Security Manager - London London
Job description
Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally. We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives. Key Duties/Responsibilities To maintain a highly visible role in your designated area. To maintain an up to date knowledge of local priority criminal offenders. To attend local crime briefings and partnership meetings in order to gather intelligence. To be vigilant at all times on the shop floor observing any instances of theft or suspected theft howsoever caused. To challenge shoplifters in line with the correct company procedures. To ensure your company issued Radio is charged and in use at all times. This radio must be used to book on and off duty with. Radio etiquette must be followed at all times. To maintain an up to date knowledge of company CCTV systems and how to operate it. To obtain photographic stills of offenders either through CCTV or preferably with a company issued IPad and circulate to any surrounding stores and crime partnerships as required. Any data must be shared in line with GDPR. To conduct Security Checklists regularly and provide feedback to the managers with an emphasis on how compliance correlates to loss. To support and train managers and other store personnel on security related issues and give training and guidance as necessary. To ensure the adequate protection of company property which includes buildings and stock and make any recommendations considered appropriate to the Company. To maintain an up to date knowledge of relative Criminal Law and HR guidelines and procedures to ensure accuracy and efficiency in role. To ensure Profit Protection related branch administration is properly completed and filed in the stores. To ensure stores are compliant with Company Procedures and ensure feedback is given where necessary. To attend courts or tribunals as required and prepare written statements and reports as necessary. To ensure incidents of workplace violence are attended as soon as is practicable within 24 hours after the incident. To ensure appropriate advice is given to the staff involved and efforts are made to detect the offenders responsible. To both install and assist with the installation of covert/overt CCTV systems as required. To ensure all security related equipment supplied to yourself and to stores are carefully maintained and utilised to the full. To prioritise workload, ensuring that all reports and investigations are completed within the deadlines set. To liaise with outside Investigation Agencies including the Police as necessary. To ensure Crime Partnerships, BIDs and shared security services are utilised and deliver value for money. To operate total discretion and confidentiality in respect of all duties performed and information gained during the course of your employment. To complete any other ad hoc tasks as set by the Territory Profit Protection Manager. We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits: Free parking Incremental Holiday Allowance Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation Pension Scheme Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work. Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager. Thank you again for your time.
