Assistant Security Manager

Profit and Asset Protection Assistant Security Manager

Department: Profit and Asset Protection. Location: Kingsway DC & Bury Head Office.

Responsibilities

• Making sure our people, sites and assets remain secure and protected at all times.
• Managing all shift scheduling and resourcing to make sure the right people are in place and teams are running efficiently.
• Overseeing security supervisors to ensure they understand ‘what good looks like’, completing task rotations, return to work interviews and keeping on top of training.
• Driving Security Policies and Standard Operating Procedures to the highest of standards across the site and holding security supervisors accountable, as part of our safety and security culture framework.
• Monitoring team and individual performance against agreed KPIs, maintaining accurate shift data, escalating issues where necessary, and supporting the Site Security Manager in identifying improvement areas.
• Acting as a trusted escalation point, demonstrating professionalism while representing the Profit and Asset Protection function and the JD brand.
• Proactively identifying risks relating to security and stock loss, implementing initiatives to mitigate and eliminate them.
• Reviewing and investigating security incidents to identify trends and root causes.
• Conducting site audits and developing actionable plans, effectively managing stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring all security systems, including CCTV, are operated and maintained in line with current policies and procedures.
• Providing first-line support to supervisors, leading investigations into conduct, grievance, and security incidents, ensuring evidence is gathered and assessed objectively.
• Producing clear, structured investigation reports with well‑defined findings and recommendations.
• Liaising with People Relations and the Site Security Manager on complex or sensitive cases, ensuring confidentiality and timely resolution.
• Supporting the Site Security Manager with ad‑hoc responsibilities and providing cover in their absence.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable strength and experience in people management, motivating, developing and holding teams to account.
• Excellent scheduling and resource management skills.
• Availability to attend multiple sites when needed.
• Strong investigative skills with experience conducting workplace or security investigations, and the ability to remain objective, gather evidence and produce clear findings.
• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to use Microsoft packages proficiently.
• Technical confidence with managing security equipment.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in a distribution, logistics or corporate environment is advantageous.

Benefits

Staff discount on JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

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