Description
As a Security Services Manager at Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, you will shape and deliver physical security services, equipment, and third-party contracts to protect people, property, and products across stores, distribution centres, and corporate buildings.
You will work closely with Security Services, Crime & Security colleagues, and stakeholders across the business to turn security risks into practical, customer-friendly solutions, lead supplier performance, and manage budgets to deliver effective protection and value for money.
Responsibilities:
- Shape and deliver the physical security strategy across stores, distribution centres, and corporate buildings, protecting people, property, and products.
- Oversee security equipment, installations, and services, delivering integrated, customer-friendly solutions and using new technology where it adds value.
- Lead third-party supplier relationships and contract performance, setting stretching service level agreements and holding providers accountable for quality, cost, and delivery.
- Identify and manage security risks, including across Store Support Centres, and establish robust responses to business threats that help prevent incidents and reduce loss.
- Manage security capital and revenue budgets, adapt spending plans to business needs, and develop business cases that demonstrate return on investment.
- Act as a trusted security specialist, partnering with internal stakeholders and external organisations and agencies to support informed decisions and anticipate threats.
- Keep security policies and procedures accurate and up to date, communicate changes, and ensure solutions meet internal standards and relevant legal requirements.
- Continuously improve security services and cost-effectiveness, keeping abreast of sector developments and supporting Crime & Security and Channel Operations through rotational weekend and out-of-hours cover as required.
Requirements:
- Physical security expertise: working knowledge of physical security equipment and practical experience of managing security installations and solutions.
- Third-party supplier and contract management: experience of managing security providers, monitoring service level agreements, and securing effective services that deliver value for money.
- Security risk management and compliance: experience of identifying security risks and implementing mitigations, with a working knowledge of legislation affecting security systems, including data protection requirements.
- Strategic delivery and commercial management: strong project management skills, with the ability to develop and deliver security strategies, manage capital and revenue budgets, and build business cases showing return on investment.
- Leadership and stakeholder influence: strong leadership, communication, and business partnering skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively with internal teams and external partners.
Benefits:
- Colleague discount: 10% off shopping online and in-store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat.
- Pensions scheme and life cover.
- Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary.
- Annual holiday allowance, with the option to buy up to an additional week's holiday.
- Private healthcare.
- Season ticket loans, interest-free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
- Up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.