We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with 10+ years of industry experience, including a minimum of 3 years of hands-on o9 Solutions implementation experience. The candidate will be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable o9 solutions, collaborating closely with clients and cross-functional teams, and guiding the implementation team throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Client Requirement Management: Discuss, understand, validate, and finalize high-level business and functional requirements with clients.
Solution Blueprinting: Lead and support blueprinting sessions to understand business processes, identify gaps, and define the appropriate o9 solution approach.
Solution Design: Translate business requirements into high-level solution designs aligned with o9 capabilities, industry best practices, and client objectives.
Requirement Breakdown: Break down high-level requirements into detailed user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria for development.
Development Team Guidance: Provide architectural and functional guidance to the build team during user story development, ensuring the solution is aligned with the approved design.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, developers, project managers, and other technical teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
UAT Support: Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), support issue resolution, validate delivered functionality, and ensure the solution meets agreed business requirements.
User Training: Support and participate in user training, helping business users understand the implemented solution and its key functionalities.
Solution Governance: Ensure consistency between business requirements, solution design, development, testing, and final implementation.

Required Experience & Skills

10+ years of overall industry experience.
Minimum 3 years of o9 Solutions implementation experience.
Strong understanding of o9 Solutions platform and supply chain planning processes.
Experience working directly with clients and business stakeholders.
Strong experience in requirements gathering, solution design, blueprinting, and user story creation.
Ability to translate business requirements into actionable functional and technical requirements.
Experience guiding development/build teams in an implementation environment.
Hands-on experience supporting UAT, defect resolution, and user training.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a client-facing and cross-functional environment.

Preferred Background

Experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP/IBP, Inventory Planning, or related areas.
Experience delivering end-to-end o9 implementation projects.
Strong understanding of implementation methodologies, solution governance, and best practices.

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