Senior Functional Consultant - Supply Planning

About the job:

Senior Functional Consultant - Supply Planning:

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Functional Consultant with 6 - 9 years of experience and minimum 2 years hands-on in o9 Solutions to lead supply planning implementations. The role covers functional design, configuration, data analysis, client workshops, and technical troubleshooting. Currently remote; preference for Bangalore-based candidates or those willing to travel to Bangalore as required.

Experience Required:

- 6 - 8 years total experience

- Minimum 2 years hands-on o9 Solutions (mandatory)

- Immediate joiners preferred

Location:

- Currently remote

- Bangalore travel required as needed

Education:

- Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Computer Science, or related field

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead supply planning implementations on o9 Solutions, including design, configuration, and testing.

- Conduct workshops, demos, and client discussions to gather requirements and articulate solutions.

- Validate data, perform reconciliations, and troubleshoot datasets using SQL and Python.

- Configure planning hierarchies, master data, allocation/replenishment logic, and inventory optimization.

- Drive technical analysis for integrations, APIs/ETL, and data transformations.

- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on supply chain best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Functional Expertise:

- Strong recent hands-on o9 Solutions experience.

- Proven supply planning implementations.

- Deep understanding of demand/supply processes, inventory optimization, planning hierarchies/master data, allocation/replenishment logic, and supply chain best practices.

- Ability to confidently explain projects, configurations, and business use cases.

- Experience leading workshops and client discussions.

Technical / Techno-Functional Skills:

- Strong SQL: complex queries, data validation/reconciliation, analysis/troubleshooting.

- Good Python: data manipulation, automation scripts, processing/validations.

- Strong grasp of o9 data models/datasets, integrations/interfaces, APIs/ETL, data mapping/transformations.

- Independent technical analysis and issue resolution.

Soft Skills & Behavioral Expectations:

- Strong communication, client-facing, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to lead discussions and articulate solutions clearly.

- Self-driven with high ownership, proactive, energetic, solution-oriented.

- Works independently, contributes quickly; confident in workshops/demos/requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

- End-to-end o9 implementation projects.

- Agile delivery methodologies.

- Prior supply chain planning consulting.

- Global clients and cross-functional teams experience