district
• Maintain all required training
• Manage the identification and resolution of internal investigations; complete internal interviews for your store and nearby stores at the discretion of your leader
• Anticipate and identify theft and shortage trends in your store and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft
• Determine operational shortage priorities; educate and influence store teams on these priorities
• Manage the prevention, identification and resolution of external theft incidents and investigations
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on safe and secure and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnight shifts, evening and weekends)
• Build partnerships to identify market trends and competition strategies; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests
• Build a close partnership with Store Director
• Develop, schedule and deploy resources based on safe and secure and theft trends
• Plan, lead and follow-up on organizational and operational change
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
• Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit - both long and short term
• Support the onboarding and development of AP Team Leaders in your district/market
• Develop, coach and lead your team members and Team Leaders (if applicable) to elevate their skills and expertise
• Create, communicate, influence and educate AP priorities (including shortage priorities) to your team, peers and store teams
• Create and model the safety culture in store by recognizing safe behaviors and identifying and resolving safety hazards and unsafe behaviors; investigate injuries that occur to determine root cause and resolved through appropriate action plans and partnerships
• Act as first responder for in-store incidents (e.g., securit

Job description

Target is seeking an Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection in Bloomington, IL. You will lead AP initiatives, oversee safety and security programs, and guide teams through crisis response while aligning with store goals and guest expectations.

The role emphasizes preventing shortages, investigating internal and external incidents, and building partnerships with leadership to sustain profitable operations. A strong emphasis on training and accountability is required.