Job Summary: 

Responsible for providing assistance to the Loss Prevention Manager at a Navy Exchange. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Performs the following under the direction of the Loss Prevention Safety Manager.
•  Assists the Loss Prevention Safety Manager in providing staff assistance to Exchange management for planning developing implementing and evaluating loss prevention programs which include safety physical security and operational review functions. 
• Recommends and assists in implementing modifications to programs procedures standards and techniques on all matters involving loss prevention asset protection and safety to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Assists with assigned internal and external theft investigations suspected unethical conduct accidents workplace violence fraud waste or abuse to ensure that activities are conducted within the framework of established departmental investigative policies and protocols. 
• This may include oversight on overnight surveillance activities covert camera installations investigations and the interviewing of dishonest associates vendors and contractors. 
• Prepares and ensures that results of all investigations are documented professionally in reports according to departmental standards. 
• Assists the Loss Prevention Safety Manager as a collateral duty safety supervisor to provide a safe and secure working and shopping environment for all associates and patrons. 
• Assists in administering the Navy Occupational Safety and Health and Fire Prevention Program to ensure adherence with the safety provisions of applicable Department of Navy codes and standards. 
• Will ensure safety training awareness programs safety committees and accident prevention programs are implemented in all locations as assigned. 
• Assist in the development and supervision of loss prevention safety staff as assigned and ensures these individuals are adhering to established loss prevention safety policies and procedures as outlined in the loss prevention safety manual. 
• Assists in developing and establishing shrink committees and shrink action plans to identify causes of inventory shrink and execute appropriate internal control measures. Assists in the management of the physical security programs CCTV EAS Alarms and key control systems to ensure strict enforcement of these programs. 
• Participate and assist in fiscal year end store inventories to include inventory preparation taking and the reconciliation process and report any irregularities to the Loss Prevention Safety Manager, General Store Manager or corporate as warranted.
• Possess a thorough understanding and effectively use web based case management reporting systems and ensure the Loss Prevention Safety staff is utilizing this software effectively as required. 
• Possess a thorough understanding and effectively use all POS exception based reporting tools and ensure the Loss Prevention Safety staff are properly trained and are utilizing this software effectively in detecting investigating and resolving problems. 
• Actively participate in personal and professional development of loss prevention safety associates as assigned by the Loss Prevention Safety Manager District Loss Prevention Safety Manager and/or Director Loss Prevention Safety CONUSOCONUS. 
• These include instore corporate training industry standard professional training and collegiate courses in retail business safety and loss prevention. 
• Develop and ensure strong relationships partnerships and communication skills at all levels of the organization to include Corporate District Store Operations as well as other Loss Prevention Safety Industry professionals. 
• Develops strong relationships with command base federal and local law enforcement officials. 
• Works under general supervision of the Loss Prevention Safety Manager. 
• Support all loss prevention safety initiatives as assigned. Work is performed within the framework of Loss Prevention Safety Program mission vision objectives policies and procedures. 
• Work is reviewed and evaluated for regulatory and procedural compliance and in terms of overall efficiency in providing security for the Navy Exchange and protection of its assets. 

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Incumbents of this position are required to obtain and maintain a secret DOD Security Clearance.

U.S. Citizenship Required 

A total of 4 years consisting of the following 

GENERAL EXPERIENCE 

3 years experience gained in the administrative investigative or loss prevention fields which enabled the applicant to gain skill in dealing with others in person to person work relationships and the ability to exercise mature judgment. 

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE 

1 year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for nine months of experience up to a maximum of a four year bachelors degree for three years of general experience. 

AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE 

1 year responsible experience in retail loss prevention which provided analytical planning advisory operational or evaluative work in security investigations internal review and control techniques reducing and controlling inventory shrink.