Senior Security Manager - Europe

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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is the official body representing over 13,000 professionals working in: logistics, distribution, warehouse, transport and supply chain.

• Lead and oversee the Regional European Security Managers in the delivery of security across their Region.
• Support definition of control processes to achieve security of people and assets including customer inventory, operating facility buildings, equipment, and company property – and where applicable vessels.
• Act as the Regional Intelligence Manager. Develop an intelligence system. Analysis material and production of intelligence products.
• Allocate resources to investigate complex security incidents and crimes.
• Provide SME advice to security tenders and procurement processes.
• Support Operations colleagues noting their ownership of P&L and associated risk and control of performance including compliance i.e. BU management of their own security workflow through their local Security Supervisors/Managers. For example BU appointment of 3 rd parties done in collaboration with Procurement, and BU utilisation of guards, equipment and remote monitoring, plus patrol and response.
• Collaborate with Security Technical Specialists for operational change control owned by BUs.
• Conduct operational checks including inspections and audits that hold Operations (P&L owners and leaders plus site management) and their vendors accountable for maintaining Security expectations and complying with controls.
• Liaise with Site Security Managers/Supervisors, collaborating to ensure sufficient information provision and successful performance whilst ensuring dynamic response to changes to business operations.
• Support achievement of business resilience, improvements, identifying and leveraging opportunities such as efficiencies and technical advancements.
• Escalate risk, incidents and compliance issues to EUR Operational Security Senior Manager plus Operations including site management in a timely manner.
• Undertake incident investigations for significant events.
• Support Site Security Managers/Supervisors in their management of security incidents e.g. BU creation of alerts and notifications, engagement with enforcement, Operations, insurance, vendors and customers, as well as reporting as per agreed controls e.g. templates, and also action tracking.
• Collaborate with Group functions especially HSEQ, Security, Fraud and Insurance.
• Maintain relationships with enforcement and supply chain representatives to benefit from intelligence and lessons learned.
• Maintain good relations with Operational Management in order to understand capabilities and needs, and provide adequate support.
• Harvest intelligence and build intelligence profiles.
• Liaise with local and national law enforcement agencies for intelligence gathering, investigation and detection of crime and criminality.
• Devise control strategies for crime categories as directed by security functional leads.
• Implement the 5-year security strategy
• Analyze security performance reports and identify security improvement opportunities
• Address guard force performance issues with the respective vendors in collaboration with procurement
• Liaise with Site Security Managers/Supervisors to ensure sites remain compliant with regulations/laws/security licensing (UK SIA or equivalent) requirements

Your Key Skills:

• Strong leadership experience in a Senior Security role covering multi country remit
• Excellent experience in the delivery of strategic/policy led projects across a multisite multi location remit
• Expertise in Security intelligence harvesting/management ideally within Logistics/FMCG environments
• Time spent in similar or related role including commercial, law enforcement or defence
• Good understanding and application of GDPR legislation
• Knowledge of UK National Intelligence Model
• Knowledge and application of contract logistics security
• Excellent communication presentation and collaboration skills
• Experience with audits, risk assessments, investigations, assignment/site instructions, standard operating procedures and customer standards
• Be able to achieve a vetting standard of CTC (Counter Terrorism…