Business Applications Specialist

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is seeking a skilled Digital Solutions professional who will collaborate with business stakeholders to document requirements and translate them into scalable digital platforms. You will develop, configure and maintain core solutions to meet business needs, while supporting METRO applications including BI/DWH, CRM, POS, MMS and ERP.

You will build and manage BI reports/dashboards using MicroStrategy and QlikView, and coordinate cross-border implementations with

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience working on Digital Platforms.
• In depth knowledge of retail business & processes.
• Microstrategy and BI applications
• CRM & POS
• Teradata, SQL, MS SQL
• Migration and integration experience
• ERP – SAP Financials/Invoices modules knowledge
• BI developments (Metadata, Reports & Dashboards)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to document business requirements & translate them into Digital Solutions.
• Develop, Configure, customize and maintain core Digital Solutions to align with Business requirements
• Provide support, training, guidance and managing METRO applications including (BI/DWH, CRM, POS, Retail applications (MMS), ERP) to users.
• Creation and managing reports/dashboards in BI (MicroStrategy, Qlickview)
• Manage Integrations between Digital Solutions & act as a primary Contact for resolving application issues.
• Strong Knowledge of SQL, PLSQL.
• Strong knowledge of Databases (Oracle, Teradata, DANA/GCP)
• Implement and coordinate international projects.
• Lead technical implementations in collaboration with international colleagues & internal stakeholders.
• Monthly and yearly closing of different applications.
• Development of new reports/custom objects in MicroStrategy.
• Ensure accuracy of data provided to METRO users.
• Ensure data protection and data quality checks.
• Take initiatives on improvement of processes.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

MicroStrategy

BI applications

CRM systems

POS systems

Teradata

Databases

Migration & integration

MS SQL

Education

Bachelor/Master in CS/IT

Tools

ERP – SAP Financials/Invoices

QlikView

Job description

METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long‑term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP’s sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self‑service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees.

Job Description

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to document business requirements & translate them into Digital Solutions.
• Develop, Configure, customize and maintain core Digital Solutions to align with Business requirements
• Provide support, training, guidance and managing METRO applications including (BI/DWH, CRM, POS, Retail applications (MMS), ERP) to users.
• Creation and managing reports/dashboards in BI (MicroStrategy, Qlickview)
• Manage Integrations between Digital Solutions & act as a primary Contact for resolving application issues.
• Strong Knowledge of SQL, PLSQL.
• Strong knowledge of Databases (Oracle, Teradata, DANA/GCP)
• Implement and coordinate international projects.
• Lead technical implementations in collaboration with international colleagues & internal stakeholders.
• Monthly and yearly closing of different applications.
• Development of new reports/custom objects in MicroStrategy.
• Ensure accuracy of data provided to METRO users.
• Ensure data protection and data quality checks.
• Take initiatives on improvement of processes.

Qualifications

University degree (Bachelors or Masters in CS/IT)

Additional Information

• 2-3 years’ experience working on Digital Platforms.
• In depth knowledge of retail business & processes.
• Microstrategy and BI applications
• CRM & POS
• Teradata, SQL, MS SQL
• Migration and integration experience
• ERP – SAP Financials/Invoices modules knowledge
• BI developments (Metadata, Reports & Dashboards)