Solution Architect
Kinaxis
Solution Architect
- Category
- Consulting
- Position Type
- Full-Time
- Remote
- Yes
Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.
In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in Chennai and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.
Our journey in India began in 2020 and we have been growing steadily since then! Building a high-trust and high-performance culture is important to us and we are proud to be Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM. Our state-of-the-art office, located in the World Trade Centre in Chennai, offers our growing team space for expansion and collaboration.
Location
India - Remote.
As a member of our Consulting Team, you understand our customers’ most pressing business performance challenges and you are committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges in the distributed value chain that is prevalent in manufacturing today.
What you will do
- Working with new and existing customers, you will provide expert guidance in leveraging our product offerings and deliver value in the following ways:
- Provide creative solutions to complex business problems while maintaining best practices;
- Guide and mentor the consulting project team during project;
- Drive client participation in project design activities;
- Leading Deployment Workshops to help customers achieve immediate value from their investment;
- Facilitating business process design and development that leverages RapidResponse capabilities;
- Resolving complex data and analytic configurations to ensure that the solution is producing the expected results;
- Configure the RapidResponse interface according to our customers distinct needs as defined within the Agile user stories and blueprint designs;
- Working with our customers to develop a roadmap to solve multiple supply-chain problems leveraging the power of RapidResponse;
- Providing high levels of customer service whenever the opportunity arises;
- Work with Account Executives and Client Partners to articulate the value of RapidResponse and be able to discuss our implementation methodology/approach.
- Support the services sales opportunities as the solution and technical leader working with the Account Executives and Client Partners
Technologies we use
- Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Technical skills such as SQL, R, Java Script, Python, etc.
- Experience with manufacturing planning solutions such as Kinaxis, SAP, JDA, etc
What we are looking for
- Multiple cycles of leading development teams in complex supply-chain solution design, development, and testing
- 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in business software consulting and/or manufacturing and demand management,
- Experience in engaging and negotiating with C-level stake-holders
- Detailed knowledge of functional supply chain solutions such as ERP/MRP, Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Planning, Aggregated Supply Planning, Order Fulfilment, Capacity Planning, Inventory Management, and managing planning activities with distributors and contract manufacturers
- SAP ECC/APO implementation experience or other major ERP implementations
- Understanding of the solution development life cycle, including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment
- Experience in electronics/high-tech manufacturing industries such as EMS, OEM hardware, etc. or experience in industrial, automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense industries
- Experience working with relational databases and java script
- A post-secondary degree in a related discipline
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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.
Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.
Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.
People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs and training and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.
Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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