Loss Prevention Managers

• Direct loss prevention audit programs including target store audits, maintenance audits, safety audits, or electronic article surveillance (EAS) audits.
• Train loss prevention staff, retail managers, or store employees on loss control and prevention measures.
• Investigate or interview individuals suspected of shoplifting or internal theft.
• Maintain documentation of all loss prevention activity.
• Assess security needs across locations to ensure proper deployment of loss prevention resources, such as staff and technology.
• Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.
• Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.
• Verify correct use and maintenance of physical security systems, such as closed-circuit television, merchandise tags, and burglar alarms.
• Monitor compliance to operational, safety, or inventory control procedures, including physical security standards.

• Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies or members of the retail loss prevention community.
• Perform or direct inventory investigations in response to shrink results outside of acceptable ranges.
• Analyze retail data to identify current or emerging trends in theft or fraud.
• Visit stores to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.
• Coordinate theft and fraud investigations involving career criminals or organized group activities.
• Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies.
• Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.
• Advise retail managers on compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, or standards.
• Collaborate with law enforcement to investigate and solve external theft or fraud cases.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (55%).