Logic - Perspective

case study

Von Maur

The background

Von Maur has been providing a unique shopping experience to families throughout the Midwest for 135 years. From humble and cozy beginnings as a 20- by 50-foot shop in Davenport, IA, the family-owned business has grown to include 26 stores in 11 states and a powerful online presence. Von Maur has built its business and reputation on a devotion to customers, creating an exceptional shopping experience by overstaffing its stores with expert associates, providing free gift wrapping and shipping year-round and offering an interest-free charge card.

"We looked at three or four of the leading retail systems," described Joy Place, VP of Merchandising and a 15-year Von Maur veteran. "The Oracle Retail Suite just clicked with us. It had all of the functionality we were looking for and gave us a foundation from which we could grow. At the end of the day, the Oracle system best addressed all of our pain points. The Oracle team took their time too- they got to know us and that helped a lot."

The selection

With the Oracle Retail Suite selected, Von Maur then had to find a systems integrator - a choice they weren't too excited about making. "We were really hesitant to work with a third party systems integrator (SI)," explained Place. "It just seemed unusual to start a new relationship. It wasn't very comforting. So we had all of our flags up - it was a little scary and a little nerve racking."

After doing some reference calls with Oracle clients, one SI's name kept coming up: Logic. "We got so much positive feedback about them, that we sought them out for an interview," Place said. "We did interview one other SI, but we were focused on Logic. The majority of people we talked to had used them and other SIs in the past, and they all had glowing recommendations for Logic."

The project

For Von Maur, the project's objectives boiled down to better visibility. Across divisions, across stores and across the entire business, Place and her team needed a better look into what was happening and why to create more accurate and more timely budgets. As a result, Von Maur focused on RMS Foundation and Replenishment, RDF and MFP components of the Oracle Retail Suite, and Logic's charge was to adapt those solutions to Von Maur's way of working and connect them to Von Maur's homegrown retail management system.

"It's quite unusual for Oracle not to be the system of record," said Place, "but we felt strongly about preserving our core management system, and we were confident Logic was up to the task of both implementing the Oracle solutions and making the integration work."

Since the solution's gone-live, Von Maur has seen the impact it was hoping for. "We're simply able to look at our business in a different way. We have better visibility into our basic stock. We see how things are trending by store, and we know we're carrying the right amount of stock at the right time," explained Place. "We assumed we were over-assorted in some areas, and now we know we were right. And we're able to make sure we're set with just what we need in every area, in every store, across all of our inventory."

As for the aggressive timeline, the team worked together and made it happen. "We met our seven-month goal, and throughout the entire project, we were either on schedule or ahead," said Place.

Close collaboration, open communication and open minds were the driver of the project's success. "There was a spirit of complete collaboration between our teams," Place explained. "We had the right decision makers from our team in the room all the time, so nothing got delayed, and Logic was always so open. They challenged our thinking and approaches and always were ready to figure out how to make things we wanted happen."

The conclusion

While the system is live, Logic continues to provide ongoing support for the system - monitoring nightly batch processes and providing DBA support, so the Von Maur team can focus on their vision and getting the most out of the Oracle solution that's been implemented.

With the heavy lifting behind them, both the Logic and Von Maur teams look back on the project with pride. "It was just a really open, positive and enjoyable experience," Place said. "These projects are very intense - it takes a lot of brain power. And I think we all made it through things because we were open and, and we made it light. We got to know them really well, and they got to know us. There was huge respect on both sides. We're kind of sad that we won't be able to see some of them again."

case study

Von Maur

The background

The selection

The project

As for the aggressive timeline, the team worked together and made it happen. "We met our seven-month goal, and throughout the entire project, we were either on schedule or ahead," said Place.

The conclusion

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For more information, contact:
Laura Dockery

Dockery Communications

612.227.0881
dockery.laura@gmail.com

Logic to Provide Retailers with Oracle® ATG Web Commerce Services
E-commerce executive Mark Wall will serve as Practice Director

Minneapolis, MN, April 19, 2011- Logic Information Systems, Inc. has recently added e-commerce to its Oracle Retail consulting practice. The new practice area will be headed by Mark Wall who has fifteen-plus years of international experience in e-commerce, including senior management positions at iMANY,Inc. and FPX/Firepond. Both are providers of online customer solutions.

