K MART Australia Ltd

Brighter Futures Start here

As Australia’s biggest and most loved retailer, we’ve been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years. At our stores, distribution centres, and offices in Australia and New Zealand. All around the globe. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong team come together for a common cause. Giving families easy access to our on-trend products and incredibly low prices – it’s the heart of everything we do.

As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re relentless in our pursuit for results, but changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of. We celebrate your uniqueness and individuality. Because at Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

Join the team

The Fraud Investigator plays a critical role in protecting Kmart and its customers from fraud through effective data analytics, optimising fraud systems, and identifying insights through reporting. You will be able to assess and investigate the potential threat to Kmart of fraud and criminality, ensuring proper processes are executed to the highest standards. It is a key member of the National Loss Prevention Team reporting directly into the National Shrink Control Manager

What you’ll be doing

At heart of this role, you will:

• Conduct detailed analysis to identify opportunities regarding loss prevention.
• Review shrink analysis trends and insights and identify the highest risk areas for loss.
• Conduct investigations into allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of company resources by internal and external stakeholders.
• Compile briefs of evidence to support criminal investigations and/or management actions
• Influence, advise, guide, and support senior business stakeholders on operational risk in order to continue to improve standards and make informed decisions.
• Proactively produce and communicate reporting on fraudulent issues and insights across the business.
• Dissect data and anticipate fraud trends, providing recommendations to the wider business
  

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

To meet the challenges of this role, you will ideally have the following:

• A curious and analytical mindset with superior investigative skills
• Ability to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of company resources.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in data mining and analysis.
• Outstanding relationship building and stakeholder management capability with the influencing skills to match.
• Explicit understanding of the criminal justice system.
• Understanding of commercial finance and ideally be proficient with inventory control systems.
• Preferably experience working in a fast-paced retail environment with a vast stores network.
• An ability to influence, advise, guide, and support senior business stakeholders on operational risk so that Kmart can continue to improve standards and make informed decisions.
• Ideally have at least 3-5 years in a similar position.
• Flexibility to travel as required

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• A dynamic learning and support program
• Competitive remuneration
• Flexible working through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy
• A discount card for Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings, plus other benefits
• An inclusive, fun recognition program
• A bonus program (where eligible)
• Development opportunities across Kmart Group (comprised of Kmart, Target and Catch) as well as the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• Wesfarmers Share Plan access (where eligible)

We’re here to make everyday living brighter

From humble beginnings in Burwood East, Victoria, in 1969, we’re now an essential part of 300 communities, and proud of it! From bedding to apparel to kitchenware and beyond. We’re designing and creating the products people reach for every day. In-store, online, or Click & Collect – getting the products we love into the hands of happy customers is what we aim to do best. From the remote outback to coastal towns and big cities, and everywhere in-between. We’re progressive in our pursuit to create seamless customer journeys for satisfied shoppers.

A place you can belong

At Kmart, we celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to do well when applying or working at Kmart, therefore we encourage you to share any feedback by emailing diversity@kmart.com.au if you would like any adjustments.

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!

Phone screening and interviews will occur prior to the closing date of this advertisement. Candidates interested in this position should apply directly to this advertisement as we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies. As part of our recruitment process, we will be conducting Pre-Employment Checks with our successful candidates – this will include a police check. Talent Acquisition will provide further updates to candidates as they progress through our recruitment process.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.