Senior Planning Developer (Senior Oracle Developer)

at  The Foschini Group

Western Cape, Western Cape, South Africa -

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Immediate24 Apr, 2025Not Specified25 Jan, 2025N/AUnix,Pivot Tables,Report Writing,Business Process,Sql,Computer Science,Agile,Technical Requirements,It,Stakeholder Management,Integration,Communication Skills,Devops,ExcelNoNo
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Description:

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

Responsibilities:

  • 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


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Information Technology/IT

IT Software - Other

Software Engineering

BSc

Computer Science

Proficient

1

Western Cape, South Africa