Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain Centric Planning standard models (EasyModel) across multiple planning domains.
Translate strategic business and market requirements into robust, scalable planning solutions.
Own and enhance standard planning capabilities, including
Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
Assortment Planning
Inventory Planning
Other planning processes within the Centric Planning portfolio as required.
Ensure standard models remain coherent, reusable, and aligned with product architecture and roadmap.
Produce and maintain functional documentation, model specifications, and implementation guidance.
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional issues affecting standard planning models.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering, Customer Success, Professional Services, and UX teams to deliver high-quality product enhancements.
Support customer implementations by providing expertise on standard model behaviour and best practices.
Evaluate customer feedback and industry trends to identify opportunities for continuous product improvement.
Participate in product discovery, feature definition, testing, and release validation.
Promote standardisation while balancing customer needs with long-term product scalability and maintainability.
Required Qualifications
Experience in Product Management, Solution Design, or Functional Consulting within enterprise planning or retail planning solutions.
Strong understanding of retail planning processes and methodologies.
Experience with one or more of the following
Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
Assortment Planning
Inventory Planning
Demand or Supply Planning
Ability to translate complex business requirements into functional solution designs.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced product environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Centric Planning or comparable planning platforms.
Knowledge of retail merchandising, buying, allocation, or inventory optimisation.
Experience working within Agile product development environments.
Familiarity with data modelling and enterprise planning concepts.
Experience supporting SaaS products throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Competencies
Product thinking and customer focus
Strategic planning and business analysis
Functional solution design
Collaboration and stakeholder management
Continuous improvement mindset
Analytical problem solving
Strong communication and documentation skills
Quality and attention to detail
Success Measures
Success in this role is demonstrated through
High-quality, maintainable standard planning models that support multiple customer scenarios.
Continuous enhancement of EasyModel capabilities aligned with product strategy.
Effective cross-functional collaboration across all planning domains.
Timely resolution of functional issues and delivery of clear documentation.
Increased adoption of standard functionality while reducing the need for customer-specific customisations.
Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
