In January 2014, A&P(parent company of Pathmark) opened up a position to assist with creating standardized materials for the Loss Prevention department. Were talking videos, shrink awareness posters, manuals, policy and procedure handbooks etc...unfortunately the company did not want to fund their own desired goals.
Work with COO and corporate Loss Prevention in the development of the curriculum that would be used for training new Loss Prevention associates. Assist and contribute to the development of new shrink awareness materials (videos, posters, incentive programs..etc). This involved an absolute understanding of the company's current policies, procedures, audits, and guidelines with the goal of improvement and ease of understanding with cost in mind.
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Unfortunately, the company didn't want to fund the posters(a cost reduction), nor the video editing software(not a subscription based license), nor the costs involved in producing new materials...(foreshadowing....). In the meantime, the company executed their restructuring strategy, eliminated some departments and this position as well. I went back to store level and transitioned to the Loss Prevention Manager position.
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