Jason Parker

Experience

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  Kmart Corporation

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2003

  Responsible for management of issues relating to loss at a multi-store level via detection, investigation, and apprehension of employees who had stolen from the company.Consistently ranked within the top of the market in the area of internal theft productivity.• Conducted 50+ interviews for suspected thefts at various locations throughout the Kansas City market.• Trained 10 new LP Managers, LP Associates and Ops Associates.

  • Loss Prevention Manager

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  • Loss Prevention Associate

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1999
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  Kansas City Missouri Police Department

  Feb 1999 - Dec 1999

  Police Officer
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  The Home Depot

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Loss Prevention Manager

  Responsible for the detection, investigation, and apprehension of employees who had committed theft from the company or violated company policy; assisting store teams with P&L, sales, and merchandising; and training managers in associate theft interview techniques. • Through inventory flow and shrink/sales analysis I identified a $300,000+ error committed by the contracted inventory team, which occurred prior to my hiring.• Conducted numerous theft interviews at various locations throughout Missouri with approximately $70,000 in theft admissions.• Managed the performance of 3 Loss Prevention Investigators throughout 4 stores.• Analyzed safety incidents at store level and trained associates in the prevention of accidents, resulting in a 22% reduction in accidents. • Trained 4 new Loss Prevention Managers, and Investigators, while assisting with the training of store managers, supervisors, and hourly associates. Show less

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  Sears Holdings Corporation

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Loss Prevention District Manager

  Responsible for management of issues relating to risk (security, investigations & safety), sales, compliance and profit for 26 big-box retails locations, encompassing 3 districts, with +$270M in annual sales. Other responsibilities included hiring, training, and supervising 23 direct report managers and their teams.• Ranked in the top 10% company-wide for overall performance for shrink, safety and profit metrics.• Coached and mentored 2 Loss Prevention Managers, which subsequently were promoted to District Manager roles within the company. • Reduced shrink by 42% ($3M+) across my market. Show less

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  Midwest Digital Systems, LLC

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2019

  Vice President, Director of Field Operations (Security Systems)

  Management of the security systems sales, installation and service teams, managing customer/vendor relationships, conducting security surveys, bid responses and identifying areas for potential sales growth. • Negotiated a multi-year term and supply contract with a large government facility with revenue exceeding $2 M with high profit margins. • Created a role-based field structure, which gave employees a career advancement path and reduced contract labor usage by 40% through improved efficiency.• Developed a standardized safety and standards manual, resulting in no OSHA recordable incidents in over 8 years.• Consistently exceed 30% sales increase year over year. Show less

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  Fairbanks Scales

  Sept 2019 - now

  Regional Director

  Multi-site management of service center locations serving 12 states and direct supervision of all Service Center Managers and Sales Managers within that geography. Directly responsible for all aspects of safety, people, revenue and expenses within my territory. My team is comprised of 18 salaried managers (direct reports) and over 60 full-time hourly service associates and administrative staff. Responsible for meeting all financial obligations within my territory as it pertains to EBITDA and overall profitability. Show less