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Jessica Pettry

Brandon,FL

Summary

Highly driven District Asset Protection Manager with 20+yrs of experience successful at implementing strategic approaches to drive profitability by showing a year over year reduction in shrink and safety claims. Recognized for performance excellence in operations. Successful at motivating, training, and developing team members to drive profitability in a competitive environment.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

District Asset Protection, Operations and Safety Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
02.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for 15 stores in highly volume market
  • Developed and fostered open line of communication between District staff and Store Management which aided in shrink improvement YOY and reduction in safety claim incidents.
  • Consistently communicated with Store Management and Associates to drive awareness of inventory shortage results, shortage concerns and strategy initiatives
  • Conduct in-store Asset Prevention audits, and assist in creation of shrink action plans to achieve operational compliance
  • Recruited, hired, and trained asset protection team and supported their development leading to promotion of two team members to take on district roles
  • Developed and implemented safety programs to minimize risk and improve performance to show year over year reduction in accidents within district.
  • Collaborated with stores on risk analysis following safety incidents to look at root cause analysis and determine how to prevent future incidents
  • Supported ongoing training in region leading training initiatives for all new to role management teams
  • Lead onboarding training of all ASM OP managers as companies' AP and OP Integration trainer

Loss Prevention Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
07.2014 - Current
  • Analyzed inventory shrink trends, assign focused counts to determine accuracy trends, and use information to implement programs to reduce loss
  • District inventory captain for 15 stores including setting up pre con, running inventories, and working with APM to develop a plan to decrease shrink consecutive year and resolve inventory discrepancies
  • Partnered with HR Manager to coordinate and conduct internal investigations, such as employee theft and violations of corporate loss prevention policies
  • Established safety and awareness culture to provide a safe working and shopping environment leading to decrease in WC and GL accidents compared to previous years
  • Conducted new hire orientations for store employees to cover loss prevention programs

• Performed monthly safety audits to include generator

safety, fire safety, alarm systems, and implement

emergency procedures

Loss Prevention Manager

Sears
10.2010 - 07.2014

• Select, train, develop, supervise and evaluate loss prevention personnel

within highest volume Sears within district emphasizing company standards

of professionalism and safety
• Maintain awareness of conditions presenting risk to safety and security of

customers and associates.
• Monitor status of store CCTV surveillance systems
• Detect and conduct investigations into internal dishonesty
• Conduct internal interviews
• Detection and apprehension of shoplifters
• Oversee Receiving, Cash Office, Merchandise Claims and Control and front end operations
• Perform investigations of all employee and general liability accidents
• Develop and implement Shrink Strategy Action Plan and Safety Plan to minimize losses to the store

Education

St. Petersburg College

Skills

  • Retail Loss Prevention
  • Inventory Control
  • Team training and development
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Trend analysis
  • Process improvements
  • Critical Thinking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Attention to Detail

Certification

Wicklander-Zulawski

Timeline

District Asset Protection, Operations and Safety Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
02.2019 - Current

Loss Prevention Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
07.2014 - Current

Loss Prevention Manager

Sears
10.2010 - 07.2014

St. Petersburg College
Jessica Pettry