Oracle's acquisition of ATG provides a powerful addition to its retail suite in ATG Web Commerce. As online and traditional commerce converge, retailers are seeking unified cross-channel communication to deliver a connected customer experience. Logic, one of the world's most experienced integrators of the Oracle Retail suite of products, will be able to help retailers strengthen customer loyalty across channels with sophisticated merchandising and marketing services.

"Logic is committed to being a world class provider of implementation services on Oracle Retail's business solutions," said Amber Naqvi, President of Logic. "We saw an opportunity to further serve our clients with their e-commerce needs when Oracle acquired ATG. Getting Mark to lead this practice area has made it possible for us to be among the first to integrate e-commerce with our other Oracle Retail consulting services."

Founded in 1997, Logic became an exclusive Oracle Retail suite integrator in 2005. The company has expanded worldwide and grown revenue 65% over the past three years.

Logic Information Systems, Inc. partners with retailers around the world to help them achieve their vision of success with the Oracle Retail suite of applications. Logic offers systems implementation and retail optimization services to help its customers realize efficiencies, increase quality, improve service and enhance profitability. The company is headquartered in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area and has offices in India, Brazil, Portugal and Australia.

For more information go to www.logicinfo.com.

news release

For more information, contact:
Laura Dockery

Dockery Communications

612.227.0881
dockery.laura@gmail.com

Logic Expands its Oracle Retail® Implementation Practice into Australia
New office will serve the Asia/Pacific region

Minneapolis, MN, May 10, 2011 - Logic Information Systems, Inc. has opened its newest office in Australia, appointing Brad Kliegl as Managing Director. Logic provides its retail customers with implementation and optimization services for the entire Oracle Retail® suite of applications, and Kliegl brings more than thirteen years of experience delivering successful results with these systems to customers throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Kliegl's background includes ten years with Accenture and IBM before joining Logic three years ago.

Logic's Australian office is its fourth expansion outside of the U.S. since 2005. The company also has development and delivery centers in India, Brazil and Portugal. In addition to its new presence in Australia, Logic will be able to leverage the company's global resources to bring competitively priced, world-class services to the Asia/Pacific region.

"Brad brings a great background in global implementation experience to his new position as managing director of our Asia/Pacific office," said Chris Tollefson, Logic's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "He was the logical choice to head up our Australian office when we decided to put our stake in the ground here. Having recently led a team that delivered an end-to-end merchandising and planning project for one of Australia's largest retailers, Brad is well-positioned to grow our office and business in this region."

Founded in 1997, Logic is a gold level member of the Oracle Partner Network. The company has expanded worldwide and grown revenue 65% over the past three years.

Logic Information Systems, Inc. partners with retailers around the world to help them achieve their vision of success with Oracle Retail applications. Logic offers retail optimization and systems implementation services to help its customers realize efficiencies, increase quality, improve service and enhance profitability. The company is headquartered in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area and has offices in India, Brazil, Portugal and now Australia.

For more information go to www.logicinfo.com.

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case study

Von Maur

The background

The selection

The project

As for the aggressive timeline, the team worked together and made it happen. "We met our seven-month goal, and throughout the entire project, we were either on schedule or ahead," said Place.

The conclusion

case study

Navy Exchange Service Command

The background

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) provides quality goods and services at a savings to active duty service people, reservists, retirees and their families. NEXCOM, a $3 billion retailer, is the headquarters for NEX (big-box-like retailer) stores on U.S. Naval Bases around the world, supporting each store with products and core retail infrastructure.

In the summer of 2009, NEXCOM began exploring its options for bringing the 14 Oracle retail modules it had implemented over a six- to seven-year time period up-to-date with Oracle's most current version. "As we began the initial Oracle implementation years ago," explained Cindy Church, VP of Applications for NEXCOM, "our plan was to bring everything up to a consistent and current version once we had all the modules up and running."

