Senior Manager – Planning, Kinaxis

Jobtailor; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Kinaxis consultant to lead large-scale supply chain planning implementations in complex environments from Bengaluru. The role requires translating business needs into Kinaxis solutions across Demand, Supply, Inventory and Scheduling modules, and driving design and delivery end-to-end.

The candidate should have strong business analysis skills, familiarity with ERP/SCM systems, and experience delivering client solutions on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering SCM solutions as a consultant.
• Experience with Kinaxis supply chain planning modules (Demand, Supply, Inventory, Scheduling).
• Strong business analysis skills and knowledge of statistical algorithms.
• Experience with other ERP/SCM systems (Oracle, SAP, etc.) is a plus.
• Onsite & Offshore delivery model experience preferred.
• Advanced degree in SCM or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation, configurations, testing, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Translate business requirements into Kinaxis solutions and lead design.
• Deliver high quality client solutions on time and within budget.
• Manage project delivery and stakeholder relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities through client relations.
• Collaborate with capability leader to grow Kinaxis competency.
• Conduct workshops to map end-to-end business processes.

Skills

Business analysis

SCM concepts

Stakeholder management

Consulting experience

Education

Advanced degree in SCM/Operations/Logistics

Tools

Kinaxis

Job description

Responsibilities

• Key role working experience with large scale implementation & transforms in complex environments
• Have a good functional understanding about SCM processes, should able to translate business requirements into Kinaxis (Demand, Supply, Inventory and Scheduling modules) solution, provide solutions proficiency in Kinaxis modules to analyse and identifying gaps, to lead the solution design, and implement the Kinaxis application modules to meet business requirements
• Lead implementation, configurations, testing, training, knowledge transfer and documentation activities
• Able to conduct workshops to understand end to end business process requirements and propose the best possible solution
• Deliver high quality client solutions that meet and exceed client/EY expectations and are delivered on-time and on-budget
• Manage client solution delivery, including defining project approach, motivating project teams, monitoring, managing project risks, managing client and EY key stakeholders and successfully delivering client solutions
• Identifying new business opportunities, including building strong client relations, understanding client needs and EY solution offerings, communicating client opportunities to EY leadership, and helping develop client opportunities
• Assets and closely work with capability leader on growth of the Kinaxis competency

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience, as a consultant providing supply chain solutions for customers required
• Experience working with Kinaxis supply chain planning solutions as either a customer of Kinaxis or as a consultant implementing Kinaxis solutions for customers/clients preferred for below modules
• Strong business analysis skills, understanding and usage of statistical algorithms, SCM concepts, awareness of tactical planning on overall supply chain required
• Relevant consulting and implementation experience with other leading supply chain planning solutions such as Oracle, BY, O9, OMP, Logility, SAP, or leading ERP is an added advantage
• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Operations Research preferred. A combination of Bachelor’s degree and relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree
• Strong business analysis skills, understanding and usage of statistical algorithms, SCM concepts, awareness of tactical planning on overall supply chain required
• Overall, 13-16 years of experiences as SCM planner and responsibilities delivering projects in Supply Chain Management, Planning & Logistics domain
• Working experience with Onsite & Offshore delivery model environment is preferred