BrightX Solutions, Inc.
Job Title: Senior DRP Implementation Lead (Consultant)
Engagement Type: Contract / Consulting
Location: Remote, USA
Work Model: Primarily Remote with Scheduled Travel
Project Overview Our client, a leading organization in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector, is in the process of a major supply chain transformation, including the implementation of a new advanced planning system. We are seeking a highly experienced DRP Subject Matter Expert to join the project team as a consultant. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful deployment and adoption of the DRP module, bridging the gap between business requirements and the technical solution.
Position Summary As the Senior DRP Implementation Lead, you will act as the key subject matter expert supporting an ongoing DRP system implementation project. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the solution is designed, tested, and validated to meet the client's business requirements. You will immerse yourself in the current design, user stories, and business processes to provide expert guidance throughout the testing, data conversion, and validation phases of the project lifecycle. This is a hands‑on role requiring deep functional expertise and a collaborative mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the functional DRP expert for the project team, providing critical insights into supply chain planning best practices.
Thoroughly review and understand the existing system design, business requirements, and user stories to ensure alignment with project goals.
Lead and participate in all testing cycles, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), by developing test scenarios, executing tests, and documenting results.
Support data conversion and validation activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data migrated into the new system (e.g., inventory, network parameters, safety stock).
Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot gaps or issues discovered during testing, and collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders to drive resolution.
Serve as a liaison between the business users and the implementation team, translating business needs into functional specifications and vice‑versa.
Assist in validating that the system configuration for DRP and MRP accurately reflects the client’s inventory policies, deployment strategies, and business rules.
Contribute to knowledge transfer and support change management activities to ensure end‑user readiness for go‑live.
Required Qualifications & Experience
10‑12+ years of hands‑on experience
in supply chain planning, with deep functional expertise in
Distributed Resource Planning (DRP) , MRP, and inventory management.
Demonstrable experience supporting or leading workstreams within large‑scale supply chain system implementation projects.
Prior experience in the
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
industry is strongly preferred.
Proven ability to analyze business requirements and user stories and translate them into functional test plans.
Hands‑on experience with testing, data validation, and system configuration in a project environment.
Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a keen ability to perform root cause analysis on complex planning issues.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Self‑motivated and able to work effectively in a remote, project‑based environment.
Preferred System Experience
Direct experience working on an
OMP (formerly known as OM Partners)
implementation is highly preferred.
Extensive experience as a power user or implementation consultant for other advanced planning systems such as
JDA/Blue Yonder
or
SAP APO
is also highly valued.
This is a remote consulting engagement.
The role requires the ability to travel to client sites for key project milestones, workshops, and testing sessions. Travel is estimated to be approximately 1‑2 weeks per month or every two months, depending on project needs.
No third party or recruiting agency applications will be accepted.
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Engagement Type: Contract / Consulting
Location: Remote, USA
Work Model: Primarily Remote with Scheduled Travel
Project Overview Our client, a leading organization in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector, is in the process of a major supply chain transformation, including the implementation of a new advanced planning system. We are seeking a highly experienced DRP Subject Matter Expert to join the project team as a consultant. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful deployment and adoption of the DRP module, bridging the gap between business requirements and the technical solution.
Position Summary As the Senior DRP Implementation Lead, you will act as the key subject matter expert supporting an ongoing DRP system implementation project. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the solution is designed, tested, and validated to meet the client's business requirements. You will immerse yourself in the current design, user stories, and business processes to provide expert guidance throughout the testing, data conversion, and validation phases of the project lifecycle. This is a hands‑on role requiring deep functional expertise and a collaborative mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the functional DRP expert for the project team, providing critical insights into supply chain planning best practices.
Thoroughly review and understand the existing system design, business requirements, and user stories to ensure alignment with project goals.
Lead and participate in all testing cycles, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), by developing test scenarios, executing tests, and documenting results.
Support data conversion and validation activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data migrated into the new system (e.g., inventory, network parameters, safety stock).
Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot gaps or issues discovered during testing, and collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders to drive resolution.
Serve as a liaison between the business users and the implementation team, translating business needs into functional specifications and vice‑versa.
Assist in validating that the system configuration for DRP and MRP accurately reflects the client’s inventory policies, deployment strategies, and business rules.
Contribute to knowledge transfer and support change management activities to ensure end‑user readiness for go‑live.
Required Qualifications & Experience
10‑12+ years of hands‑on experience
in supply chain planning, with deep functional expertise in
Distributed Resource Planning (DRP) , MRP, and inventory management.
Demonstrable experience supporting or leading workstreams within large‑scale supply chain system implementation projects.
Prior experience in the
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
industry is strongly preferred.
Proven ability to analyze business requirements and user stories and translate them into functional test plans.
Hands‑on experience with testing, data validation, and system configuration in a project environment.
Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a keen ability to perform root cause analysis on complex planning issues.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Self‑motivated and able to work effectively in a remote, project‑based environment.
Preferred System Experience
Direct experience working on an
OMP (formerly known as OM Partners)
implementation is highly preferred.
Extensive experience as a power user or implementation consultant for other advanced planning systems such as
JDA/Blue Yonder
or
SAP APO
is also highly valued.
This is a remote consulting engagement.
The role requires the ability to travel to client sites for key project milestones, workshops, and testing sessions. Travel is estimated to be approximately 1‑2 weeks per month or every two months, depending on project needs.
No third party or recruiting agency applications will be accepted.
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