Senior Solution Consultant - IND

Kinaxis Inc.; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Kinaxis Days

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Virtual fitness classes

Mentorship programs

Recognition programs

Hackathons

Job summary

Kinaxis Inc. is expanding its Chennai/Bangalore team and seeks a senior consultant with strong customer-facing skills to solve complex supply chain challenges. You will conduct requirements discovery, configure Maestro, train users, and mentor juniors while traveling as needed.

Strong analytical and teaching abilities are essential. Candidates should have deep knowledge of manufacturing planning and demand management, plus experience with Kinaxis, SAP or JDA, and an ability to work remotely from

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing roles with strong communication and collaboration skills.
• 10–15 years in manufacturing, production planning and demand management in supply chain.
• Educational background with excellent academic record in related fields.
• Ability to learn Maestro and work in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep-dive discovery sessions and develop requirements specifications.
• Support Solution Architect with creative, best-practice solutions.
• Mentor junior consultants on projects.
• Learn Maestro software and perform configuration.
• Train customer end users on the configured solution.
• Understand industry trends and benchmark customers accordingly.
• Ensure business benefits alignment with the business case.
• Support validation, testing, data management and data integration.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Presentation skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Statistics or related field

Tools

SQL

R

JavaScript

Python

Kinaxis

SAP

JDA

Job description

About Kinaxis

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

Chennai (or) Bangalore - Office Based

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

• Participate in deep-dive customer business requirements discovery sessions and develop requirements specifications documentation.
• Support Solution Architect in providing creative solutions to complex business problems while maintaining best practices.
• Guide and mentor junior consultants on the project team during project.
• Learn Maestro software and perform solution configuration.
• Perform training of customer end users on the configured solution.
• Understand supply chain industry trends and benchmark customer against the same.
• Ensure the customer is obtaining the business benefits as captured in the business case.
• Support the validation and testing of the solution and capture user feedback.
• Support data management and data integration related activities.
• Any other reasonable project related tasks as assigned by the Project Manager.

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

• A passion for working in customer facing roles and you have great interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• 10 -15 years of relevant experience understanding manufacturing, production planning and demand management in Supply chain domain with software consulting exposure..
• BS/MS/PhD in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Statistics or a related field with an excellent academic record.
• Good background in Supply Chain engineering concepts and understanding of statistical forecasting, inventory management, MRP, scheduling, etc.
• Ability to learn a new application – Maestro.
• Self-direction with ability to excel in a fast paced work environment.
• Work well in a team environment and have the ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization.
• Open to travel 75% on average and 100% occasionally and also can work effectively when working remotely from the client.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

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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 matterat 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 atwww.kinaxis.comor the company’s blog athttp://blog.kinaxis.com.

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