TAPA AMERICAS PROFILE


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TAPA AMERICAS –


Board Member Spotlight Asaf Levy,


Please tell us about your day job?


I’m Director of Loss Prevention and Compliance at Metro Logistics, a third-party logistics company. I’m currently building the Loss Prevention department and culture among the Team Members in the warehouses, offices, and our fleet. The Loss Prevention department is continually liaising with Federal agencies such as Health Canada and Canadian Customs, and local and provincial police.


What’s your career bio to date?


My career in Canada started with a security company as a Security Guard, doing my rounds as a condominium concierge and construction site guard. I began to do events and personal bodyguard services. I learned about retail loss prevention or, as known in the industry at the time, as a “floorwalker.” I worked at many Fortune 100 big-box retailers and quickly found a passion for assessing body language and identifying a shoplifter at first glance.


As the years went by, I wanted to contribute to the business’s bottom line and identify shrink from other sources, such as miss shipments and other inventory discrepancies. As I evolved, so did my passion for loss prevention, and I was fortunate enough to land a job at one of the world’s largest and leading warehouse/logistics companies. I was introduced to another level of auditing, including the intricacies of warehouses and trailer yards. As I grew in the field, I learned that I found my calling and passion within security and compliance in warehouse/supply chain.


What encouraged you to become actively involved in TAPA Americas at Board level?


When I joined Metro Logistics, I was primarily in charge of a high-value, high- risk product that required a high level of security awareness, both in facility and during transport. I found out about TAPA through the customer and I began to read about the


benefits and programs they have in place. I joined as a TAPA member in 2018 to access all the training seminars and audits available. I began auditing third-party carriers utilizing the TAPA Facility Security Requirements (FSR) audit. The opportunity to become FSR and TSR certified became available and this enabled me to get a more in-depth understanding of the audit process. After the Standards training, I was fascinated with what TAPA has to offer and how to encourage the industry to follow TAPA Standards in Canada.


Director of Loss Prevention and Compliance at Metro Logistics


chain and carrier industry and have carriers hold TAPA in high regard. TAPA’s leadership in developing industry standards proves that security and safety are essential to their company and, overall, the industry.


I reached out to a few TAPA Board members to better understand TAPA and what is involved with being part of the Board and expanding TAPA in Canada. I saw an opportunity to join and inject some Canadian spice (or maple syrup) into the TAPA Americas’ Board.


What do you bring to your TAPA Americas’ role?


With the growth of the recreational cannabis industry in Canada, my involvement with the Under Writers Laboratory of Canada, ISO, and a highly secured product following stringent Federal regulations, I felt my knowledge and experience would benefit TAPA. Being able to contribute and align TAPA Standards, with Canadian regulations in mind, I see myself as a beneficial partner on the Board.


Where do you view opportunities for members in Canada?


In my experience in auditing carriers to TAPA Standards, and asking them if they have been audited to a TAPA Standard in the past, I’m often met with confusion. In some instances, I have had carriers produce a certificate of passing a TAPA FSR audit. I want to make a more significant impact in Canada’s supply


In the next two years, I would like to establish a resource locally in Canada for companies to reach out to a person and obtain information and guidance on how to become a TAPA Americas member and/or get a TAPA certification. I am currently utilizing the TAPA audit to establish an industry standard to carry/warehouse products for Metro Logistics, which helps expose professionals in the industry to TAPA and, most importantly, begin the conversation about TAPA.


Asaf Levy


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