Kinaxis Solution Architect Specialist Master

Kinaxis Solution Architect Specialist Master

We are a team of strategic advisors, architects, and implementers who drive business transformations. Our diverse talent energizes clients' business functions and technology to maximize value in Supply Chain enhancing their ability to fulfill their growth and efficiency ambitions. Imagine working with world-class supply network capabilities like Smart Factory, Strategy & Innovation, Supply Chain Responsiveness, Sourcing & Procurement, or Product Development & Operations! Are you ready to take your career to new heights? Join our US Supply Chain & Network Operations Offering, where you'll deliver transformational solutions using operational expertise, digital technologies, advanced analytics, and industry-specific hybrid solutions. Don't miss the chance to be part of a team that provides exceptional client value while advancing your professional journey. Apply now and become a vital part of our innovative and dynamic workforce!

Team Intro

We work with clients to solve their most complex and strategic operational challenges. Our team spans the supply chain from procurement to manufacturing and all through connecting the supply to the customer. In today's world, we can't do that without working together across the supply chain and using data and analytics to get our clients' insights in real-time, all the time. Many of our clients are trying to keep up with companies based solely on an interconnected supply chain; we modernize their supply chains using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and connected products resulting in a competitive asset for the entire organization. Our Synchronized Planning & Fulfillment practice develops integrated business and supply chain planning solutions that synchronize customer demand, supply chain assets, and working capital to drive and deliver improvements in customer service levels, supply chain efficiency, and financial results. We work with companies to develop strategies, identify opportunities, and create innovative alternatives that provide supply chain improvement for shareholders and customers.

Work You'll Do

This position is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the success of the end-to-end solution delivery process including resource allocation, serving as the primary interface with the client, and directing a cross-functional team to achieve established goals. This role will manage solution delivery through a variety of activities including process design, data analytics, solution configuration, and deployment, establishing performance metrics and new policies, testing, and knowledge management. The role requires deep analytical, technical, and complex problem-solving skills with knowledge of optimization methods, financial computations, statistical analysis, and advanced mathematical modeling techniques. It also requires exposure to data science, and associated software and programming technologies. Additionally, this role requires exposure to advanced planning systems and tools (Kinaxis, etc.) The successful candidate will be a skilled leader with a proven track record of driving results, exceeding client expectations, building trust across the organization, applying critical thinking and business management skills, and managing diverse groups of people and projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering for Supply Chain Planning including planning business processes, identifying potential areas of improvement and new development, automation of processes, reducing of cycle times and productivity improvement.
• Provides architecture guidance on individual system designs; Architect designs and solutions to support the realization of supply chain planning functionalities on Kinaxis RapidResponse.
• Design and develop technical specifications with Kinaxis RapidResponse and SAP Planning applications working on different modules including Supply Planning, Forecasting and Demand Planning, Aggregate Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Attribute Based Planning, Sales & Operations Planning
• Develop and maintain System Architecture models (e.g. System Interaction diagrams) and reference implementations within systems of record (e.g. Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture tools)
• Partner with Scrum Master, Product Owner and the team in defining Technical User Stories
• Partners with Product Owner to identify and prioritize enabler work
• Support Product roles in engaging Kinaxis vendor consultants for system implementation guidance, roadmaps, and features.
• Configure the supply chain planning systems to support business requirements and design different seeded resources including worksheets/workbooks, alerts, metrics, scorecards, dashboards, application of different control sets, etc.
• Support data integration with multiple sources and target systems.
• Work with Kinaxis product vendor to optimize performance and automate processes for sustained value delivery.
• Update solution documentation, workflows, and system configurations to ensure comprehensive understanding and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Support Integration Lead, Data and System Architects in the definition of technical data integration requirements and associated Features/User stories.

Required Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or related fields with a concentration in operations or analytics
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain module implementation using Kinaxis RapidResponse
• 3+ full life cycle implementations of supply chain planning projects end to end
• Ability to travel up to 50%, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• 5+ years leading a team
• Certified as a Kinaxis Solution Architect or has completed all requirements for Kinaxis Solution Architect certification
• 1+ year experience in Agile methodology to deliver large scale enterprise solutions

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the range is $130,800 to $241,000. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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