Position: Kinaxis Solutions Architect

Location: Remote

Contract Duration: 6 months with potential for extension

Travel Requirements: Up to 20% across Europe based on project needs

Language Proficiency: English (required), German (preferred)

Role Overview:

• Act as the principal architect for Kinaxis RapidResponse deployments, ensuring uniformity in delivery architecture, capabilities, and operations across the organization.
• Engage in comprehensive customer business requirements analysis and produce detailed specifications documentation.
• Collaborate with clients to comprehend their needs, provide tailored solutions, and transform requirements into actionable plans.
• Configure the system to align with business needs, designing and setting up various resources such as worksheets, alerts, metrics, and scorecards.
• Conduct integration testing during the System Integration Testing phase.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing to ensure system functionality meets user expectations.
• Design planning solutions utilizing RapidResponse and MRP to achieve specified business objectives, while managing interfaces, workflows, and data management/migration.
• Work alongside the functional team to promote the adoption of standardized business practices.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of resources including worksheets, alerts, metrics, and scorecards.
• Understand the integration of Kinaxis with primary ERP systems for both inbound and outbound interfaces, workflows, and the preparation of detailed functional specifications for enhancements, layouts, and reports.
• Interact with clients across various time zones, demonstrating flexibility in working hours as needed.

Essential Qualifications:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in implementing various Kinaxis RapidResponse modules, including Supply Planning, Forecasting, Demand Planning, ATP, Aggregate Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Attribute Based Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning.
• Comprehensive project experience utilizing Kinaxis RapidResponse.

Preferred Expertise:

• Experience in designing solutions within RapidResponse.
• Hands-on experience in Demand Planning, Statistical Forecasting, Consumption-based planning, Re-order point planning, MRP, MPS, Long-term Planning, Capacity planning, and Production scheduling.
• Proficient in Supply Chain Planning Master Data Maintenance, including Material Master, BOM, Work center, Routings, Vendor Master, Customer Master, Info records, source list, Schedule agreements, and contracts.
• Knowledge and experience in integrating Planning functions with Manufacturing, Quality, Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Sourcing, Logistics, and Costing functions.
• Familiarity with SAP MRP, PP, and APO.
• A strong inclination towards customer-facing roles, complemented by excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Possession of Kinaxis RapidResponse Author certification or Contributor Certification is advantageous.