Sr Functional Consultant _Demand Planning (D243)

AlgoLeap Technologies Pvt Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

AlgoLeap Technologies Pvt Ltd. Bengaluru seeks an experienced Demand Planning lead focused on the o9 platform. You will gather requirements, run workshops, and translate needs into robust o9 designs, configurations, and workflows across forecasting, planning hierarchies, and dashboards.

You will drive end-to-end implementation lifecycles, collaborate with data, integration, and BI teams, and train users while ensuring production readiness and post-go-live support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and appropriate domain knowledge.
• 4–10+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience with domain relevance.
• Hands-on experience implementing o9 Demand Planning with certifications.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, forecasting, and S&OP/IBP processes.
• Experience in end-to-end implementation lifecycle from requirements to hypercare.
• Experience with global supply chain organisations and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze requirements for Demand Planning, Forecasting, and S&OP/IBP.
• Lead functional workshops and translate requirements into o9 designs.
• Configure and implement o9 Demand Planning modules, forecasting, hierarchies, and workflows.
• Configure forecasting models, demand sensing, segmentation, and consensus planning.
• Design planning workflows, KPIs, dashboards, and planner workbenches on o9.
• Collaborate with technical teams on data integration, APIs, ETL, and master data.
• Prepare functional specs and support development.
• Execute SIT, UAT, and production validation; support deployments.
• Train business users and provide post-go-live support.
• Identify improvements to planning processes and performance.
• Support change requests, enhancements, and issue resolution.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

SOP/IBP

Workshops & Requirements

Stakeholder Management

Data Integration

Business Analysis

SIT/UAT

Team Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/SC/IT/Business

Tools

o9 Platform

SQL

Python

JSON

REST APIs

ETL

Azure/AWS

Power BI/Tableau

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

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Must have

• 6+Industry experience
• 4+ Functional Demand planning experience
• 1-2years o9 platform along with o9 Certifications
• End to End Implementations minimum 1

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business requirements for Demand Planning, Forecasting, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP/IBP).
• Lead functional workshops and translate business requirements into o9 solution designs.
• Configure and implement o9 Demand Planning modules, including forecasting, planning hierarchies, planning levels, and workflows.
• Configure forecasting models, demand sensing, segmentation, and consensus planning processes.
• Design planning workflows, alerts, KPIs, dashboards, and planner workbenches within the o9 platform.
• Collaborate with technical teams on data integration, APIs, ETL processes, and master data management.
• Prepare functional specifications and support technical development.
• Execute System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and production validation.
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and production deployments.
• Train business users and provide post-go-live support.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and solution performance.
• Support change requests, enhancements, and production issue resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 4–10+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience.
• At least 2–5 years of hands‑on experience implementing o9 platform Demand Planning along with o9 Trainings and Certifications
• Strong understanding of demand planning and forecasting business processes.
• Experience in end‑to‑end implementation lifecycle, from requirements gathering through hypercare.
• Experience working with global supply chain organizations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required Functional Skills

• Demand Planning
• Statistical Forecasting
• Consensus Forecasting
• Forecast Consumption
• Demand Sensing
• Promotion Planning
• Lifecycle Planning
• Product Hierarchies
• Customer Hierarchies
• Planning Calendars
• Planning Levels
• Version Management
• Scenario Planning
• S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• Supply Chain Planning concepts
• Inventory Planning fundamentals

o9 Platform Skills

• o9 Digital Brain Platform
• Demand Planning module configuration
• Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG)
• Planning Dimensions and Hierarchies
• Measures and KPIs
• Dashboards and Workspaces
• Task Flows
• Business Rules
• Security and User Roles
• Data Validation
• Workflow Configuration
• Master Data Configuration
• Model Testing
• Solution Deployment

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• SQL
• Python (preferred)
• JSON
• REST APIs
• Data Integration concepts
• ETL processes
• Azure or AWS (preferred)
• Power BI or Tableau
• Excel (Advanced)

Preferred Certifications

• o9 Solutions Functional Certification
• APICS CPIM
• APICS CSCP
• Agile/Scrum Certification (preferred)