Retail ERP Consultant

Excelerate•San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Excelerate is supporting a client through a significant retail ERP consolidation initiative, moving multiple business units from separate ERP environments onto a centralized platform. The consultant will assess the current ERP design, identify and implement configuration changes, migrate data, and modify integrations to support additional business units. The initiative currently involves NCR Power HQ (formerly Retalix HQ), though experience with comparable retail ERP or merchandising platforms is also relevant. This is a hands-on, project-based engagement offered part-time or full-time, up to 40 hours per week. The initial engagement is six months, with potential to extend into a multi-year engagement. Compensation is $80–$110 per hour on a W-2 basis, and the role is benefits eligible. Candidates must complete identity verification, including a live video interview, review of a government-issued photo ID, and confirmation of current U.S. residence. Employment is contingent on verification of work authorization.

Requirements

Deep experience with ERP implementation, configuration, migration, or transformation in a retail environment.
Strong understanding of retail ERP and merchandising processes, particularly item management, vendor management, and merchandising hierarchies.
Experience with ERP data migration, including mapping, conversion, validation, and reconciliation.
Experience working with integrations between ERP platforms and retail systems such as POS, finance, ecommerce, and vendor EDI.
Experience evaluating existing ERP environments and identifying necessary configuration, architecture, process, or design changes.
Experience consolidating multiple business units, brands, or banners onto a centralized ERP environment and/or supporting a major ERP migration or transformation.
Ability to work effectively across functional and technical teams and partner with business, technology, and program leadership.
Comfort providing hands-on expertise throughout the project lifecycle, from assessment and solution design through migration, testing, and implementation.
Candidates must complete identity verification, including a live video interview, government-issued photo ID review, and confirmation of current U.S. residence.
Employment is contingent on verification of work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NCR Power HQ (formerly Retalix HQ) or a comparable retail ERP or merchandising platform.

Responsibilities

Assess the current ERP environment and system design to determine readiness for consolidation.
Recommend and implement configuration and design changes to bring multiple business units onto a centralized ERP platform.
Lead or support ERP configuration for item setup and management, vendor setup and management, and merchandising hierarchies.
Plan and execute data migration from legacy ERP environments, including data mapping, conversion, validation, and reconciliation.
Assess and modify ERP integrations with downstream retail systems, including POS, finance, ecommerce, and vendor EDI.
Identify where the existing ERP environment needs redesign or reconfiguration to support a consolidated operating model.
Partner with technology and program leadership and leverage internal development resources throughout the initiative.
Provide hands-on functional and technical expertise to guide ERP design, migration, configuration, integration, and implementation decisions.