Kinaxis Planning Solution Consultant

About the role

A Supply Chain Kinaxis Consultant at Accenture will partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions using the Kinaxis platform. This role involves developing and implementing integrated supply and demand planning solutions that improve cost efficiency, increase business effectiveness, and create synergies and collaboration within an organization.

Responsibilities

• Help drive functional and technical design workshops on Demand Planning
• Create custom design specifications for gaps on configurations
• Create functional design and solution design for Demand Planning
• Define data mapping needs for demand planning in O9 ref models
• Develop POV on solution options to drive key design decisions
• Develop testing strategy and test scenarios
• Quality check on solution and test results

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Supply Chain Demand Planning
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Kinaxis or implementing related supply chain demand planning business solutions, including experience with configurations and ability to perform fit/gap analysis on user stories
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience)
• If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent (minimum 6-year work experience)

Qualifications

• Evidence of leading Kinaxis as a product owner, technical client service lead or lead solution consultant
• Advance knowledge/Expertise for Kinaxis: such as Supply Planning, Forecasting and Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Attribute Based Planning, Sales & Operations Planning and S&OE / Control Tower
• Senior Level Expertise in functional integration (ongoing closed loop) to major ERP
• Advanced Understanding of Kinaxis Data Models
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership and management skills

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of industry best practices and trends

Benefits

• Market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Pay

Annual salary range: $70,350 to $196,000

Schedule

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.