Asset Protection Manager

Salary Range $79,000 - $106,000*

The Asset Protection Manager is responsible for overall inventory shortage performance and full execution of the Asset Protection strategy for their assigned store. This role ensures a safe selling environment while protecting company assets through proactive shortage control, investigations, audits, and compliance with company policies and all local, provincial, and federal laws.

The Asset Protection Manager partners closely with Store Leadership, Investigators, and cross-functional teams to drive awareness, accountability, and results.

Role Description:

• A proven leader with strong relationship-building, coaching, and influencing skills
• Comfortable leading meetings, delivering training, and communicating with diverse audiences
• Agile in fast-paced retail environments, able to prioritize and adapt as business needs evolve
• Highly organized with strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experienced in retail security systems, investigative practices, information systems, and productivity tools
• Demonstrated success identifying shortage exposures and implementing effective mitigation strategies
• Facilitate store-wide communication, training, safety sessions, and shortage awareness initiatives
• Model and reinforce Saks Global customer experience expectations within Asset Protection operations
• Identify internal and external theft exposures and implement proactive strategies to reduce loss
• Provide recommendations and action plans for continuous improvement
• Oversee audit planning, execution, and documentation, ensuring internal audit readiness
• Review audit findings, summarize results, and drive corrective actions with Store Leadership
• Lead planning and execution of annual physical inventory and reconciliation
• Ensure all physical security standards are maintained and issues are addressed promptly
• Oversee camera system functionality and enhancements
• Ensure compliance with apprehension guidelines and all applicable laws during investigations
• Partner with Investigators to prepare cases for interviews and resolution

People Leadership & Development:

• Directly oversee and guide Asset Protection Investigators, providing daily leadership and direction
• Ensure completion of required training, certifications, and ongoing technical development
• Deliver performance feedback and support mid-year and annual review processes
• Coach Investigators to strengthen investigative skills, decision-making, and professionalism.

Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs or direction from Corporate Asset Protection. Additional duties may be assigned as required.

Key Qualifications:

• College degree preferred
• 5+ years of retail Asset Protection experience, preferably in a high-volume or complex environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence interacting with store leadership and presenting to large groups
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficiency with retail security systems, reporting platforms, and productivity software
• Experience leading diverse teams to achieve operational, statistical, and developmental goals.

Physical Demands/Environmental Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Your Life and Career at Saks Global:

• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities
• A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance
• Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).
• An amazing employee discount.

Saks Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks Global complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Saks Global welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.

Saks.com is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.