Employment Percentage
9.247974517
SOC ID
11-9198
SOC Title
Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other
ONET ID
11-9199.08
ONET Concat ID
11919908
Median Salary
89762.82
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
13.64
Ed Level Certificate
9.09
Ed Level Some College
9.09
Ed Level Associates
9.09
Ed Level Bachelors
59.099998
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.
Core Tasks
- Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies.
- Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.
- Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.
- 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.
- Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.
- Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.
- Hire or supervise loss prevention staff.
- Advise retail managers on compliance with applicable codes, laws, regulations, or standards.
- 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.
- 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.
- Visit stores to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Verify correct use and maintenance of physical security systems, such as closed-circuit television, merchandise tags, and burglar alarms.
- Analyze retail data to identify current or emerging trends in theft or fraud.
- Monitor compliance to operational, safety, or inventory control procedures, including physical security standards.
- Direct loss prevention audit programs including target store audits, maintenance audits, safety audits, or electronic article surveillance (EAS) audits.
- Coordinate theft and fraud investigations involving career criminals or organized group activities.
- Collaborate with law enforcement to investigate and solve external theft or fraud cases.
- Supervise surveillance, detection, or criminal processing related to theft and criminal cases.
- Perform cash audits and deposit investigations to fully account for store cash.
- Recommend improvements in loss prevention programs, staffing, scheduling, or training.
- Direct installation of covert surveillance equipment, such as security cameras.
- Monitor and review paperwork procedures and systems to prevent error-related shortages.
- Advise retail establishments on development of loss-investigation procedures.
Start Annual Earnings
41995.34
Top Annual Earnings
222411.73
EMSI Career Title Slug
loss-prevention-manager