Senior Security Manager - Europe

DP World are currently recruiting for a Senior Security Manager - Europe who will be responsible for the management of operational Security support activities across Europe including definition and communication of expectations and audits on performance including compliance, to ensure sufficient control of risk. This role will be hybrid working with extensive travel across Europe and can be based in the UK/Netherlands or Belgium.

About the role:

• 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.
• Analyse 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.
• Collaborate with Security Technical Specialists for operational change control owned by BUs.
• Conduct operational checks including inspections and audits that hold Operations 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.
• 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.
• Analyse 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 Clearance) or other relevant vetting qualification for the region.
• Able to work flexibly with potential for out of hours on-call demands due to incidents.
• Ability to travel due to region scope.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.