According to Church, the challenge with a plan such as this is determining how to approach the upgrade piece by piece, given the breadth and depth of their Oracle retail system. "We have many, many different components to our system," Church explained, "so we have to determine an approach that allows us to upgrade them one at a time without upsetting the whole thing."

The selection

Working closely with Oracle, Church and her team put out a unique RFP to top Oracle retail systems integrators. "We weren't looking for a proposal for the actual upgrade," said Church. "We needed someone to help us define how we get there, what's the best approach, the value, the timeline, etc. In a way, this was a proposal to create a proposal."

For NEXCOM, finding a partner with deep retail expertise was critical. "We often find vendors that have great military background," Church said, "but we're a bit of a different animal. We're a retail business, so our needs are quite different from the typical military IT project."

NEXCOM selected Logic to create this strategic assessment and plan. "We went with Logic, because of their extensive retail and Oracle experience," explained Church. "They've done upgrades like this before - so they bring valuable expertise and perspective to the table."

The project

The Logic and NEXCOM team worked through an 18-week process to provide a holistic assessment of the current situation and create a strategic upgrade plan for the entire NEXCOM system. To build a realistic plan, Logic and the NEXCOM team had to work very intimately through the entire process.

"We have a very good partnership," said Church. "They do what they say they're going to do. That's important. And they were very open, honest and upfront about situations they encountered. They brought great retail background, and they're so well-versed on the platform - from merchandising to supply chain. They did an excellent job of guiding us, getting to the right questions and then finding the answer."

The conclusion

With the assessment and recommendation complete, the ball is now in NEXCOM's court to work with the group's leadership and put the plan into action, and Church is confident NEXCOM has the information it needs to make smart choices, decide on timing and secure a budget.

"We came out with a very detailed picture of our current situation and what we need to do to move forward with our plan," Church said. "We have exactly what we need to make decisions."

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Bill Szlaius

CEO and Co-Founder

Bill Szlaius co-founded Logic in 1997 after more than ten years in IT development and project management. His experience included work in the retail and healthcare industries with Oracle and other organizations.

Bill originally conceived of Logic as a general supplier of software application development services with both onshore and offshore capabilities. After the Y2K bubble and the IT crash of 2001, Bill saw the need to specialize and focus Logic's business to differentiate it for future growth. Upon reviewing the IT landscape as well as vertical markets, he chose to partner with Oracle Retail®. Bill recognized not only a solid partner in Oracle, but also a market opportunity. Oracle had been a supplier to large retailers, but as the company continued to acquire and expand its retail business solutions, Bill knew it would need to develop a mid-market retail base. Logic got started by focusing its efforts on serving these mid-level retailers.

In 2005, Bill brought in Amber Naqvi to help fulfill the new vision for Logic. From 2005 to 2010 the company grew its staff by 85% and revenue by 70%. While continuing to serve mid-market retailers, Logic has become one of the largest implementers of Oracle Retail solutions worldwide, adding large and multi-national clients to its portfolio. Bill's role at Logic has evolved as Amber and other top managers have come into the firm. He remains the firm's chief visionary and focuses today on global growth and long-term planning.

Bill graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BS in electrical engineering, and also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Prabhu Kumar

President of Logic India and Co-Founder

Prabhu Kumar co-founded Logic in 1997 after spending ten years in software development and project management. His experience included work in the retail, healthcare and technology industries, with organizations in the US and India.

Early in Logic's history PK managed US operations, playing multiple roles in operations, finance, human resources and service delivery. He has led the technology teams in delivering solutions to multiple clients over the years.

In 2006, PK returned to his native country and founded Logic's Indian operations in Chennai. Today he manages a team of 40 employees housed in Chennai and Bangalore. Logic/India provides 24/7 production support for Oracle Retail applications to retailers across the globe. PK has developed Logic's relationship with Oracle in India by working closely with the development and sustaining engineering teams of Oracle RGBU located in Bangalore. In addition to providing off-shore resources on Logic's Oracle Retail implementation projects throughout the world, Logic/India provides full-service project implementation and support to Indian retailers.

