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o9 Solutions

Integrated planning platform for demand forecasting

Functional Consultant - Delivery

Implementation & Technical Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in operations research, industrial engineering, engineering management, business analytics, computer science, or a related field with a concentration in operations or analytics is preferred.
  • One year of experience implementing enterprise applications.
  • One year of experience presenting complex topics clearly, concisely, and understandably.
  • Knowledge of spreadsheets and software such as Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and document-processing tools such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
  • Strong analytical techniques, data mining knowledge, and proficiency in handling and processing large amounts of data.
  • Coursework and a strong background in mathematics and statistics.
  • Strong verbal, written, presentation, demonstration, and training skills.
  • Ability to communicate mathematical, technical, or software-use concepts to audiences with limited prior mathematics, technical, or software background.
  • Ability to work in teams distributed across locations and time zones, and with stakeholders at executive and junior levels in a corporate hierarchy.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in process and business requirements sessions with clients and document to-be business processes using industry best practices.
  • Work with clients to identify and collect historical sales, shipment, inventory, logistics, and other operations or supply chain data from databases, Excel sheets, emails, and other sources.
  • Convert business logic into technical platform design, including platform infrastructure knowledge.
  • Work with architects and directors to develop functional and technical designs, document data requirements, and build complex datasets.
  • Configure technical specification documents and the o9 platform to solve operations and supply chain problems and establish performance monitoring systems.
  • Use mathematical models, predictive methods, statistical techniques, optimization algorithms, and simulations to analyze, manipulate, and interpret enterprise data and provide business insights and data visualization to client management.
  • Use statistical and optimization tools and programming languages to conduct data integration through extraction, transformation, and loading, and create models for time series forecasts and operational plans.
  • Work with internal Research and Development teams to resolve solution gaps and deploy fixes in customer environments.
  • Create and execute workflow and data analytics test cases, document issues, and track issue resolution.
  • Design and implement testing protocols, with support from junior analysts, with the goal of automating testing.
  • Work with clients, cross-functional teams, and information technology and business stakeholders to ensure successful project planning and execution.
  • Plan, develop, and deliver Super User and End User training for a global user base.
  • Mentor junior analysts on the technical and business aspects of projects.
  • Deliver end-to-end solution design, configuration, implementation, data analytics, and testing, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Analyze and interpret data to support management and leadership decision-making and optimize supply chains.
  • Participate in requirement and design sessions with customers; analyze improvement opportunities; collect and analyze data for decision support; prepare business impact case studies; configure solutions with onshore and offshore teams; and create test cases to verify solutions against designs.
  • Establish performance metrics and new policies, and support process design, solution deployment, and knowledge management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience with planning systems and exposure to enterprise resource planning tools.
  • Firsthand experience leading a team through the full lifecycle of a supply chain planning solution implementation, including business requirements gathering, solution design and development, user acceptance testing and system integration testing, go-live and cutover, and value realization.
  • Experience using agile methodology to deliver large-scale enterprise implementations.
  • Statistical, optimization, and simulation skills using software tools and packages such as R, SAS, or CPLEX.
  • Training in databases such as SQL Server or MySQL and skills in one or more languages such as SQL, MDX, or T-SQL.

About the Company

o9 Solutions

Integrated planning platform for demand forecasting

o9 Solutions provides an integrated planning platform for enterprise-wide planning across supply chain, retail, finance, and operations. The platform uses AI/ML forecasting, collaborative demand planning, demand sensing, and scenario evaluation, with near real-time production scheduling embedded into workflows. It differentiates itself by offering a single, end-to-end platform that unifies planning and analytics across multiple functions, enabling fast scenario analysis and synchronized execution. The goal is to help businesses quickly respond to market changes, improve planning accuracy, and keep the organization aligned with strategic targets.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$533M
Headquarters
Farmers Branch, TX
Founded
2009

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