[Remote] Solution Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kinaxis is a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, committed to helping customers solve complex challenges in the manufacturing sector. As a Solution Consultant, you will participate in customer business requirements discovery, support solution architecture, and guide junior consultants while ensuring customers achieve business benefits.

Responsibilities

• Participate in deep-dive customer business requirements discovery sessions and develop requirements specifications documentation
• Support Solution Architect in providing creative solutions to complex business problems while maintaining best practices
• Guide and mentor junior consultants on the project team during project
• Learn Maestro software and perform solution configuration
• Perform training of customer end users on the configured solution
• Understand supply chain industry trends and benchmark customer against the same
• Ensure the customer is obtaining the business benefits as captured in the business case
• Support the validation and testing of the solution and capture user feedback
• Support data management and data integration related activities
• Any other reasonable project related tasks as assigned by the Project Manager

Skills

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Technical skills such as SQL, R, Java Script, Python, etc
• Experience with manufacturing planning solutions such as Kinaxis, SAP, JDA, etc
• A passion for working in customer facing roles and you have great interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, production planning, demand management industry role and/or business software consulting role
• BS/MS/PhD in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Statistics or a related field with an excellent academic record
• Good background in Supply Chain engineering concepts and understanding of statistical forecasting, inventory management, MRP, scheduling, etc
• Ability to learn a new application – Kinaxis Maestro®
• Self-direction with ability to excel in a fast paced work environment
• Work well in a team environment and have the ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Open to travel 75% on average and 100% occasionally and also can work effectively when working remotely from the client
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

Benefits

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

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