Role: Kinaxis Solution Consultant (Workbook Authoring & Business Solutioning)
Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract
Location: Austin, Texas(5D Onsite)
Must Have Skills
Skill 1 - 10+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience
Skill 2 - Experience conducting business requirements workshops
Skill 3 - Strong understanding of data modeling, configuration, and solution design
Good To have Skills -
Skill 1 - Experience in Semiconductor, High-Tech, Manufacturing, or Industrial domains
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Kinaxis Solution Consultant to work closely with business stakeholders, understand supply chain planning requirements, design scalable solutions, and configure Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse applications. The ideal candidate should have strong workbook authoring capabilities and experience translating business processes into Kinaxis solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, S&OP, and Capacity Planning.
- Facilitate solution design workshops and fit-gap assessments.
- Author and configure Kinaxis workbooks, worksheets, measures, scorecards, dashboards, alerts, hierarchies, and planning models.
- Translate business requirements into functional designs, user stories, and configuration specifications.
- Collaborate with business users to validate planning processes and solution outcomes.
- Configure and support planning workflows, automation chains, and exception management.
- Participate in data validation, testing, UAT, deployment, and post-production support.
- Create functional documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer artifacts.
- Recommend supply chain process improvements and best practices leveraging Kinaxis capabilities.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience.
- 5+ years of Kinaxis RapidResponse/Maestro implementation experience.
- Strong hands-on experience authoring Kinaxis workbooks and planning models.
- Expertise in one or more areas:
o Demand Planning
o Supply Planning
o Inventory Planning
o S&OP/IBP
o Capacity Planning
- Experience conducting business requirements workshops.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, configuration, and solution design.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Kinaxis Certification (Author, Solution Consultant, or related certifications).
- Experience in Semiconductor, High-Tech, Manufacturing, or Industrial domains.
- Knowledge of SAP ECC/S4HANA
- APICS/CSCP/CPIM certification is a plus.