District Asset Protection Manager, South

Overview

Job Description
The District Manager of Asset Protection (DMAP) is a strategic leader responsible for driving the Asset Protection vision across a multi-store district (15+ stores). This role delivers shrink reduction, enhances safety culture, strengthens operational execution, and builds capability across store and AP teams. DMAP acts as a key business partner to Store Leaders and District Managers, ensuring both proactive risk management and strong investigative outcomes.

• Lead the execution of Asset Protection strategy across the district, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with EMEA AP priorities.
• Inspire and coach Store Managers, APA/API teams, and cross-functional partners to strengthen shrink culture, safety mindset and operational standards.
• Responsible for recruiting, onboarding, developing, and guiding AP Agents and Investigators.
• Provide clear direction, mentorship, ongoing feedback and career development support to elevate confidence, decision-making, and leadership capability, helping prepare Sr. API/API talent for progression into DMAP roles.
• Manage the Focus Store Program, ensuring action plans are created, executed and measured for stores with elevated shrink or safety risk.
• Partner with Store Leaders and DMs to develop proactive risk-mitigation plans tailored to store environment, trends, and customer behaviours.
• Use performance data, shortage analytics, RFID results, and operational insights to identify root causes and influence corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver store-level training with support of AP team members within the district on Asset Protection standards, safety communication, crisis response and shrink reduction techniques.
• Facilitate zone calls, engagement sessions, and targeted coaching to ensure stores understand and execute AP expectations.
• Responsible for determining district Audit strategy through review of pre-shrink indicators, safety compliance, stockroom standards, customer service behaviours and Omni-readiness and managing audit program compliance amongst direct report group.
• Monitor inventory accuracy through review of physical inventories, inbound/outbound processes, forced carton compliance, and transfer activity.
• Lead and guide investigations into internal theft, policy violations, cash loss and operational integrity concerns.
• Conduct interviews (WZ trained) and support corrective action processes.
• Support Organized Retail Crime investigations, partnering with ORC, Law Enforcement, and cross-functional AP teams.
• Ensure high-quality case documentation, precise incident reporting, and follow-through of investigative outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong business partnerships with Store Operations, HR, DMs, Supply Chain, Legal, Facilities and external networks (mall security, police).
• Communicate expectations clearly, influence business decisions and provide proactive guidance on emerging risks.
• Represent AP on district/market leadership calls, ensuring visibility and alignment.
• Drive a culture of compliance by clearly communicating expectations, monitoring and coaching team members to consistently apply apprehension guidelines, documentation standards, and safety protocols.
• Support special projects and EMEA initiatives as assigned by the RMAP such as committee work and external marketing events.

• Experience in the Asset Protection field including supervisory role
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, fluent in English and local language (where appropriate)
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams remotely
• Confident and able to talk in front of groups
• Effective at fostering strong business partnerships
• Ability to evaluate circumstances and make timely decisions based on company apprehension guidelines
• Ability to work nights, evenings, and weekends appropriate to retail business needs
• Wicklander - Zulawski interview qualification is desirable
• Working knowledge of Asset Protection resources (case management systems, POS exception reporting, auditing tools, and data analysis)

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