Kinaxis Solutions Lead Architect – Supply Chain

McKesson; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Lead Architect for Maestro Kinaxis Solutions to own end-to-end Kinaxis RapidResponse across demand, supply, and S&OP/IBP, coordinating with IT and system integrators. You will drive design decisions, fit-gap analysis, and ensure best practices while balancing customization needs.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in supply chain planning, strong leadership, and experience with ERP integrations (SAP S/4).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall Kinaxis solution architecture across Demand, Supply, S&OP/IBP, and Control Tower.
• Lead solution design decisions, ensuring alignment with business strategy and planning maturity.
• Drive fit-gap analysis, configuration strategy, and design sign-off.
• Ensure Kinaxis best practices are applied while balancing customization needs.
• Partner with System Integrators to oversee configuration, integrations, data loads, and testing.
• Act as the primary Kinaxis functional escalation point during delivery.
• Serve as the primary business-facing solution lead for planning stakeholders.
• Facilitate design workshops, executive reviews, and decision forums.
• Provide clear status, risk, and mitigation updates to program leadership.
• Support go/no-go decisions with fact-based readiness assessments.
• Strong expertise in Kinaxis RapidResponse (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP/IBP).
• Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes.
• Experience with ERP integrations (SAP S/4 preferred).
• Familiarity with data models, interfaces, and planning master data.
• Proven experience leading large-scale Kinaxis implementations.

Skills

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

APICS CPIM

CSCP

CLTD

Kinaxis Rapid Response Author/Contributor certifications

Tools

SAP S/4

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Lead Architect for Maestro Kinaxis Solutions to own end-to-end Kinaxis RapidResponse across demand, supply, and S&OP/IBP, coordinating with IT and system integrators. You will drive design decisions, fit-gap analysis, and ensure best practices while balancing customization needs.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in supply chain planning, strong leadership, and experience with ERP integrations (SAP S/4).