Store Asset Protection Team Leader

Meijer; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking an Asset Protection leader to safeguard assets, lead a store-level team, and partner with store leadership to implement loss-prevention strategies. The role emphasizes investigations, safety initiatives, and policy adherence across assigned units.

You will guide a team, conduct training, and manage risk within budget constraints while maintaining a culture of integrity and accountability across Meijer’s operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 1–2 years of retail experience.
• 1–2 years of investigative experience preferred.
• 1–2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and make discretionary recommendations and decisions.
• Proficient in delegating tasks to ensure completion at multiple units.
• Ability to prioritize time to achieve the greatest positive impact to the organization.
• Utilizes effective leadership skills to remotely lead asset protection teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to analyze financial reporting tools including Shrink, P/L statements, Risk Assessments and Exception reports.
• Strong investigative skills/techniques.
• Skilled in interviewing and interrogations tactics (Wicklander preferred).
• Understanding of the criminal and civil justice system (local, state, federal, regulatory).
• Understanding of Organized Retail Crime.
• Understanding of retail operations (cash office, receiving, pharmacy operations) and product protection strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Asset Protection team, including hiring, reviews, and scheduling within budget.
• Investigate internal/external losses and deter theft with training for store leadership.
• Serve on the store Safety Committee and uphold the 200% safety accountability.
• Conduct safety audits and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure physical security systems and staff training are maintained.
• Develop shrink reduction strategies and achieve AP goals.
• Maintain professional standards and act as point of contact with authorities.
• Review financial reports with leadership and help resolve issues.
• Perform pre/post inventory assessments and analysis.
• Attend store meetings and new team member orientation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Discretionary decisions

Delegation

Time management

Leadership

Financial analysis

Investigative skills

Interviewing

ORC knowledge

Retail operations

Supervisory skills

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Collaborates with the Market Asset Protection Manager and Store Leadership to support a culture of shrink prevention through operational excellence, theft controls and people development, along with a culture of safety with 200% accountability. Oversees and ensures the effectiveness of Asset Protection shrink prevention initiatives, company directives and safety efforts to maintain an open environment of integrity and excellence.

What You'll be Doing:

• Manages leadership of the Asset Protection team including hiring, performance reviews, providing timely feedback, scheduling within budget standards and overall performance as it aligns to company programs and initiatives.
• Manages and participates in investigations of internal/external losses and criminal acts and ensures store wide execution of deterrence methods, including merchandise protection, by teaching, training and providing consistent follow up to store leadership.
• Serves as a permanent member of the store's Safety Committee team and promotes the 200% safety accountability expectation.
• Conducts safety auditing to identify any unsafe conditions and behavior, then determine and implement strategies to remedy any concerns.
• Ensures physical security of assigned unit, e.g. AP technology, fire protection system and associated alarms are operational, key control is properly maintained, doors are locked when designated by policy and staff is appropriately trained.
• Develops and implements strategies related to store's shrink plans and ensures that Asset Protection goals are accomplished.
• Maintains professional company standards within the Asset Protection office as it serves for a point of contact with outside/third party authorities.
• Reviews financial reports and area specific processes to determine root cause analysis of issues identified and partners with store leadership to assist with resolutions.
• Conducts pre and post inventory assessments and analysis.
• Attend, participate and present at store meetings, new team member orientation and department specific meetings with Asset Protection related topics.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications):

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 1 - 2 years of retail experience.
• 1 - 2 years of investigative experience preferred.
• 1 - 2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and make discretionary recommendations and decisions.
• Ability to proficiently delegate tasks to ensure completion at multiple units.
• Ability to prioritize time to achieve the greatest positive impact to the organization.
• Utilizes effective leadership skills to remotely lead asset protection teams even while not on the premises.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to analyze financial reporting tools including Shrink, P/L statements, Risk Assessments and Exception reports.
• Strong investigative skills/techniques.
• Skilled in interviewing and interrogations tactics (Wicklander preferred).
• Understanding of the criminal and civil justice system (e.g. local, state, federal, and regulatory, etc.).
• Understanding of Organized Retail Crime.
• Understanding of retail operations (e.g. cash office, receiving, pharmacy operations) and product protection strategies.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification.