Market research - Oracle

ORACLE

Oracle is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software.

Founded in 1977 with offices in over 145 countries and a workforce in excess of 60,000 worldwide, Oracle can be regarded as very large software company, second only to Microsoft.

Oracle Consulting is the world's largest consulting organisation, with more than 8,000 consulting professionals supporting Oracle customers and partners in more than 145 countries, with direct access to Oracle Global Product Development and Oracle's award-winning support services.

Virtually synonymous with database technology, Oracles client roaster is a veritable and enviable list of major companies that encompass a variety of industries including a sizable number of Fortune 500 companies (100 of Fortune 100 companies are supported in some capacity by Oracle.) , including public, private and non profit organisations.

Not satisfied with its database domination, Oracle has long wanted to gain ascendancy in the comparatively glamorous world of business process applications (ERP, SCM & CRM). With its enhanced new product line, the company hopes unprecedented profits are just around the corner. But some analysts wonder whether Oracle paid too much.

GRADUATE TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

Working as a consultant with Oracle, you will design and deliver solutions that enable our customers to balance today’s business requirements with the demands of the future. By putting our existing and emerging technologies at our customers’ disposal, we’re able to transform the way they do business and deliver real competitive advantage.

You will join a group of consultants who are skilled technical developers with a track record in delivering innovative solutions using the latest Oracle applications and tools.

Life at Oracle is anything but predictable. Projects, technology, the team you’re working in – you’ll find that things can change extremely fast in this organisation. However, one component that will remain constant throughout your time with us is the ongoing learning and development. You’ll learn a huge amount from your colleagues and the projects you work on, of course, but we also have a full range of both technical and soft skills courses designed to fill in any gaps. You will start with a induction training focused on Consulting skills, methodologies and training on our Oracle’s applications and tools.

DEPARTMENT

Our Consulting Technical Practice is the place for someone looking for a career, working with complex and leading edge technologies, where they will be constantly challenged and required to deepen existing and develop new skills. You will have the opportunity to work at the front end of some of the world's leading organisations that use Oracle technology and be part of an organisation of smart, technically-minded people. People who understand the business process, products and technology.

People who help turn technology into solutions that provide effective results.

FOCUS

Our focus is on working more effectively together and operating as 'One Oracle' as we continue to lead the way in our industry. We are focusing on five key strategic areas:

Customer Success - We can only achieve success for Oracle if our customers achieve success.
Innovation - Innovation is about developing state-of-the-art solutions to address our customers' business requirements.

Partnering Excellence - Partnering is key to Oracle's successes, and we depend on our partners to grow.

Continuous Learning - The objective of Continuous learning is to increase the capability and effectiveness of our managers and employees, to succeed in today's competitive market.

Corporate Social Leadership - Corporate Social Leadership (CSL) is about Oracle taking a leadership role as an exemplary corporate citizen and using our resources to help the community.

Diversity

"Oracle is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer."

WHAT ORACLE OFFERS

We are looking for motivated graduates who want to fast track their career. These individuals will appreciate the advantages of working with people from different cultures with the same dedication to teamwork and excellence. We want candidates who possess determination, initiative, intelligence, who are flexible and good team players.

In return, Oracle will provide you, as a professional, with the opportunities and career progression that will shape you both personally and professionally.

Oracle considerably invests in employees training and in career development, depending on the line of business, includes intensive Foundation Training course, IT, product, sales and ongoing personal skills development training.
Oracle is teamwork orientated, which means it's easy here to strike up good friendships in a truly multicultural environment.

Talent Development at Oracle

0-12 Months

Year one of the programme facilitates the transition from college to the working environment and involves learning technical skills and the development of professional competency through practical experience and training.

Core elements covered during the first year of the programme include Setting Objectives, Assertive Communication, Working Globally, Time Management, Mentoring, Project Management, Influencing Skills in addition to the development specific to your job role. Your passion might be sales, consulting, development, finance or something else entirely. Whatever it is, you will receive specialized programmes to get you up to speed on how we do things at Oracle. In addition you will attend Graduate Days across your region to help you network and build good relationships with other graduates across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

12-18 Months

The remainder of the programme involves the application of skills and responsibilities relevant to your role and planning your next steps with Oracle. Core elements covered in the second year include Action Learning, Creativity & Innovation, and individual Support tailored to you and your needs.

Oracle provides powerful career development opportunities and a supportive environment to foster career self-management. We encourage regular, open, and honest communication between you and your manager. To proactively manage your career, you'll want to seek out the coaching, tools, and advice you need to excel in your current responsibilities and to develop in areas that advance your career goals.

Your career in Oracle can grow in many ways. We recognize and reward you for growing either as a "knowledge leader" (individual contributor role) or as a "people leader" (manager role). You can develop your career on either track, increasing your responsibilities, competencies, and financial rewards. Oracle's success depends more and more on having the right people for the right jobs at the right time. Therefore we are committed to developing internal talent and capabilities to meet our current and future capability needs. By joining our Team, you are committing yourself to an exciting career that provides you with continuous development and career opportunities.

PRODUCTS

PeopleSoft, Inc. was a company that provided Human resource management systems(HRMS), customer relationship management, Manufacturing, Financials, Enterprise Performance Management and Student Administration software solutions to large corporations, governments, and organizations.

The whole software suite of PeopleSoft moved from the traditional client-server based design to web-centric design, called PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA) with their version 8 releases. The end result was that all of a company's business functions could be accessed and run on a web client.

Siebel

Siebel Systems was the dominant Customer Relationship Management vendor in the late 1990s, peaking at 45% of the CRM market share in 2002.

CRM - is a broad term that covers concepts used by companies to manage their relationships with customers, including the capture, storage and analysis of customer, vendor, partner, and internal process information.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a unified system. A typical ERP system will use multiple components of computer software and hardware to achieve the integration. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a unified database to store data for the various system modules.

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a broad term that covers concepts used by companies to manage their relationships with customers, including the capture, storage and analysis of customer, vendor, partner, and internal process information.

The technology requirements of a CRM strategy can be complex and far reaching.

The basic building blocks:

· A database to store customer information. This can be a CRM specific database or an enterprise data warehouse.

Operational CRM requires customer agent support software.

Collaborative CRM requires customer interaction systems, e.g. an interactive website, automated phone systems etc.

Analytical CRM requires statistical analysis software as well as software that manages any specific marketing campaigns.

There are three aspects of CRM which can each be implemented in isolation from each other:

Operational - automation or support of customer processes that include a company’s sales or service representative

Collaborative - direct communication with customers that does not include a company’s sales or service representative

Analytical - analysis of customer data for a broad range of purposes

Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption.