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December 10, 2010 |
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December 10, 2010 |
Loss Prevention & Safety Recruiters Since 1983 |
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News Brief Sponsored by WG Security
Products, Inc. |
Save the dates!
Sunday, March 6-March 9,
2011
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TJX is shuttering
its A.J. Wright stores and cutting 4,400 jobs, closing 71 stores,
closing 2 distribution centers, and converting the rest to other
brands. (Source
Associated Press)
Return Fraud to cost Retailers $3.7 billion this Holiday Season (Source NRF Survey) |
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eBay Supported
Investigation Leads to Arrest in Million Dollar Equipment Theft |
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Barry Grant, Senior Vice President
Loss Prevention & Operational Support, CPI Corp. About CPI Corp., the leading portrait studio operator in North America with over 3,100 locations, principally in Sears and Wal-Mart stores. Going Beyond the Traditional With a BA Degree in Criminal Justice, Barry started his career at J.C. Penney as an LP Officer and joined AutoZone in 1993 as a District Loss Prevention Associate and progressed rapidly to the Director of Loss Prevention position in 2000. During those seven years, Barry was fortunate to hold and experience various positions in the field, Distribution, Recruiting, Training & Development, and the corporate office. This early development gave him a wide prospective and enabled him early on to learn how the various functions fit together and added value to the overall LP effort and to the company. In 2002, Barry joined CVS Drug Stores as a Director of Loss Prevention where he was responsible for the Loss Prevention, Security, and Safety issues for over 4,100 locations. This experience enabled him to gain exposure to the complicated Pharmaceuticals business and broadened his inventory control knowledge. While working with Ernie Dyle, the former Vice President of Loss Prevention for CVS Drug Stores, Barry was able to focus on the various elements that drive a company's profitability and learned how to manage and impact the financial statements which played an invaluable role in his next position. In 2007, Barry joined CPI Corp, North America's largest Portrait Studio operator with over 3,100 locations, as their first Director of Loss Prevention. From the very beginning, Barry knew that in order to truly make an impact and drive value, he had to go beyond the traditional approach and broaden his role to more of a "Profit Enhancement" model that looked at loss globally and went beyond the traditional shrinkage definitions. While certainly they had theft as any other retailer does, their exposures were limited and the team he put together was able to quickly reach exceptional traditional shrinkage results. From the beginning, Barry took a holistic approach and, in partnership with Operations and Finance, started looking at virtually every aspect of the business that represented an expense line on the P&L and started his journey of improving each line by looking at the controls and operating efficiencies from long distance phone bills, labor control and time clock utilization, shipping expenses, individual store expenses, and cost of goods. Barry took the opportunity to get involved in the business and improve profitability on his own and without being asked. This Loss Prevention executive saw a void and grabbed it and consequently was recently promoted to the Senior Vice President position he now holds. When Barry was hired at CPI, his boss told him they wanted someone with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and Barry, using everything he had learned in his 20 years of experience, took the matrix and investigative principals he had used in LP and applied them to every element of the business he was touching and made an impact. Barry's advice is simple actually; understand how to read financial statements, learn to manage your budget well, hold your team accountable, hit your numbers, use those same principals with anything you manage, and practice good common sense. He talks about the need to be extremely flexible and points out how he moved 7 times in 9 years early in his career to get the exposure he needed. Barry believes that to truly be successful, you've got to be willing to take on new responsibilities and learn how to pick and choose your battles. And just as important you've got to be able to put a positive spin on everything you do because at the end of the day you have to sell them on it. Barry's success at CPI shows how an LP executive can take a role and expand it beyond the traditional definition. He's a great example and role model for any young LP executive and especially those that truly have a desire, a dream to go beyond. And after knowing him for over 20 years, we can also say he's an absolute gentleman as well. Great job leading the way Barry. |
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Job Opening |
Company |
Location |
Origination |
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| National Account Sales Mgr | Confidential | New York City, NY | Downing & Downing | |
| Sears Holdings Corp. |
Boston, MA/Nashua, NH |
Sears Holdings Corp. | ||
| Asset Protection Manager | The Home Depot | Phoenix, AZ | The Home Depot | |
| Asset Protection Manager | The Home Depot | Metro Northern NJ | The Home Depot | |
| Asset Protection Manager | The Home Depot | Sacramento, CA | The Home Depot | |
| Asset Protection Manager | The Home Depot | Salem, OR | The Home Depot | |
| Asset Protection Manager | The Home Depot | Detroit, MI | The Home Depot | |
| Director of Loss Prevention | Confidential |
California |
Downing & Downing | |
| Assistant VP Security | Confidential |
Southern CA |
Downing & Downing | |
| District Loss Prevention Mgr | Confidential | Los Angeles, CA | Downing & Downing | |
| District Loss Prevention Mgr | Confidential | New York City, NY | Downing & Downing | |
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Today's Daily Job Postings from the Net - appearing today only |
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Job Opening |
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Location |
Origination |
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| Store LP and Safety Mgr | Lowes Companies, Inc. | Sterling, VA | LPJobs | |
| Store LP and Safety Mgr | Lowes Companies, Inc. | Brown Deer, WI | LPJobs | |
| Loss Prevention Mgr | Sears Holdings Corp | Greensboro, NC | Indeed | |
| LP Mgr Distribution Ctr | (corporate office) | Patterson, CA | Indeed | |
| Regional Loss Prevention Mgr | Barnes & Noble | Chicago, IL | Monster/HotJobs | |
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Networking
has always been a key to career development and finding that next job. However, if you're not careful it can also
limit you, eliminate you and even work against you. If your network is comprised of executives
doing exactly what you do, then you may have competition and may even find
some working against you. You've got
to broaden and expand your network outside your immediate group and establish
relationships outside your company and your professional circle. Remembering that quantity is no substitute
for quality and, as in any mutually beneficial relationship, what you bring to
the table for them is as important as what they bring to the table for you. Good Luck Gus Downing |
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