Malar Sundararajan

Accomplished Oracle Retail Consultant with extensive experience at David Jones and Country Road Group, specializing in enhancing QA initiatives and optimizing system workflows. Proficient in Oracle Retail Modules and Agile methodology, with a strong ability to lead teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Recognized for analytical thinking and effective collaboration, successfully streamlining logistics and testing processes to achieve seamless system integrations and optimizations. Career ambitions include driving further innovations in retail technology and enhancing operational efficiencies.

Certified Scrum Master, 05/01/17

Multi-Carrier Platform (MCP) – Shippit Implementation 

David Jones

• Played an instrumental role in the Multi-Carrier Platform (MCP) – Shippit implementation testing, focusing on integration validation and performance testing.

• Ensured the seamless coordination of carrier operations, reduced transit times, and enhanced delivery accuracy, directly supporting improved

customer satisfaction and cost efficiencies.

• Contributed to achieving cost savings of $500K through optimized carrier selection and streamlined logistics processes.

Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) Upgrade 

Country Road Group

• Successfully led End-to-End System Integration Testing (SIT) for the Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) upgrade to version 19 of the cloud SaaS, creating detailed test plans based on the AS-IS integration of various applications and collaborating closely with stakeholders.

Data Flow Integration Testing 

Country Road Group

• Executed complex integration test scenarios for inbound and outbound data flow between Oracle Retail Merchandising System and Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning using AWS DaaS and IPaaS Workato.

IBM Product Information Management (PIM) Implementation 

David Jones

• Played a pivotal role in the IBM Product Information Management (PIM) implementation project by testing the seamless integration between the Oracle Retail Merchandising System (ORMS) and PIM.

• This involved validating data consistency, accuracy, and flow across systems to ensure efficient product information management and alignment with business requirements.

• Conducted data integration testing through AWS and Kafka from PIM to online digital applications such as iSAMS and Fredhopper.

• By implementing PIM, achieved a single source of rich product metadata and content for all selling channels, improving product data consistency and enabling fast and accurate onboarding of vendors, reducing time-to-market for new products.

Country Road Group Web Headless Implementation 

Country Road Group

• Supported the Country Road Group Web headless implementation by conducting comprehensive cross-browser and mobile testing for the Country Road Group website.

• Ensured optimal user experience, functionality, and responsiveness across multiple platforms, contributing to a successful and user-centric website

launch.

Value Chain Optimization Projects 

David Jones

• Contributed significantly to value chain optimization projects, including warehouse consolidations and the AU Post Metro-to-Metro implementation, ensuring improved operational efficiency, and streamlined logistics processes.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and execute test cases that validated the end-to-end functionality of these critical initiatives.

• Delivered annual cost savings of $1.2M through AU Post Metro-to-Metro implementation by optimizing last-mile logistics.

• Achieved annual cost savings of $4.2M through warehouse consolidations, reducing overhead costs and improving inventory management.

Database Testing

David Jones and Country Road Group

• Performed extensive database testing to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across multiple enterprise systems.

• Conducted testing in EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse) to validate data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.

• Verified data integration and reporting accuracy within RDW (Oracle Retail Data Warehouse) applications.

MIM Microsoft Identity Manager Upgrade 

Country Road Group

• Led the testing effort for the FIM to MIM upgrade, ensuring a seamless integration of Country Road Group users from the HR system to Active Directory (AD) and O365 assignments.

• Performed end-to-end testing of the user lifecycle, including User Creation, Modification, and Termination processes.

• Validated access provisioning and integration with Azure AD, O365, and ServiceNow (SNOW) to ensure compliance and security.

• Ensured a smooth transition with no disruptions in user access and authentication processes.