Lead Software Engineer - O9 , ITC

This role reports to the Engineering Manager within the Supply Chain Planning & Technology organization. You will work closely with business users, engineering teams, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure O9-based Integrated Business Planning solutions—covering Assortment Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, and Deployment—are designed and implemented to meet operational needs and align with industry best practices.

We are seeking a passionate individual who enjoys solving complex business problems across demand and supply planning. The role requires strong experience delivering Integrated Business Planning (IBP) solutions end-to-end, ideally using o9, with hands-on configuration and implementation across the full lifecycle.

As a Lead Software Engineer you will translate business needs into scalable technical designs, lead solution architecture decisions, and drive high-quality delivery in partnership with product and cross-functional teams. Success in this position depends on deep technical leadership, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide teams through ambiguity.

You will also mentor engineers, elevate engineering standards, and help build long-term capability within the planning technology organization. Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in architecture, design, and development across IBP domains

Proven expertise in O9 Assortment, Demand or Supply (mandatory). Exposure and hands on working on other planning application like SAP IBP, Kinaxis etc is plus

Strong understanding of planning algorithms, forecasting models, solvers, and data domains

Understanding of ML based forecasting models and implementing workflows for best models.

Exposure to solvers like Gurobi or other open source packages for meeting custom requirements.