PK graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India, with a BS in computer science and he holds an MS in computer science from North Dakota State University. He is also working on a lifetime dream to establish a non-profit, K-12 educational institution in his hometown of Trichy, India.

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Amber Naqvi

President

Amber Naqvi had deep knowledge of retail systems when he joined Logic in 2005. His experience included implementation of Oracle Retail's® merchandising, planning and business intelligence software as a consultant with IBM and Accenture.

Amber joined Logic to help CEO Bill Szlaius realize his vision for a retail-focused IT consultancy when the company had 20 employees and revenue of about $7 million. Under the first five years of Amber's leadership, the company grew its staff to 150 + and revenue to $23 million. Amber took responsibility for developing Logic's proprietary methodology for implementing and optimizing Oracle Retail's solutions for retailers. The methodology has proven itself repeatable, scalable and successful over time as Logic can boast 100% success with its retail projects.

Together with Bill, Amber also developed a go-to-market strategy that focused on helping Oracle Retail grow with mid-market retailers. Logic filled that niche and has since grown to be a leading implementer of Oracle Retail solutions, serving retailers of all sizes, all over the world. Amber notes that, although his title has changed and Logic has more than tripled its staff and revenue during his tenure, his job has remained the same - to build Logic's brand and standing in the marketplace.

Amber graduated from Moorhead State University in Minnesota with a BA in business administration.

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Pedro Silva

Vice President, Latin America & Europe

Pedro Silva joined Logic in 2010 as a vice president with profit and loss responsibility for Latin America and Europe. He heads up Logic's offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Oporto, Portugal. Pedro's retail and consumer package goods experience spans more than 15 years, including executive positions with Wipro and Enabler (which was acquired by Wipro in 2006).

Pedro has been involved in a wide variety of Oracle ERP implementations that have encompassed IT strategic consulting, change management, and application support and maintenance. As an entrepreneur, he founded HumanCap, a human resource search and consulting firm that continues its operations in Portugal.

Pedro's experience is multi-national, including work in Europe, the United States, and throughout Latin America and Southeast Asia. He speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian. Pedro's passion for leading and growing knowledge teams, helping them to align their efforts with client goals, drives his efforts to serve Logic's clients.

A native of Portugal, Pedro earned an engineering degree from the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, and later an MBA from Catholic University in Lisbon.

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Steve White

Vice President of Global Delivery

Hired in 2006 to further develop Logic's Oracle Retail® implementation practice, Steve White now oversees Logic's work force of 150 + consultants throughout the world. His background includes work for Bearingpoint in their retail consulting practice, time with retail supply chain software company Armature, and senior management roles with Booker, the leading food wholesaler in the United Kingdom.

Steve manages the deployment of Logic project teams throughout the world and is responsible for employee advancement through Logic's internal development programs. He works with clients to ensure that Logic's delivery approach and implementation systems meet the client's business objectives and map to their existing IT and business plans.

Steve has been vital to Logic's growth as he has leads consultants and clients through proposals, project implementations, testing and "go-lives". His guidance has assured Logic's 100% success rate and helped the company to triple revenue in his first four years. Today Steve is focused on growing Logic's influence and business in South America, Asia and Europe.

Steve earned a degree in industrial engineering at Glasgow, UK, and another in computer science at Basingstoke, UK.

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Chris Tollefson

VP of Sales & Marketing

In 2008, Logic hired Chris Tollefson to lead its sales and marketing efforts. Chris had 18 + years of experience working with retailers to improve their operational performance and profitability. His background also included developing and managing sales teams for Dresser Inc., Tokheim Corp., and others. He had successfully managed account relationships for national retailers BP, Holiday, SuperValu and Cenex, as well as regional marketers like Wallis Oil and Lakeside Petroleum.

Chris's strength is in developing not just client relationships, but successful partnerships. At Logic, he was tasked with constructing the sales and marketing programs from the ground up. In his first two years Chris built a sales organization that helped grow revenue from $14 million to $23 million, and he projects another 25% growth in 2011, to $30 million.

