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):

A hiring company that offers alternative approaches to pay, performance bonuses, and/or equity in the firm is very attractive to you. You're generally less interested in working for an organization offering only traditional, salary-based compensation, one with limited opportunity to acquire equity in the firm, or one that does not actively promote skill development. In addition, you are more likely to choose a company that offers a variety of internal career options, with defined career paths. You view the learning of new skills and development of your expertise as key to your career advancement. These aspects of an organization may become even more important to you as you progress in your field, and are especially critical if you change career or occupation.

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):