Solution Architect

Transforming the Future of Enterprise Planning

At o9, our mission is to be the Most Value-Creating Platform for enterprises by transforming decision-making through our AI-first approach.

By integrating siloed planning capabilities and capturing millions—even billions—in value leakage, we help businesses plan smarter and faster.

This not only enhances operational efficiency but also reduces waste, leading to better outcomes for both businesses and the planet.

Global leaders like Google, PepsiCo, Walmart, T-Mobile, AB InBev, and Starbucks trust o9 to optimize their supply chains.

About the role...

The role requires deep analytical, technical and complex problem solving skills with knowledge of optimization methods, financial computations, statistical analysis and advanced mathematical modeling techniques.

It also requires experience using data science, and associated software and programming technologies.

Additionally, this role requires exposure and experience implementing advanced planning systems and tools.

This position is responsible for solution delivery, analysis and interpretation of data to optimize client supply chains.

The solution delivery is through a variety of activities including process design, data analytics, solution configuration and deployment, setting up performance metrics and new policies, testing and knowledge management.

The role would be responsible for leading requirement and design sessions with the customer; analyzing areas of improvement opportunities; collecting and analyzing data to provide decision support information; lead to-be process design activities a complete workflow; support the delivery manager in building feasible plans and support risk mitigation as appropriate and working with onshore and offshore teams to drive the solution configuration and drive the creation of test-cases to ensure the solution works as per the design.

This role would also be responsible for mentoring Associate Solution Architects and Sr. Business Operations Specialists.

The role will be responsible to have implementation knowledge on more then one workflow and has worked in multiple end to end implementation cycles.

What you'll do for us- Participate in process and business requirements sessions and document to-be business processes leveraging industry best practices.-

• Ability to convert business logic to technical platform design, including knowledge of platform infrastructure.- Work closely with Architects and Directors to develop clear functional and technical design and document data requirements and build complex datasets.- Configure a technical specification document and tool configuration in the o9 platform as per the design to solve deep operations / supply chain problems and institute rigorous performance monitoring systems.- Use mathematical models, predictive methods, statistical techniques, optimization algorithms and simulations to analyze, manipulate and interpret large enterprise data and provide business insights and data visualization to the client management.- Be proficient in statistical and optimization tools and programming languages to conduct data integration through extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) and create models to generate time series forecasts and operational plans- Work with Internal Research and Development Teams to resolve solution gaps and deploy fixes in the customer environment- Create and execute workflow and data analytics test-cases and document issues and track progress at resolving issues.- Ability to design a testing protocol and implement with support from Junior Analysts, with the end goal of automating testing.- Work with Cross-Functional Teams, and IT and business stakeholders, to ensure successful planning and execution of projects.- Plan, develop and deliver Super User and End User training, for a global user base.- Mentor Junior Analysts to familiarize them with technical and business aspects of a project.

What you'll have...- Education : Master's Degree +4 or Bachelor Degree with 6 year experience required.

Degrees in the following fields : in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or related fields (including Supply Chain Engineering) with a concentration in operations or analytics.- Experience : implementing supply chain planning solutions or working in the supply chain / logistics organization- Experience presenting on complex topics in a clear, concise, and easily understood manner- Prior experience in planning systems, and exposure to ERP tools- Firsthand experience leading a team through the full lifecycle of a supply chain planning solution implementation including business requirement gathering, solution design & development, UAT / SIT, go-live / cutover, and value realization- Experience using agile methodology to deliver large scale enterprise implementations- Skills : Supply planning experience and have worked or implemented one or multiple supply plan