Chris's role at Logic has expanded to include profit/loss responsibility for Logic's business in the Pacific Rim. He oversaw the opening of the company's Australian office to serve this geography in early 2011.

A native of Minnesota, Chris graduated Cum Laude from St. Cloud State University.

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Mike Miller

Vice President of Pre-Sales and Marketing

Mike was hired by Logic in 2010 to develop a standard approach for collaboratively working with clients to define and position retail solution roadmaps built on the Oracle Retail application suite. With more than 15 years of Oracle Retail system experience, he has been able to align the best elements of Logic's sales and delivery organizations with future retail trends, ensuring Logic's capabilities and market position remain ahead of its competition. This includes Logic's own solutions as well as joint programs with Oracle Retail and Logic's other partners.

Mike's deep understanding of retail solutions includes prior positions as a system developer and architect, project and account manager, president of a systems implementation firm, and merchandise operations manager for a retail client. He has also worked with domestic and international retailers, and has led onshore and offshore teams. This broad experience allows him to work with all levels of a retail organization, ensuring that requirements from all stakeholders are aligned, and an optimal solution is established to support strategic future growth for all types and sizes of retailers.

Mike graduated Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire.

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Senior Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities include consulting with clients about their business and technical needs and analyzing their existing and proposed business management/retail and software systems; Delivering and implementing new and customized Oracle Retail business products according to best practice methodology; Demonstrating expertise in current version of chosen technology

- Oracle Forms and Reports, PL/SQL, MQ, Java and ProC; Developing and executing test and quality assurance plans to ensure client's requirements are met; Preparing reports and presentations to keep client informed of project status; Training client staff to maximize utility of new programs and to ensure they can be supported after implementation is complete.

This position requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration/accounting, IT management or a related field and five years of work experience developing and implementing supply-chain business management/retail/warehouse management software systems, including experience developing and implementing Oracle Retail business products.

If you are interested in being considered for the Functional Consultant role, please send a current resume to karla.borgendale@logicinfo.com

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Senior Technical Consultant

Summary:
Logic Information Systems is a fast-growing project-centric consulting organization and an Oracle Retail Implementation Partner, which specializes in solving our clients' business problems with expert technology implementations and custom software development and integration services.

Due to our incredible growth and client demand, we are seeking a Senior Technical Consultant for a position in Australia. As a Senior Technical Consultant, you will support client implementations by providing critical technical skills. Consultants also provide extensive technical expertise across the range of the Oracle Retail Merchandising Suite.

Our consultants work closely with Retail clients to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Logic consultants use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business needs of the client, providing system demonstrations, testing, training and driving process engineering.

Primary Responsibilities:

Converting business requirements into Functional and Technical Designs
Build and testing application enhancements, modifications, interfaces and reports
Perform troubleshooting activities and devising performance enhancements
Facilitate the logging, reporting and resolution of application issues
Contribute to the successful implementations of the Oracle Retail product suite for client projects

Qualifications:

Minimum 7 years of experience with Oracle Retail
Willing to relocate to Australia for 6-18 months with occasional fly-backs to home country
Functional experience with Deals, Cost, Stock Ledger, and Inventory Management
Technical experience with Oracle Forms/Reports, PL/SQL, ProC, and Unix
Professional approach when dealing with internal and external customers, including clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Existing consulting skills, as well as candidates who aspire to move in to a consulting capacity
Confident written and verbal English skills
A proactive nature and a high attention to detail
The ability to work as part of a team
A demonstrated ability to problem solve

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Business Analyst - Finance

Melbourne, Australia - 12 months
A Finance Business Analyst supports retail project implementations by providing customers with critical business process skills and subject matter expertise based on real-world business experience. This role requires specific business knowledge of Inventory Valuation and Stock Ledger.

