o9 Supply Chain Planner

SATCON Inc; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SATCON Inc. seeks an experienced o9 Supply Chain Planner in New Jersey to lead planning cycles, analyze demand and supply scenarios, and resolve planning exceptions. You will support effective business planning decisions and work with stakeholders across departments.

The role requires hands-on o9 experience, deep S&OP/IBP knowledge, and strong analytical skills to optimize planning outcomes and maintain data integrity throughout cycles.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain planning.
• Strong understanding of demand, supply, inventory, production/capacity planning, and S&OP/IBP.
• Hands-on experience with o9 Solutions.
• Familiarity with planning models, measures, dimensions, hierarchies, dashboards, and workflows.
• Experience analyzing supply-demand imbalances and planning exceptions.
• Strong end-to-end supply chain knowledge and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Execute and support planning activities across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP/IBP, and related processes.
• Manage day-to-day planning cycles and ensure timely completion of planning activities.
• Analyze demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and production constraints to identify risks and opportunities.
• Review exceptions, alerts, shortages, excess inventory, and capacity constraints; recommend corrective actions.
• Perform what-if and scenario analysis to evaluate demand and supply situations.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand planning requirements and improve planning processes.
• Support planners during active planning cycles and resolve functional or process-related issues.
• Monitor planning KPIs and provide actionable insights; validate planning outputs and data consistency.
• Collaborate with o9 functional, configuration, and technical teams on enhancements and issue resolution.
• Support UAT, business validation, go-live, stabilization, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Demand Planning

Supply Planning

S&OP/IBP

o9 Solutions

Planning Models

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

SAP APO

SAP IBP

Kinaxis

Blue Yonder/JDA

Anaplan

o9

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced o9 Supply Chain Planner with strong functional knowledge of supply chain planning and hands‑on experience working with the o9 platform. The candidate will execute planning cycles, analyze demand and supply scenarios, resolve planning exceptions, and support effective business planning decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and support planning activities across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP/IBP, and related processes.
• Manage day‑to‑day planning cycles and ensure timely completion of planning activities.
• Analyze demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and production constraints to identify risks and opportunities.
• Review exceptions, alerts, shortages, excess inventory, and capacity constraints; recommend corrective actions.
• Perform what‑if and scenario analysis to evaluate demand and supply situations.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand planning requirements and improve planning processes.
• Support planners during active planning cycles and resolve functional or process‑related issues.
• Monitor planning KPIs and provide actionable insights; validate planning outputs and data consistency.
• Collaborate with o9 functional, configuration, and technical teams on enhancements and issue resolution.
• Support UAT, business validation, go‑live, stabilization, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain planning.
• Strong functional understanding of demand, supply, inventory, production/capacity planning, and S&OP/IBP.
• Hands‑on experience working with o9 Solutions.
• Understanding of planning models, measures, dimensions, hierarchies, dashboards, and workflows.
• Experience analyzing supply‑demand imbalances and planning exceptions.
• Strong end‑to‑end supply chain knowledge, analytical skills, and stakeholder communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP APO, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder/JDA, or Anaplan in addition to o9.
• Basic SQL/data‑analysis knowledge.
• Experience in CPG, retail, manufacturing, food and beverage, life sciences, or consumer products.
• Exposure to Agile delivery and production support.