Loss Prevention Manager - Audit and Stocktakes in Bradford

We have an exciting opportunity for a Loss Prevention Manager, Audit and Stocktake to partner the function, engaging with teams to identify, advise and assist them to consistently implement controls and processes that deliver Loss Preventions KPIs to agreed targets. The role is to act as a close business partner to the Senior Leadership teams, acting as a subject matter expert covering their end-to-end operation from a Loss Prevention perspective.

The working pattern is 4 days per week of 9 hours per day based both in our Bradford Head Office and remotely. 

There is a requirement to work 1 in 4 Saturdays (6 hours) within the office. 

Applicants should reside within a reasonable regular commute of the Bradford office.

You'll be responsible for things like this:

• Understand key risks of loss to Morrisons and work with internal stakeholders to build shrink and cash loss audits for logistics, manufacturing and retail which ensures business areas are complying with loss prevention standards

• Influence activity across sites to contribute to reducing unknown stock and cash loss

• Maintain a strategic partnership with external audit and stocktake suppliers to ensure we are continually improving standards

• Provide updated what good looks like guides  for stocktakes to ensure preparation is at an industry leading standard

• Ensure the audits drive adherence to loss prevention standards and provide colleagues the right information in advance to adequately prepare

• Provide information and reporting on audits to understand what improvements need to be made at a store level and to also celebrate success

• Contribute to audit questions and stocktake best practice

• Keep pace with market place innovation and use this to inform investment choices

• Manage 3rd party suppliers to define what good looks like and ensure an effective consequence model is in place for poor performance

• Build business cases through trials and data to provide loss solutions that ensure objectives will be met in loss reduction and potential costs and benefits are accurate

• Expert knowledge of stocktaking and preparation required at store level

• Understanding of risks to loss in a fast paced retail environment

• Proven track record in loss management and delivery

• Significant experience of influencing at a senior management level

• The ability to own and deliver a loss reduction programme

• Ability to influence colleagues from other business areas to take ownership for Loss Prevention activity

• Intermediate IT skills required to analyse and interpret data.

• Excellent planning, prioritisation skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills

• The ability to take  ownership for delivery of the plans, delivering under pressure and in situations of ambiguity