We keep millions of people moving every day and continue to be Australia’s leading transport fuel supplier and convenience retailer. Our business is dynamic and often technical, and we rely on talented people who seek to find solutions. Whatever your journey, we’re the fuel that gets you there. Ampol, Australia’s own.

• Full time, permanent position with competitive salary and benefits
• Location: Sydney Alexandria| Work from home flexibility
• Grow your career in a supportive and inclusive environment

About Ampol

Our company has always been about more than fuel. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries and communities we engage with. From our origins until today, we’ve always been inspired by the role we can play in people’s lives – to keep them moving, to make journeys happen.

Here at Ampol, we are proud of our heritage as Australia’s only owned fuel brand.

For over 100 years we have supported Australians to travel far and wide, and we’ll be here for 100 more powering better journeys for today and tomorrow.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180 and are winners of an Employer Brand award through LinkedIn. Check out one of our key leader's career stories, supported by Ampol. 7 Leadership tips for women in male-dominated fields - WORK180

About the role:

We are looking for a Loss Prevention & Recovery Specialist to support the organisations loss prevention procedures and efforts to safeguard company assets, prevent and minimise theft and reduce shortages and fraud.

You will be responsible for the gathering, validating, documenting, and updating the Retail tools with accurate data to ensure the sites can successfully implement, monitor and adapt to key KPI’s (example.: inventory, waste, theft, register controls, site expenses) to increase site performance.

This position will play a critical role in analysing and providing trends to the business around KPI measures and where there are opportunities.

This role is hybrid with flexible working and based at our brand-new office in Alexandria.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting & where practical developing the risk-based plans & strategies to address security risks across the network
• Supporting an effective risk-based matrix that provides guidance on the types of security measures that need to be deployed across the retail sites
• Implementing programs to conduct threat & vulnerability assessments & security reviews based on the risks to assets
• Maintaining effective relationships with relevant industry associations to ensure Ampol is measuring industry best practice
• Supporting & implementing a centralised internal control management system for our retail stores. This system will have oversight on POS statistics, shop audits & associated investigations & rectification measures
• Supporting & maintaining an effective internal audit program at all of our retail stores that serves to minimise Ampol’s exposure to theft, financial loss & reputational damage
• Drive-off and recovery management will be a critical component of the role.
• Supporting, mentoring & assisting in the development of the auditor team
• Providing insights & intelligence to mitigate risk
• Conduct periodic inspections to stores and provide coaching and support

About you:

This is a great role where you will be seen as a key member of the team and be given the chance to make your mark on how we roll out best practice risk initiatives. You will have prior experience in similar roles supporting security, incident management, resilience, and risk management in a retail environment. You will have strong communication skills and experience with criminal briefs. You will be able to gain trust quickly, be influential, can remain calm under pressure and be confidential.

Key skills and experience:

• Undergraduate degree in commerce or relevant technical degree
• At least 3 years experience in a loss prevention environment.
• Ability to analyse financial information and provide insights into trends and recommendations
• Experience in Retail operations at a store level
• Proven ability to provide analytical insights in a user-friendly manner and communicate to stores
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft particularly Excel (data manipulation) and PowerPoint
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management

Our benefits:

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.

Ampol Limited Benefits | WORK180 Endorsed Employer

At Ampol we encourage vaccination against Covid-19 as an effective measure in helping to protect our people and our communities.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today.