Senior Anaplan Technical & Integration Consultant

TalentXM is seeking an experienced Anaplan Technical & Integration Consultant to support enterprise planning platforms, data pipelines, system integrations, and planning automation for a leading jewelry retailer.

The ideal candidate will combine hands-on Anaplan model development and administration experience with strong expertise in data integration, APIs, SQL, and enterprise planning processes.

This role will collaborate with merchandise planning, finance, supply chain, enterprise architecture, and data engineering teams to improve planning system connectivity, automate data workflows, and maintain reliable data movement across enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Anaplan Model Development & Support

• Develop, enhance, maintain, and optimize Anaplan models based on enterprise planning requirements.
• Work with Anaplan modules, lists, hierarchies, line items, dimensions, formulas, and model actions.
• Configure and maintain data imports, exports, and planning processes.
• Support model performance optimization, data integrity, and model governance.
• Troubleshoot model calculation issues, data inconsistencies, and integration failures.
• Collaborate with business teams to translate planning requirements into technical specifications.2. Anaplan Integration & Data Pipelines
• Design, build, and maintain integrations between Anaplan and enterprise applications.
• Develop automated data imports and exports using Anaplan Integration APIs, Anaplan Connect, and CloudWorks.
• Implement secure API-based and batch-based data exchange workflows.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines involving Anaplan, ERP systems, enterprise data warehouses, and other planning applications.
• Configure scheduled integrations, monitor execution status, and implement error handling and retry mechanisms.
• Develop data validation and reconciliation processes to ensure accurate information flows between systems.3. Enterprise Planning & Retail Operations
• Support business planning processes involving financial planning, merchandise planning, inventory planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Work with stakeholders to improve data flow across retail stores, distribution centers, e-commerce, and corporate planning functions.
• Support planning model integrations with sales, inventory, merchandise, and financial data sources.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual planning processes and improve data availability.4. Technical Architecture & Governance
• Collaborate with solution architects and data engineers to design scalable integration solutions.
• Establish data mappings, interface specifications, and integration documentation.
• Apply data security, access controls, API authentication, and integration governance practices.
• Support integration testing, user acceptance testing, production deployment, and ongoing operational support.
• Identify technical debt and opportunities to improve maintainability and performance.5. Continuous Improvement & Automation
• Investigate recurring failures and perform root-cause analysis.
• Improve reliability and observability of scheduled integrations.
• Support automation of planning data refreshes, reconciliation, and exception reporting.
• Work with business teams to identify opportunities for planning process optimization.Required Qualifications
• 6+ years of experience in enterprise planning technology, application development, or systems integration.
• 3+ years of hands-on Anaplan experience.
• Strong knowledge of Anaplan model structures, modules, lists, hierarchies, formulas, and import/export processes.
• Experience with Anaplan Integration APIs, Anaplan Connect, CloudWorks, or equivalent Anaplan integration approaches.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data transformations, mappings, and reconciliation.
• Experience with REST APIs, ETL/ELT pipelines, and enterprise data integration.
• Understanding of financial, merchandise, retail, or supply chain planning processes.
• Experience troubleshooting data pipeline and integration issues.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.Preferred Qualifications
• Anaplan Certified Model Builder, Solution Architect, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Experience with Anaplan Data Hub architecture.
• Hands-on knowledge of Anaplan ALM and model deployment practices.
• Experience with Workato, MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, Azure Data Factory, or similar technologies.
• Python scripting and integration automation experience.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, SAP, Oracle, or cloud data platforms.
• Experience in jewelry retail, specialty retail, merchandise planning, or omnichannel operations.
• Familiarity with financial planning and analysis (FP&A), merchandise financial planning, and inventory planning.