Sales Market Security Manager

About the Role

As a Sales Market Security Manager your main focus will be to develop implement and oversee the security service areas for the sales market across our stores and offices. Lead a team of security professionals and specialists accountable for ensuring the protection of our people reputation and assets creating a secure safe and ethical environment.

This hydrid role reports into our General Manager MX CO & EC and is based out of Mexico Support Office. 

A Day in the Life

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

• Lead inspire and mentor a team of security professionals and specialists focusing on loss prevention health & safety asset protection security risks management and compliance.
• Support talent development through coaching training and performance management.
• Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with all Sales Market roles (Operations Human Resources Legal IT Construction Facilities Logistics Accounting Supply Chain and many others)
• Promote a culture of integrity accountability and continuous improvement
• Set function goals budgets and KPIs adapted to country and sales market risk landscape and set actions to meet them
• Enhance leadership visibility and support security awareness at all levels within the sales market
• Serve as a senior escalation point for potential misconduct fraud investigations and policy breaches
• Coordinate scenario planning crisis simulation exercises and cross-functional response activation
• Manage Security standards strategies compliance programs
• Lead the loss prevention strategy and oversee implementation. Set goals monitor KPIs and ensure measures are in place to reduce shrinkage across all channels
• Ensure that sales market teams are trained and aligned on loss prevention best practices
• Oversee the security systems roadmap; ensure technologies are effectively deployed maintained and evaluated for continuous improvement
• Identify technological gaps and drive innovation in the security ecosystem to improve safety and efficiency
• Oversee the health & safety strategy across the sales market ensuring compliance with legal requirements and guidelines
• Guide H&S team members in driving safety culture training incident reporting and preventive measures
• Provide leadership during audits inspections and compliance reviews
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement responsibility and collaboration
• Act as a subject-matter expert to support strategic decisions related to risk safety and brand protection
• Maintain full ownership and oversight of all Security financials within the Sales Market including budgets forecasting investments invoice management accruals and the overall lifecycle of budget related activities to ensure financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Lead and drive the Sales Market Loss Prevention strategy by proactively identifying shrink trends mitigating losses and partnering with cross functional teams to implement effective actions that reduce risk and improve overall profitability.
• Maintain full responsibility for Security vendor management including the tender process vendor selection contract negotiations performance management and compliance with H&M Global guidelines and service expectations while ensuring all contracts remain active updated and renewed before expiration.
• Ensure all insurance policies are properly established maintained renewed and paid on time to secure appropriate coverage and minimize organizational risk exposure.

Qualifications :

Who You Are:

• Bachelors degree in Security Management Criminal Justice Risk Management Business Administration or related field
• Professional certifications preferred (e.g. CPP PSP CPO IOSH/NEBOSH Safety Certification)
• Proven experience (3 years) in retail security loss prevention or physical security managementpreferably in multinational or large-scale retail company
• Strong knowledge of retail operations security technologies risk assessment methods and investigative procedures
• Solid understanding of health & safety legislation and crisis response protocols
• Strong leadership stakeholder management and communication skills
• High integrity confidentiality and strong ethical judgment
• Analytical thinker with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable plans.
• Ability to work under pressure manage crises and make timely decisions
• Excellent organizational and project-management abilities
• Fluent in Spanish and English; additional languages are an advantage

Additional Information :

Benefits:

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included) COS Weekday Monki H&M HOME & Other Stories ARKET addition to our staff discount all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to our global benefits all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity:

H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group were determined to create and maintain inclusive diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are considered in our recruitment process.

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.

Company Description:

H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time