A Finance Business Analyst works closely with retail customers to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Business Analysts use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business requirements, training and driving process engineering. A Business Analyst is a highly interactive, complex role requiring a blend of strong analytical, communication, problem solving and business skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Participates in the Conceptual/Detailed Design Sessions to review the customer's business process definition, organization structure, KPIs and assist in determining how best to utilize Retail Solutions to meet their changing business needs. A Business Analyst will assist in the translation of business needs to configuration specifications and is responsible for the overall business aspects of the project within their domain.
Provides business knowledge of Retail Solutions to customers incorporating retail best practices.
Assists the customer with process design as it applies to the specific configuration of a retail application solution.
Continuously develops depth and breadth of Retail Solutions. Develop presentation and client leadership skills. Develop expertise on best practices and use/implementation of Retail Solutions.
Actively mentor other consultants on areas of expertise. Actively lead and contribute to your practice area through identification and creation of implementation focused deliverables.

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Business Analyst - Stores

Melbourne, Australia - 12 months
A Stores Business Analyst supports retail project implementations by providing customers with critical business process skills and subject matter expertise based on real-world business experience. This role requires specific business knowledge of Store Operations and Cash Management.

A Stores Business Analyst works closely with retail customers to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Business Analysts use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business requirements, training and driving process engineering. A Business Analyst is a highly interactive, complex role requiring a blend of strong analytical, communication, problem solving and business skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Participates in the Conceptual/Detailed Design Sessions to review the customer's business process definition, organization structure, KPIs and assist in determining how best to utilize Retail Solutions to meet their changing business needs. A Business Analyst will assist in the translation of business needs to configuration specifications and is responsible for the overall business aspects of the project within their domain.
Provides business knowledge of Retail Solutions to customers incorporating retail best practices.
Assists the customer with process design as it applies to the specific configuration of a retail application solution.
Continuously develops depth and breadth of Retail Solutions. Develop presentation and client leadership skills. Develop expertise on best practices and use/implementation of Retail Solutions.
Actively mentor other consultants on areas of expertise. Actively lead and contribute to your practice area through identification and creation of implementation focused deliverables.

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Senior Developer - RMS

Melbourne, Australia - 12 months
A Senior ORMS Developer is responsible for translating functional design specifications into technical design specifications, development using Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, PL/SQL, Unix, and ProC, and unit testing. A Senior ORMS Developer works closely with retail customers to determine a system solution that best meets the client's business needs. This role requires a blend of strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Minimum 5 years ORMS development experience with Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, PL/SQL, Unix, and ProC.
Specific functional and technical knowledge of ORMS Deals, Cost, Stock Ledger, Stock Take, and Inventory Management.
Relocation to Melbourne for the duration of the project and then may transfer to other global offices.
Continuously develops depth and breadth of Retail Solutions. Develop presentation and client leadership skills. Develop expertise on best practices and use/implementation of Retail Solutions.
Actively mentor other consultants on areas of expertise. Actively lead and contribute to your practice area through identification and creation of implementation focused deliverables.

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Technical Consultant - Data Conversion

Summary
Logic Information Systems is a fast-growing project-centric consulting organization and an Oracle Retail Implementation Partner, which specializes in solving our clients' business problems with expert technology implementations and custom software development and integration services.

Due to our incredible growth and client demand, we are seeking a Technical Consultant for a position that we currently have available. As a Technical Consultant, you will support client implementations by providing critical technical skills. Consultants also provide extensive technical expertise across the range of the Oracle Retail Merchandising Suite.

Our consultants work closely with Retail clients to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Logic consultants use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business needs of the client, providing system demonstrations, testing, training and driving process engineering.

