JDA Allocation Functional Consultan...

Role Overview

The JDA Allocation Functional Consultant will act as the primary functional bridge between client stakeholders and the QA team. You will support quality assurance efforts by explaining end-to-end allocation functionality, clarifying complex business requirements, and guiding test preparation for retail allocation systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently explore existing JDA / Blue Yonder Allocation applications to explain complete end-to-end functionality to the QA team.
• Analyze application screens, configurations, data, and business processes to clarify functional questions and conduct detailed knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Guide the QA team in preparing and reviewing comprehensive test cases (functional, integration, E2E, regression), including defining test data and expected results.
• Perform functional impact analysis, support defect investigations, and assist during SIT, UAT, and regression testing phases.
• Leverage strong communication skills to coordinate with client stakeholders and offshore QA teams for timely delivery.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with JDA / Blue Yonder Allocation (Allocation Methods, Need Variables, Data Collect, Worklists, Manual/Auto-Allocation).
• Strong knowledge of retail merchandising and end-to-end allocation business processes.
• Detailed understanding of merchandise hierarchy, product attributes, inventory management, sales data, and system integrations.