Senior Supply Chain Optimization Consultant (Remote)

Kinaxis; Ottawa; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Virtual fitness classes

Mentorship & career development

Recognition programs

Hackathons

Job summary

Kinaxis, a global leader in supply chain orchestration, seeks a Senior Consultant to lead complex deployments and deliver tangible value to customers worldwide. You will guide configurations, mentor teams, and apply advanced analytics to optimize planning and execution across multi-site operations.

The role is remote across the EMEA region, requiring strong client-facing skills, deep domain knowledge, and the ability to work effectively in a matrix environment. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of in-depth experience in software implementation or deployment within the supply chain planning or supply chain execution space or business experience in supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, manufacturing.
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in a functional leadership capacity for system configuration or system deployments.
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in business process design for supply chain software implementations.
• Open to travel 50% on average and 75% occasionally and can work effectively when working remotely from client sites.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead business requirements discovery sessions for implementations of advanced complexity, multi-phase workstreams and broad scope.
• Partner with Solution Architect in the process design and technical direction of complex configurations.
• Execute product configurations of advanced complexity, according to customer needs and approved solution architecture.
• Act as the first level of escalation and oversee the troubleshooting and resolution of complex configuration issues for the project team.
• Apply advanced mathematical models, optimization techniques and artificial intelligence algorithms to complex supply chain planning scenarios to improve customer supply chain performance and achieve business objectives.
• Execute the validation and testing of the solution, capture user feedback and develop recommendations for escalations, roadblocks, and documentation.
• Independently lead complex deployment workshops with a focus on training and guiding customers on how the solution was configured and how to achieve immediate value from their investment.
• Provide technical leadership and recommendations to the Associate, Entry and Intermediate Solution Consultants during project milestones and critical deployment escalations.
• Guide and mentor more junior consultants throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in related field

Tools

SQL

R

JavaScript

Job description

Kinaxis, a global leader in supply chain orchestration, seeks a Senior Consultant to lead complex deployments and deliver tangible value to customers worldwide. You will guide configurations, mentor teams, and apply advanced analytics to optimize planning and execution across multi-site operations.

The role is remote across the EMEA region, requiring strong client-facing skills, deep domain knowledge, and the ability to work effectively in a matrix environment. Travel up to 50% is expected.