The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) Work Values

Daily Duties at The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P):

Recruited to direct full software development life cycle for multiple large-budget software development projects (using formal Project Management methodologies) that focused on improvements in customer service, financial management, and compliance / information security. Held responsibility for broad range of functions within SDLC process, including process development/re-engineering, methodology and template development, budget management, project scheduling and tracking, risk assessment and management of audit issue resolution, and Sarbanes-Oxley remediation/compliance. Selected Highlights: • Customer Loyalty Program – Managed program for high net worth division Food Emporium as part of $1.1M project that improved use of marketing data to increase repeat business and build customer loyalty. Directed on-time launch of program projected to bring in $7.4 million within 1st year and $10.5 million by 2nd. • Electronic Gift Card Program – Developed $2 million eGift Card implementation spanning 1.5 years, working with team of 15 in roll-out to 650+ stores, with heavy front-end involvement. Recommended vendor eventually selected for program; met goals for program projected to increase profits $1.6M in 1st year and $2.1M in 2nd. • Financial Systems Integration – Completed 4 financial system implementations, with largest being implementation of SunGard ResIQ Treasury system involving team of 6 (reversed prior history of significant project problems with great success). Other financial projects included T-Recs, TM-1, and JAT application deployments. • Audit Management/Compliance – Served as central point of contact for all IS audit issues. Improved closure of audit issues from 25% to 95% within 2 years (including 269 issues resolved within 1st year). Analyzed requirements, set up and implemented processes, and conducted compliance reviews to meet Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

What they like about The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P):

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

PMO, Project Management, Project Manager, Program Management, Program Manager, SDLC

Skills

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Project Management Methodology, Process and Procedure, Project Management Office Implementation, IT Related Business Process Reengineering, Resource Management (direct and matrix), Team Building, Mentoring and Leadership, Strategic Project Planning , Risk Assessment and Management, Business Case and Requirements Analysis, Regulatory Compliance (ie FDA GMP, Sarbanes Oxley, etc), General Technology Knowledge, Budget Development / Administration

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P):