OVERVIEW
To strengthen Oracle’s position as a leader in the Retail Planning & Supply Chain market, we are looking for a Planning & Supply Chain Sales Consultant. In this role, you will support license sales by formulating and leading presales functional activities to prospective clients and customers. These activities include identifying key issues the retailer needs to address, building relationships with key individuals, delivering business-process and value based presentations and demonstrations that clearly show the value that Oracle can deliver to the retailer This role is a key role in driving the success of the Oracle Retail business across EMEA.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be an acknowledged expert in Retail Planning & Supply Chain and ideally across the key sectors of grocery, hardlines and fashion.
• Be able to present industry trends and best practices as well as present and demo Planning & supply chain processes, capabilities and value in a compelling way.
• Support the sales process and lead all functional aspects as a business and solution expert
• Be able to convince others (often at a senior level) through presentations, relationship building, demonstrations and written communication of the value Oracle can bring in supporting Planning & supply chain processes and addressing the key business pains of the retailer
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in responding to RFIs, RFPs, needs analysis, positioning, etc.
• Communicate Oracle’s values proposition and deliver outstanding product presentations and demonstrations to prospects, customers, partners and the market
• Ability to work on large or complex sales opportunities requiring creative and complex solutions
• Maintain in depth and up to date knowledge of competitors
• Have a strong team spirit, and be willing to work in teams often virtually
• Actively participate in organizational skill exchanges and transfer expertise to others

CANDIDATE PROFILE - ESSENTIAL

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• 5 + years experience working in retail planning & supply chain positions in retail or selling and /or implementing retail planning & supply chain solutions
• Experience working with specialised retail planning & supply chain solutions
• Outstanding presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven team player
• Flexible & easily adapts to change.
• Extensive network building skills internally and externally
• Demonstrated time management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, sometimes at short notice

CANDIDATE PROFILE – ADVANTAGEOUS

• Experience with Oracle Retail Planning & Supply Chain Solutions
• Verbal and written fluency in other European languages other than English

Countries

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• UAE
• UK