Oracle MFCS/Retail Merchandising lead

Role overview Lead the functional design and delivery of the merchandising workstream for an Oracle Retail implementation. You’ll translate retail business processes into a scalable configuration for item, purchasing, pricing, inventory, and related functions, guiding the work from discovery and design through testing, cutover, and post-launch support. The role combines hands-on system expertise with leadership of customer stakeholders and a consulting delivery team.

Responsibilities - Own the end-to-end functional solution and design decisions for the merchandising workstream. - Lead discovery and fit-gap sessions with merchandising, planning, buying, inventory, and finance teams. - Define future processes that make effective use of standard system functionality and limit customization. - Produce and approve functional designs, configuration workbooks, and extension specifications. - Configure foundation data and merchandising functions, including items, purchasing, pricing, and inventory. - Coordinate integration mappings, data conversion, and reconciliation with technical and customer teams. - Plan and oversee system and user acceptance testing, defect resolution, cutover, and go-live readiness.

Requirements - 8+ years of Oracle Retail Merchandising experience, including at least 3 years leading functional delivery. - At least two full-lifecycle cloud merchandising implementations taken through go-live. - Deep functional knowledge of item, purchasing, pricing, inventory, and cost management. - Working knowledge of RICS, REST APIs, and integrations with point-of-sale, warehouse, ecommerce, and ERP systems. - Hands-on data conversion experience, including loading and reconciliation. - Experience leading workshops with merchants, planners, and finance leaders. - Strong design documentation and status reporting skills. - Able to work onsite at the customer’s Los Angeles offices and travel to the client site.

Nice to have - Apparel, footwear, or specialty retail experience, including seasonal assortments and style, color, and size items. - Direct-to-consumer or omnichannel experience across ecommerce, stores, and wholesale. - Exposure to Oracle Retail allocation, pricing, sales audit, or retail analytics products; related retail systems; cloud certification; or systems integration consulting.