Technical Lead – Planning Applications (Oracle Retail)

BFL Group is one of the world’s leading off-price retailers of fashion and homeware.

With headquarters based in United Arab Emirates, we serve over markets across the region and Southeast Asia.

Our goal is to delight customers and entice them back with the promise of exceptional pieces that excite – all at up to 80% off the original retail price for fashion designer brands.

Our unique “Treasure Hunt” model ensures there is always something new to explore, desire and discover within our stores.

Our customers walk out with new items every time they visit any of our stores.

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Retail Technical Consultant with strong implementation experience in Retail Planning solutions, including at least one cloud-based implementation involving Oracle Retail Analytics & Planning (RAP) and Oracle Retail AI Foundation (AIF).

The ideal candidate will possess deep techno-functional expertise in Oracle Retail Planning applications, RPAS (Retail Predictive Application Server) configurations, data integration, forecasting, and solution development to support enterprise retail planning and merchandising processes.

· Lead and support implementation of Oracle Retail Planning solutions, including RAP and AIF modules.

· Participate in end-to-end project activities including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, development, testing, deployment, and hypercare support.

· Translate business planning requirements into scalable Oracle Retail Planning solutions.

· Work closely with business users, functional consultants, architects, and integration teams.

· Configure and customize RPAS applications to meet retailer-specific planning requirements.

· Develop and maintain RPAS domains, measures, hierarchies, dimensions, rules, calculations, and workbooks.

· Perform RPAS coding, batch configuration, taskflow setup, workbook design, and performance optimization.

· Troubleshoot and resolve RPAS application issues, data inconsistencies, and performance bottlenecks.

· Implement and support Oracle Retail Analytics & Planning (RAP) solutions.

· Configure and support Oracle Retail AI Foundation (AIF) forecasting and predictive analytics capabilities.

· Understand machine learning and forecasting processes within Oracle Retail planning environments.

· Support forecast generation, model tuning, exception management, and forecast accuracy improvements.

· Design and support integrations between RAP, AIF, RPAS, Oracle Retail applications, ERP systems, and external data sources.

· Develop and troubleshoot batch processes, ETL workflows, and data pipelines.

· Support data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities.

· Collaborate with cloud and infrastructure teams for deployment and environment management.

· Prepare technical design documents, configuration documents, and deployment guides.

· Support SIT, UAT, performance testing, and production rollouts.

· Provide post-go-live support and production issue resolution.

· Mentor junior consultants an

· 10+ years of technical experience in RPAS coding and configuration, MFP and the new cloud versions

· Proven implementation experience in Retail Planning systems.

· Experience in at least one Oracle Retail Cloud implementation involving RAP and AIF.

· Strong experience in Oracle Retail Planning solutions and RPAS platform.

Strong hands-on experience with:

o RPAS Configuration and Development

o RPASCE (Cloud Edition) environments

o Workbook design and configuration

o Measures, dimensions, hierarchies, and rules development

o Forecasting and planning processes

o Batch execution and scheduling

Good understanding of retail planning processes including:

o Assortment Planning

o Item Planning

o Demand Forecasting

o Replenishment Planning

o Inventory Planning

o Allocation and Merchandise Planning concepts

· Ability to bridge business requirements and technical solution design.

with Oracle Retail ecosystem including:

o Oracle Retail Merchandise Foundation Cloud Service (MFCS)

· Knowledge of SQL, Python, shell scripting, and cloud technologies.

· Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

· Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

· Ability to work independently and lead technical workstreams.

· Strong documentation and solution design capabilities.

· Customer-focused mindset with attention to detail.

Preferred Certification: Oracle Retail Planning, RPAS, RAP, AIF, or Oracle Cloud certifications would be advantageous.

If you think you are fit for this job position, then apply right away.

You are steps away from joining a Great Place to Work© and we would love to meet you soon!