QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must have a BSc in Computer Science or related degree/Diploma
• Experience with planning and related solutions within a retail environment essential
• Involvement in end-to-end SDLC (including Agile & DevOps experience)
• Oracle PL/SQL, Unix shell scripting and Report writing is required
• Gathering requirements from business users and translating into technical requirements
• Understanding and developing planning solutions in the retail environment
• Excel including pivot tables
• Knowledge of SQL
• BI reporting tools – development and use of including development and integration
• Advanced Knowledge of planning within a retail environment (business and technical)
• Advanced Planning Configuration Tool knowledge
• Writing interface scripts and running scheduler to maintain these
• Exposure to retail Merchandise Planning business processes is an advantage
• Experience working on retail planning applications (e.g JDA AKB or EKB Planning Suite/Oracle Retail MFP) is an advantage
• Advanced business process required for retail planning

SKILLS:

• In depth knowledge of planning and the solutions within a retail environment to be able to carry out these tasks and further assist with support
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical, conceptual, problem-solving and solution driven
• Strong documentation skills
• Proven ability to quickly learn new applications, processes, and procedures
• Able and willing to collaborate in a team environment (within business and IT) and exercise independent judgment
• Excellent understanding of business complexity, business processes (and implementing) and project interdependencies
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills

• Provide overall system support and development of the Planning Product/Services
• Collaborate with the business to understand the business requirements and translate them into business and technology requirements that can be fulfilled by internal solutions
• Provide business and system process guidance for building out and evolving the Planning Product/Service
• Identify integration requirements between systems to achieve business needs
• Development/Maintenance and implementation of new products/systems based on business and technical requirements identified
• Conduct testing with users to ensure that the product meets the needs identified
• Conduct train the trainer and business demonstrations for senior users (managers and executives) if and when required
• Correspondence with the business and users surrounding implementation/rollout
• Collect, process and report on data for the business
• Advise the business on new enhancements to existing products
• Ensuring the company security policy is implemented and maintained throughout the planning systems