Primary Responsibilities

Define data conversion requirements

Writing technical designs and estimating work effort around Oracle Retail Merchandising (MOM) data conversion
Leverage/enhance existing data conversion toolkits to consume legacy data into the Oracle Retail solutions
Define and build data validation to meet business requirements
Perform troubleshooting activities and devising performance enhancements for conversion routines
Facilitate the logging, reporting and resolution of conversion issues
Plan and execute conversion/cutover cycles/routines
Contribute to the successful implementations of the Oracle Retail product suite for client projects

Qualifications

Oracle Retail experience in the area of RMS and RPM data model and general functionality (Foundation, Items, Cost & Inventory, Purchase Order, Transfer, Allocation, Replenishment, Stock Ledger, Pricing, Promotion, Clearance)
5 years' experience with RMS and RPM (data model knowledge and batch/integration)
Solid technical skills in PL/SQL, Pro*C, and Oracle Forms
Professional approach when dealing with internal and external customers, including clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Existing consulting skills, as well as candidates who aspire to move in to a consulting capacity
Confident written and verbal English skills
A proactive nature and a high attention to detail
The ability to work as part of a team
A demonstrated ability to problem solve
Ability to travel 80%

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Functional Consultant - Merchandising

Summary:
Logic Information Systems is a fast-growing project-centric consulting organization and an Oracle Retail Implementation Partner, which specializes in solving our clients' business problems with expert technology implementations and custom software development and integration services.

Due to our incredible growth and client demand, we are seeking Functional Business Consultants for a number of outstanding opportunities that we currently have available. As a Functional Consultant, you will support client implementations by providing critical business process skills. Consultants also provide extensive functional expertise across the range of the Oracle Retail Merchandising Suite including RMS, RPM, ReIM, Allocation and ReSA.

Our consultants work closely with Retail clients to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Logic consultants use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business needs of the client, providing system demonstrations, testing, training and driving process engineering. The Business Consultant role is a highly interactive, complex role where the consultant has a blend of strong analytical, communication, problem solving and business skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Participations in the Conceptual/Detailed Design Sessions to review the customer's business process definition, organization structure, KPIs and assist in determining how best to utilize Retail Solutions to meet their changing business needs. The Consultant will assist in the translation of business needs to configuration specifications, partnering with the Configuration Consultant, to gather business needs and complete the Build Commencement Document. Responsible for overall business aspects of the design phases of the project.
Functions as the Business Consultant on the project team. This team will support the development of test scripts, training, pilot and UAT phases of the implementation.
Provides business knowledge of Retail Solutions to customers incorporating retail common practices. Assist the customer with process design. Provide leadership in the development plan, creation and execution.
Continuously develop depth and breadth of Retail Solutions. Develop presentation and client leadership skills. Develop expertise on best practices and use/implementation of Retail Solutions.
Actively lead and contribute to your practice area through identification and creation of implementation focused deliverable's.
Completes required weekly administrative tasks including, individual status report, time and expense entry.

Qualifications
Experience across the Oracle Retail Merchandising Suite including RMS, RPM, ReIM, Allocation and ReSA.

Experience working with Retailers in system implementation projects.
Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
A minimum of 5 years of Oracle Retail software experience.
A polished and professional image.
Ability to work effectively in a fast pasted and stressful environment.
A college degree.

Desirable
Experience across the Oracle Retail Merchandising Suite including RMS, RPM, ReIM, Allocation and ReSA.

Consulting experience.
Experience working for a Retailer in a merchandising role.
Experience with e-commerce, financials and store systems.

If you are interested in being considered for the Functional Consultant role,
please send a current resume to Karla Borgendale karla.borgendale@logicinfo.com

For more information about Logic Information Systems please visit us at www.logicinfo.com.

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Functional Consultant - Planning & Optimization

Summary:
Logic Information Systems is a fast-growing project-centric consulting organization and an Oracle Retail Implementation Partner, which specializes in solving our clients' business problems with expert technology implementations and custom software development and integration services.

Due to our incredible growth and client demand, we are seeking Functional Business Consultants for a number of outstanding opportunities that we currently have available. As a Functional Consultant, you will support client implementations by providing critical business process skills. Consultants also provide extensive functional expertise across the range of Retail predictive application solutions including MFP, RDF, RO, AIP, Allocation, Item Planning, Assortment Planning, Category Management, Price Optimization and Promotion Optimization.

