Kinaxis Solution Consultant (Workbook Authoring & Business Solutioning)

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.