Our client, a Multinational Coffee Merchant with a family tradition in commodities is looking to recruit a Security Manager. The successful candidate MUST have an excellent background in implementing security, loss management and safety policies. He/she must be willing to relocate to Kampala, Uganda and would be reporting directly to the Financial Controller.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer systems & programs to reduce loss.
- Maintain inventory control & increase safety.
- Identify potential for loss and develop strategies to eliminate it.
- Assess & continuously enhance all physical security systems.
- Ensure proper deployment of loss prevention resources, such as staff and technology.
- Hire, supervise and optimise loss prevention/security staff.
- Train loss prevention staff & operation managers on loss control.
- Closely supervise surveillance, detection, or criminal processing related to theft and criminal cases.
- Direct loss prevention audit programs including target warehouse audits, maintenance audits, safety audits, or CMA/SMA audits.
- Perform cash audits and deposit investigations to fully account for cash.
- Conduct Investigations and interviews related to losses and thefts.
- Monitor compliance to operational, safety, or inventory control procedures, including physical security standards, integrated with the company environmental and social management system.
- Maintain documentation of all loss prevention activity.
- Monitor and review paperwork procedures and systems to prevent error-related shortages.
- Provide recommendations and solutions in crisis situations such as workplace violence, protests, and demonstrations.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies or members of the loss prevention community.
Qualification:
- Must have relevant working experience in Kampala, Uganda.
- Must be legally able to work in Uganda.
- Must have a bachelor degree in Business Administration/ Commerce.
- Candidates with a master’s degree will have an added advantage.
- Must be willing to live and work in Uganda.
- Written and verbal communication.
- Business and management principles including basic financial control.
- Assets and stock security and management.
- Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes and court procedures is mandatory.
- Knowledge of operation and functionality of security systems is mandatory.
- Knowledge of investigative, analytical techniques, procedures and requirements is mandatory.
- Analytical skills.
- Must be tech savvy.
- Candidates with regional and international experience will have an added advantage.
