Burberry Retail Planning Systems Consultant
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- IT & Technology Systems
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Jul 20, 2026
About Burberry
Burberry Limited, a quintessentially British luxury fashion house, is renowned for its innovative designs and commitment to quality. As part of the global luxury conglomerate, Burberry offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment where creativity and excellence are at the forefront. The company is dedicated to fostering a culture that encourages diversity and sustainability, making it a leader in the luxury industry.
Burberry seeks a Retail Planning Systems Consultant in London to deliver planning and merchandising solutions on the Board platform within an agile scrum team.
Role & Responsibilities
- Configure and develop solutions supporting planning and merchandising processes using the Board platform and related tooling
- Operate within a scrum team delivering backlog items and supporting live services across forecasting, allocation, replenishment, and open-to-buy workflows
- Engage in sprint ceremonies and provide technical feasibility assessments, dependency analysis, and delivery recommendations
- Deliver both change initiatives (enhancements, improvements) and run activities (defect resolution, stability) within the team backlog
- Translate business requirements from Business Analysts into robust configurations, calculations, and workflows
- Execute backlog priorities under the direction of the Senior Product & Delivery Manager
- Contribute technical engineering capacity to Planning & Merchandising-related programmes beyond standard product team activities
- Collaborate with Solution Architects to ensure solutions align to enterprise architecture standards and integration patterns
- Support integrations between domain platforms and enterprise systems including SAP, PLM, and data platforms
- Identify, escalate, and mitigate platform risks including technical debt, performance degradation, and upgrade dependencies
- Troubleshoot and resolve platform issues to minimize disruption to business-critical operations
- Provide technical input during backlog refinement and estimation processes
- Support testing activities including unit, integration, and business validation
- Maintain documentation of platform configurations, models, and processes for operational continuity
- Oversee and direct third-party engineering resources, ensuring delivery quality and adherence to engineering standards
- Provide technical challenge and assurance on partner outputs and solution approaches
- Participate in the engineering community of practice, sharing knowledge and aligning to enterprise-wide standards
Qualifications
- Demonstrated configuration or engineering capacity in enterprise planning and merchandising systems
- Strong understanding of planning and merchandising processes including allocation, replenishment, forecasting, and open-to-buy
- Experience working within Agile or scrum-based delivery teams
- Familiarity with integrated enterprise environments such as SAP, PLM, and data platforms
- Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions
- Strong problem-solving capability, particularly in diagnosing and resolving live platform issues
Skills
Experience
Experience with configuration or engineering roles in retail planning, merchandising, or supply chain technology, with demonstrated expertise in enterprise planning platforms and proven delivery within agile team environments.
Education
Not specified in source material.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in London, England, UK.
Culture
Burberry fosters a creative and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and sustainability. The company is committed to being a force for good, driving industry change and championing community engagement.
About Cerulean
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