SAC Planning Tech Lead - Retail Planning Track

About the job you are considering

Capgemini Global Insights & Data business line is a market leader in the data, platform, and analytics across all regions and cross many sectors (including financial services, consumer products, manufacturing & life sciences). Our offerings include end-2-end data integration to cloud platform, complete suite of AI engineering capabilities and a category of sector-based advanced analytics / AI solutions.

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role

As the SAC Planning Tech Lead for the Retail Planning track at Capgemini, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering advanced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning solutions tailored to the unique needs of the retail sector. You will lead the technical design, development, and implementation of planning solutions that empower retail businesses to optimize their planning cycles and drive measurable business value.

• Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of SAC Planning solutions for retail, from requirements analysis through to deployment.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and functional teams to understand planning needs and translate them into effective SAC Planning models and workflows.
• Design and develop planning models, data actions, allocations, and advanced calculations within SAC to support retail-specific scenarios such as merchandise planning, assortment planning, and inventory optimization.
• Integrate SAC Planning with SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, and other data sources, ensuring seamless and consistent data flows.
• Establish technical best practices, coding standards, and reusable assets to drive quality and efficiency in SAC Planning implementations.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering knowledge sharing and high-quality deliverables.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to planning models, data integration, and system performance.
• Stay current with the latest SAC Planning features, SAP roadmap, and industry trends to continuously enhance solution offerings.
• Ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Document technical solutions, architectures, and processes for ongoing support and future enhancements.

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experienced in SAP Analytics Cloud, with at least 3 years focused on SAC Planning implementations.
• Proven expertise in retail planning processes and a track record of delivering planning solutions in retail environments.
• Deep knowledge of SAC Planning model design, data actions, allocations, advanced formulas, and scripting.
• Experience integrating data from SAP and non-SAP sources (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, flat files, APIs).
• Solid understanding of retail business processes such as sales forecasting, inventory management, and merchandise/assortment planning.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience in Agile project environments is a plus.
• SAP certification in SAC Planning or related modules is preferred.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.  By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Make it real | www.capgemini.com