IT BUSINESS CONSULTANT (Inventory Systems)

CosmoProf•Plano, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Business Consultant will have strong communication and documentation skills, with deep knowledge and experience of Inventory Management processes, from execution through their impact on the retail stock ledger. This role is part of a team responsible for Solution Design and Delivery, including the deployment of new functionality or changes to existing processes to meet evolving business needs. The consultant will perform functional analysis, requirements definition, ERP module configuration, and testing. They will be responsible for conducting prototype discussions, developing functional specifications, data mapping, function mapping, and configuring transaction/control tables. A thorough understanding of business processes and flows is essential for analyzing business requirements and developing solutions. This role serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions that meet user needs.

Requirements

5+ years working in a Retail/Omni channel environment.
5+ years’ functional design with large-scale applications.
Ability to write basic SQL queries and validate results.
Write process and system flows to support requirements documentation.
Proven ability to work effectively and produce consistent results with a minimal supervision.
Strong conceptual, analytical, problem-solving, decision making, troubleshooting and resolution skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrates a positive attitude, is self-motivated, responsible, conscientious, and detail oriented.
Good understanding of corporate IT policies, procedures and standards.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Blue Yonder systems specifically Blue Yonder Merchandising and Planning systems would be advantageous.
Understand inventory systems and transactions would be beneficial.
Understanding stock ledger would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

Provides technical leadership and oversight for solution delivery flow (Business requirements validation, Solution delivery planning).
Assist in the development of conceptual systems architecture design and supporting technologies needed to enable new and enhanced functionality.
Identifies technical dependencies across several product and application teams to support the implementation of new or enhanced functionality.
Collaborates with Solution Architects, Product management, and delivery teams to reconcile user needs and requirements within given engineering constraints.
Identifies high-level requirements to support the definition and refinement of a robust testing strategy and supports the planning and execution of functional and non-functional testing activities.
Defines remediation tactics for large and complex defects impacting several features and/or capabilities within a given product or application.
Supports release planning activities.
Provides active support for business-critical outage situations.