Our consultants work closely with Retail clients to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Logic consultants use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities - including, but not limited to, gathering and documenting business needs of the client, providing system demonstrations, testing, training and driving process engineering. The Business Consultant role is a highly interactive, complex role where the consultant has a blend of strong analytical, communication, problem solving and business skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

Participations in the Conceptual/Detailed Design Sessions to review the customer's business process definition, organization structure, KPIs and assist in determining how best to utilize Retail Solutions to meet their changing business needs.
The Consultant will assist in the translation of business needs to configuration specifications, partnering with the Configuration Consultant, to gather business needs and complete the Build Commencement Document.
Responsible for overall business aspects of the design phases of the project and assisting the customer with process design as it applies to the specific configuration of Oracle Retail Predictive Application.
Functions as the Business Consultant on the project team. This team will support the development of test scripts, training, pilot and UAT phases of the implementation.
Provides business knowledge of Retail Solutions to customers incorporating retail common practices. Assist the customer with process design. Provide leadership in the development plan, creation and execution.
Continuously develop depth and breadth of Retail Solutions. Develop presentation and client leadership skills. Develop expertise on best practices and use/implementation of Retail Solutions.
Actively lead and contribute to your practice area through identification and creation of implementation focused deliverable's.
Completes required weekly administrative tasks including, individual status report, time and expense entry.

Qualifications

Experience across the across the range of Retail predictive application solutions including MFP, RDF, RO, AIP, Allocation, Item Planning, Assortment Planning, Category Management, Price Optimization and Promotion Optimization.
Experience working with Retailers in system implementation projects.
Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
A minimum of 5 years of Oracle Retail software experience.
A polished and professional image.
Ability to work effectively in a fast pasted and stressful environment.
A college degree.

Desirable

Consulting experience.
Experience working for a Retailer in a merchandising role.

If you are interested in being considered for the Functional Consultant role,
please send a current resume to Karla Borgendale karla.borgendale@logicinfo.com.

For more information about Logic Information Systems please visit us at www.logicinfo.com.

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Infrastructure Consultant

Logic Information Systems is a fast-growing project-centric consulting organization and an Oracle Retail Implementation Partner, which specializes in solving our clients' business problems with expert technology implementations and custom software development and integration services.

Our consultants work closely with Retail clients to determine how their businesses are run today and what opportunities for process improvement exist for the future. Logic consultants use a variety of tools to translate customer needs into solution capabilities.

Position Summary
To utilize knowledge of network, hardware, and database administration to ensure appropriate installation and configuration of Oracle Retail application software and underlying infrastructure components for Logic and the Client.

Responsibilities:

Perform database and hardware sizing and capacity planning for Logic clients
Installation and configuration of Oracle Retail applications
Apply Oracle Retail patches and releases as required
Maintain and update Oracle Internet Developer Suite applications for both Logic and the Client
Maintain and update operating systems for both Logic and the Client
Setup and maintain web server and application server hardware and software environments
Assist in defining and ensuring adherence to both Oracle Retail and Logic database standards
Assist in setup and testing of backup strategy for both Logic and the Client
Assist in creation and update of Oracle database objects for both Logic and the Client
Perform knowledge transfer to Client personnel as it relates to the Oracle Retail applications
Build, support and troubleshoot Logic/Client environments in Non-Production and Production
Provide on-call support as needed during non-business hours for both Logic and the Client
Additional duties as assigned

Essential skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field
5+ years Oracle Retail installation/administration
5+ years System Administration
5+ years Oracle Database Administration
5+ years PL/SQL experience
Oracle middleware administration
Oracle database performance tuning
UNIX (shell scripting)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong ability to proactively identify and resolve issues
Good time management skills
Travel up to 80%

Preferred skills and experience:

5+ years Oracle Database Administration
UNIX Administration (HPUX, AIX, Solaris, Linux)
C / C++ experience
Oracle ProC experience
5+ years in the Retail industry

If you are interested in being considered for this Consultant role,
please send a current resume to Karla Borgendale karla.borgendale@logicinfo.com

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Since our founding in 1997, Logic Information Systems has built our business on Oracle’s Retail® solutions, implementing the industry’s most complete and integrated suite of software applications for retailers.

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