Functional Consultant, Delivery

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. 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. Position - Functional Consultant 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 exposure to data science, and associated software and programming technologies. Additionally, this role requires exposure to advanced planning systems and tools. This position is responsible for solution delivery, analysis, and interpretation of data to assist management and leadership in rapid decision making and optimizing their supply chain to better serve their customers and shareholders. 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 participating in requirement and design sessions with the customer; analyzing areas of improvement opportunities; collecting and analyzing data to provide decision support information; preparing business impact case study; working with onshore and offshore teams to configure the solution and finally creating test-cases to ensure the solution works as per the design. What you’ll do for us… The responsibilities include end-to-end solution design, configuration, implementation, data analytics, testing of solutions and communication with internal and external stakeholders. Design Participate in process and business requirements sessions with client and document to-be business process leveraging industry best practices. Work with clients to identify and collect data, such as historical sales, shipment, inventory, logistics, and other operations / supply chain data from sources like databases, Excel sheets, emails, and others. Ability to convert business logic to technical platform design, including knowledge of platform infrastructure. Configuration Work closely with architects and directors to develop clear functional and technical design, 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. Data Analytics 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. Testing 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, document issues, and track progress at resolving issues. Ability to design and implement a testing protocol, with support from junior analysts, with the end goal of automating testing. Communication Work with clients, 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 Bachelor’s or master’s degree in operations research, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or related fields with a concentration in operations or analytics preferred. Experience 1 year of experience of enterprise application implementation. 1 year of experience presenting complex topics in a clear, concise, and easily understood manner. Prior experience in planning systems, and exposure to ERP tools is preferred. 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 is preferred. Experience using agile methodology to deliver large scale enterprise implementations is preferred. Skills and Abilities Statistical, Optimization and Simulation skills through software tools and packages like R, SAS, CPLEX or similar are good to have. Knowledge of spreadsheets and software (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets), and document processing (Microsoft Word, Google Docs) is required. Knowledge and training in databases (SQL Server, MySQL) and skills in one or more languages like SQL, MDX, T-SQL or similar is preferred. Strong analytical techniques, data mining knowledge and proficiency in handling and processing large amounts of data. Ability to identify key insights and critical thinking to prioritize and focus on the highest value opportunities or the biggest risks. Coursework and strong background in mathematics and statistics. Strong verbal, written, presentation and demonstration / training skills are required. Ability to communicate mathematical, technical or software usage concepts to audiences with limited prior mathematics, technical or software background. Ability to work in teams, distributed across locations and time zones and at executive and junior levels in a corporate hierarchy. What We Offer Competitive salary. Flexible Work: Work from home three days a week – it varies depending on teams. Tech tools: Complementary PC laptop with home office and internet allowance. Stock options for eligible candidates. High growth organization - very strong entrepreneurial culture and no corporate politics. Support network: Work with a team you can learn from every day. Diversity: We pride ourselves on our international working environment. Social: Fun after-work activities like Friday Socials. If you’re in the office, feel free to join these events in person. Work Life Balance Feel part of A team Impacting the planet positively How the process works A meeting with a recruiter at o9 solutions. Managerial Round – A conversation with the hiring manager to evaluate collaboration, team fit, and growth potential. Executive Round – you will meet with the head of the team and get to know more about the company. More About Us At o9, transparency and open communication are at the core of our culture. Collaboration thrives across all levels—hierarchy, distance, or function never limit innovation or teamwork. Beyond work, we encourage volunteering opportunities, social impact initiatives, and diverse cultural celebrations. With a $3.7 billion valuation and a global presence across Dallas, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, and Munich, o9 is among the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. Through our aim10x vision, we are committed to AI-powered management, driving 10x improvements in enterprise decision-making. Our Enterprise Knowledge Graph enables businesses to anticipate risks, adapt to market shifts, and gain real-time visibility. By automating millions of decisions and reducing manual interventions by up to 90%, we empower enterprises to drive profitable growth, reduce inefficiencies, and create lasting value. o9 is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, ensuring a fair and unbiased hiring process. Join us as we continue our growth journey! More about us… At o9, transparency and open communication are at the core of our culture. Collaboration thrives across all levels—hierarchy, distance, or function never limit innovation or teamwork. Beyond work, we encourage volunteering opportunities, social impact initiatives, and diverse cultural celebrations. With a $3.7 billion valuation and a global presence across Dallas, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, and Munich, o9 is among the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. Through our aim10x vision, we are committed to AI-powered management, driving 10x improvements in enterprise decision-making. Our Enterprise Knowledge Graph enables businesses to anticipate risks, adapt to market shifts, and gain real-time visibility. By automating millions of decisions and reducing manual interventions by up to 90%, we empower enterprises to drive profitable growth, reduce inefficiencies, and create lasting value. o9 is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, ensuring a fair and unbiased hiring process. Join us as we continue our growth journey! We have a vision. Our Digital Brain, o9’s AI-powered platform, is being used by global enterprises to drive their digital transformations. The integrated planning and operational efficiencies we provide is helping businesses do more, be more and mean more to the world at large. Because businesses that plan better, reduce waste, creating value for themselves and the planet. But we also have a vision for our people. We want the most talented, committed and driven people to power our transformative approach. As an individual and in a team, your actions reflect our values. In return, we’ll provide a nurturing environment where you can be a part of something special.