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Summary of the Role’s Main Purpose 

To manage and influence Sainsbury’s Profit Protection Managers (PPM’s), Regional Operations Managers (ROM’s) and Zone Managing Directors (ZMD’s) under the guidance and instruction of the Profit Protection Business Partner to deliver sustained financial improvements relating to Stock loss, Cash Loss, crime and security and process compliance.

Principle Accountabilities

• Identify the key value destroying issues leading to total loss within the zone and to encourage action from PPM’s, ROM’s and Store Management to ensure longer term solutions in line with the department strategy and Business Plan.
• To determine, using methods of investigation, what skill expertise is required to deliver sustainable resolution and the resources necessary from the Profit Protection Group. 
• To provide a coaching and advisory service to key stakeholders on the zone. To support stores in delivering the required processes to deliver shrink and cash loss to budget.
• To effectively manage crime, security guarding, colleague safety and property security through the Securitas and Romec partner’s using regular reviews and 121’s
• To coach, develop and performance manage Profit Protection Managers and third party contract suppliers to ensure individuals have the best opportunity to perform to their optimum and deliver the desired result.
• To encourage a spirit of teamwork, collaboration and communication across the zone, nurturing talent and creating a positive and high performing working environment.
• To provide a weekend working and on call service to the Profit Protection Group on a scheduled basis.

Measures of Success

• Sustained financial improvements across known and unknown loss (stock and cash)
• Improved security and process compliance
• Increased colleague and management capability

Resources available to the Job-Holder

• Sainsbury’s ROM’s and Store Managers
• Loss Prevention and Security Teams
• Central Retail Department

Level of Decision-making Authority Without reference

• Compliance escalation
• Store/Region  strategy framework for unknown loss improvement

With reference

• Use of additional resources
• Changes to policy and procedure

Key Sainsbury’s Values

• “Making it happen” – Posses a clear sense of ownership and ability to follow through to resolve issues & influence the relevant colleagues
• “Cheering on progress” – Maintain a positive attitude despite set backs and keep striving for success

Core Areas of Knowledge, Skills & Experience Essential

• Results-driven
• Commercial decisiveness
• Knowledge of store operations and/or profit protection within the retail industry
• Ability to successfully analyse known and unknown loss (stock and cash)
• Ability to make a sound diagnosis and make suggestions for resolution
• Take responsibility for own action and accountability for results
• Sound IT skills inlcuding MS word, Excell and Powerpoint
• Ability to communicate with confidence and credibility
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Effective coaching skills
• Good report writing skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of admin/checkout and stock control processes and procedures
• Experience conducting investigations and interviews
• Knowledge of criminal law or related policies
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act 1998

Please note this role is field based.

Zone 2

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