Risk Officer Mthatha, South Africa

Job Description: Risk Officer

Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to proactively assist the National Risk Manager to manage risk within the company.

Responsibilities:

Key Performance Areas:

• Conduct Monthly and Quarterly risk assessments on all departments' standard operating and administrative processes.
• Review processes and procedures in stores.
• After audits performed, draft a risk report of the company with recommendations based on findings.
• Monitor controls for stock management, IBT’s, sending and receiving stock, overseeing the resolution of issues between stores and the distribution centre and investigate any variances.
• Management of problematic/high-risk stores in allocated areas with internal audits and provide weekly feedback, report on risks and implementation of preventative measures.
• Review processes and procedures on ground level and ensure any loopholes that arise or are identified are eliminated.
• Drive implementation of new policies or procedures within allocated regions.
• Collate & submit monthly risk reports for allocated region.
• Attend annual regional stocktakes.
• Ensure that stocktake procedures are adhered to during the count by staff & third party.
• Investigate high-value stock loss identified after stock take was conducted.
• Ensure that stocktake documentation has been submitted & signed off at the Centre.
• Monitor the stock count controls (Departmental Counts) across allocated region.
• Manage and ensure that the Alarm, EAS & CCTV systems are maintained and functional.
• Combine a monthly Crime report for allocated region.
• Drive accountability with store management and staff.
• Identify and facilitate investigations within your area of responsibility.

Personnel:

• Facilitate training of staff and management regarding Risk related policies & procedures.
• Ensure that a Health and Safety team is in place at the store.
• Conduct Monthly meetings with area managers.
• Conduct Monthly feedback meeting with National Risk Manager.

General:

• Adhoc Risk related duties to attend to outside the scope of the Job spec.
• Extensive travel will be required to conduct store visits in allocated region.
• Ability to influence change in the organisation.

Qualifications:

• Matric Required
• Safety Management Diploma / SAMTRAC Certificate (advantageous)
• Emphasis will be placed on relevant working experience.

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