Marc Skinner

Proven Leadership in Retail Systems Development

Marc is a Partner at Columbus Consulting. He has over 25 years’ experience designing, developing and implementing IT solutions in the retail sector. He was a founding member of the development teams that built two of the world’s leading merchandise planning systems with JDA and i2 Technologies. More recently, he has been a technical consultant on JDA, Nextail, Oracle/RPAS and the o9 suite of software solutions, specializing in reporting and integration. He blends an in-depth business understanding with technical expertise.

Experience

• JCrew (New York) – Solution Architect
  • Solution Architect for o9 implementing MFP, Store Planning, Assortment Planning.
• Guess Jeans (US, Europe) – Solution Architect
  • Solution and Functional design of the Nextail Replenishment, Allocation systems.
• Ted Baker (London) – Solution Architect
  • Created a demand based financial plan by using Google Analytics to challenge existing history based plans. 
• Cato Corporation, US – Solution Architect
  • Reporting solution design for Oracle Assortment Planning implementation using BI Publisher/OBIEE.
• ASOS (London) – Solution Architect
  • Solution Architect for Oracle RPAS financial and assortment planning
• Eddie Bauer – Solution Architect
  • Reporting design for Oracle RPAS financial and item planning
• Tesco (UK) -– Solution Architect
  • Oracle RPAS Solution architect for cost-based merchandise financial planning
• Saks 5th Avenue – Solution Architect
  • Designed Omni-channel BI reporting for Oracle RPAS financial planning. Solution architect for a retail method JDA i2 financial planning system
•     Wal-Mart, UK Apparel Division – Solution Architect
  • Created solution design for BI reporting for an Oracle RPAS financial planning system. Solution architect for real-time reporting for JDA’s assortment planning solution