Visualfabriq Functional Lead

Role: Visualfabriq Functional Lead

Location: Plano, TX (Remote)

Type: Contract

Position Summary:

• We are seeking an experienced Visualfabriq Functional Lead to support and lead Trade Promotion Management (TPM) implementation initiatives for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) clients. This role requires deep functional TPM process expertise to drive successful end-to-end implementations of the Visualfabriq platform.
• The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal project teams, leading solution design, configuration strategy, data alignment, testing, and deployment activities while ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution.
• This role requires strong experience in TPM processes, CPG commercial operations, system integrations, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional Leadership:

• Lead TPM functional design workshops with Sales, Trade Marketing, Finance, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Demand Planning, and IT stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Visualfabriq solution designs and configurations.
• Define future-state TPM processes, including:
• Promotion planning
• Budget management
• Claims and deductions
• Accruals and settlements
• Promotion execution
• Forecasting and analytics
• Approval workflows
• Post-event analysis
• Provide guidance on TPM best practices and process optimization for CPG organizations.
• Support business process harmonization and global template definition efforts.
• Review and validate functional specifications, user stories, and configuration documentation.
• Support change management and user adoption activities.

Project & Delivery Leadership:

• Collaborate with Project Managers and Solution Architects to manage delivery scope, timeline, risks, and dependencies.
• Support estimation, planning, and proposal activities for TPM initiatives.
• Identify implementation risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Provide leadership during testing phases including SIT, UAT, and regression testing.
• Coordinate with client leadership and vendor teams to resolve escalations and delivery issues.
• Support governance meetings and executive-level status reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• implementation teams.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and 7+ years of experience in TPM, CPG commercial systems, or related enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on experience implementing Visualfabriq TPM solutions.
• Strong understanding of CPG trade promotion processes and commercial operations.
• Experience leading functional workstreams in enterprise implementations.
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to bridge business and technical discussions effectively.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other TPM/TPO platforms such as:
• Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud TPM
• Anaplan
• Exceedra
• XTEL
• Experience in global CPG organizations.
• Knowledge of Revenue Growth Management concepts.
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience supporting business development, solution demos, and proposal creation.
• PMP, Scrum, SAP, or related certifications are a plus.

Skills & Competencies:

• TPM process expertise
• Solution architecture mindset
• Functional-technical translation capability
• Client-facing communication skills
• Executive presentation skills
• Data integration understanding
• Risk and issue management
• Cross-functional leadership
• Analytical problem solving
• Strong collaboration and relationship management

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred but not required.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel based on client and project needs (estimated 20–50%).

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• The ideal candidate is a TPM implementation expert who understands both the business processes and technical ecosystem required to successfully deliver complex Visualfabriq implementations within CPG organizations.
• This person is comfortable engaging with executives, business users, architects, and technical teams while driving delivery excellence and client satisfaction.