Solution Architect - Oracle Retail & Stock Optimisation

Solution Architect – Oracle Retail & Stock Optimisation

Outstanding opportunity to join this global retailer on a contract basis as a Domain Architect to lead architecture across complex stock operations and retail planning ecosystems . You’ll partner with stakeholders and systems integrators on high‐value transformation programmes spanning planning, stock, fulfilment and supply chain.

This assignment places you at the centre of a multi‐system modernisation landscape, providing architectural leadership across:

• Oracle Retail (on‐prem legacy estate)
• Assortment Planning (Board)
• Space & Option Planning (Board)
• Stock Optimisation
• RFID
• Sales Transaction Matching
• Windward

What You’ll Lead:

• Own the end‐to‐end architecture for stock operations systems across a major retail client.
• Define integration patterns, data flows, functional architecture and system interactions.
• Shape the technology roadmap , influencing design decisions with senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Provide architectural governance and oversight across multi‐disciplinary delivery teams.
• Operate in a hybrid model: 1–2 days per week in Reading , remainder remote.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong background in retail application architecture , ideally across stock, planning, fulfilment or PoS.
• Proven experience designing large‐scale, multi‐system retail architectures .
• Solid understanding of retail processes , data flows and operational dependencies.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman or equivalent architectural frameworks.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement , communication and client‐facing skills.

£600-£650 per day Inside IR35. 6 months rolling.