VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, GIANT EAGLE, INC.
The Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Giant Eagle, Inc. is a highly visible, key leadership role and a Member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The Vice President and CIO's primary mission is to enable the Company to achieve its business objectives by integrating information systems into the Company landscape by providing excellence in IT strategy, solutions and services and by proactively seeking out and managing demand for IT solutions and services. Key challenges of the role include:
- Function as a business partner and trusted advisor to Giant Eagle's ELT and serve as a key contributor to the development, deployment and realization of the Company’s Strategic Team Plan; partner with business leadership to determine the information needs that best serve the Company’s customers, Team Members and other stakeholders.
- Ensure excellence in the delivery of information and a portfolio of IT activities and services maximizing service levels to the business while reducing costs by leveraging best-in-class technology, governance, processes, practices and functionality.
- Lead the technology aspect of the Company’s initiatives to transform business processes as well as the Company’s organizational design and technology platforms thereby optimizing operational efficiency and effectiveness as well as competitive advantage.
- Provide innovational leadership to the business by leveraging new technologies and new ways to utilize technology to create value in operational excellence, business intelligence and better ways to communicate to customers and the like.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Giant Eagle, Inc. will be responsible and accountable for:
- Corporate Leadership: Provide expert counsel and guidance to senior management on information technology and its impact across the full range of business strategy, programs, products and services and operational issues.
- IT Vision and Strategy: Stay ahead of technology trends and continuously benchmark both inside and outside of Giant Eagle's industries to develop short and long-term vision and strategic plans in alignment with and support for the Company’s strategies and goals, business plans, opportunities, products and operating requirements and efficiencies.
- IT Governance: Provide cost effective management, rationalization and simplification of the Company’s portfolio of systems and projects. Establish and enforce IT policies, best practices, processes, systems and technology portfolio and lifecycle management, program and project management (PMO), development standards, methodologies and the like.
- Systems: Proactively and comprehensively look throughout Giant Eagle for opportunities to implement or enhance systems that will increase operational efficiency.
- Systems Delivery and Performance: Ensure performance to all elements - cost, schedule, budget, scalability and agility - as they relate to the existing plan and forecast; continuously improve cost performance while introducing new IT functionality and innovation.
- Technology, Infrastructure & Telecommunications: Ensure that the Company has the infrastructure to meet its growth needs. Maintain knowledge of state-of-the-art information technology, voice and data network communications as well as emerging technologies.
- Security: Direct the continuous and secure operation, administration and maintenance of the corporate computing and networking infrastructure including information security and privacy, disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Customer Service: Provide training and support for all internal customers. Create and maintain a world-class Help Desk and Problem Resolution processes with which to deliver exemplary service to both internal and external customers.
- Management: Hire, develop, coach, appraise, reward and retain a highly qualified global IT staff. Instill Giant Eagle's Common Purpose and Core Values and build a culture of trust throughout the team.
- Budgeting: Develop the Company’s IT budget. Monitor budgetary performance, review and approve all capital expenditures and ensure budget compliance.
YEAR ONE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
* Quickly gain knowledge of Giant Eagle's businesses; build credibility as a leader, business partner and trusted advisor to all stakeholders within the Company; integrate IS into the fabric of the Company; establish relevance to drive business objectives by leveraging IT strategy, solutions and services.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
As the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Giant Eagle, Inc., we seek a highly qualified Information Technology executive who possesses an outstanding record of professional accomplishment and a broad range of experience including substantial experience in large-scale IT leadership.
EDUCATION
A baccalaureate degree is anticipated; a graduate degree is a plus.
COMPENSATION
A competitive package comprised of base salary, annual incentive compensation and a full suite of benefits is offered. Relocation assistance is available as may be required.
Amy Stein
Giant Eagle, Inc.
701 Alpha Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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