Thoucentric - Kinaxis Solution Architect - US (8-12 yrs)

About Us

Thoucentric is the Consulting arm of Xoriant, a prominent digital engineering services company with 5000+ employees. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.

As the Consulting business of Xoriant, We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem. Xoriant (Parent entity) started in 1990 and is a Sunnyvale, CA headquartered digital engineering firm with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Xoriant is backed by ChrysCapital, a leading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combined with Xoriants capabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operations services proven for 30 years.

We have been certified as "Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".

We have an experienced consulting team of over 450+ world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Role Description:

- Lead the Design of supply chain planning solutions using Kinaxis for Clients across various industries, sectors and geographies specifically in various areas of Supply Chain Planning (Demand & Supply Planning, S&OP, Distribution Planning, MRP, Inventory Planning, Replenishment Planning)

- Provide functional and primarily Kinaxis tool expertise on a project which generally consists of 360degree stakeholder management viz. consultants, subcontractors, remote global resources, and clients employees.

- Support the clients in the selection, implementation, and adoption of supply chain solutions, ensuring that client/s requirements are met, and the tool delivers the desired result.

- Be Actively involved in Gap Analysis and scope finalization meetings to finalize the Solutions Architecture and related deliverables.

- Indulge in system architecture design, provide Inputs to Integration consultant, and guide the clients on technological best practices in the industry.

- Support Solution Consultant and Project manager by providing technical guidance throughout the configuration, testing and release of supply chain planning solution.

- Prepare detailed Use case for performance evaluation of Kinaxis based solution.

- Provide guidance for Cutover and to Hypercare team on the Solutions design and configuration.

- Contribute in building Kinaxis / Supply chain practice at Thoucentric and help grow the company by participating in pre-sales activities, building new solutions / offering that can strengthen Thoucentrics capabilities in Supply Chain space.

- Create reusable assets to help accelerate delivery of solutions.

Requirements :

- End to end understanding of Kinaxis Rapid Response tool, its data models and design to lead large projects as Solution architect.

- Understanding of supply chain planning processes including demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, and inventory optimization

- Minimum 8 years total experience and at least one Kinaxis project implementation as a Solution Architect

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.

- Hands-on experience to configure the supply chain product and customize the solution as per clients.

- Ability to create business blueprint documents and validate design by conforming to best industry practice.

- Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.

- Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.

- Ability to balance conflicting and changing demands through prioritization and a pragmatic approach.

Preferred Skills:

- Should have completed Kinaxis certifications viz. Contributor Level 1, Author Level 1 and 2, Automated Algorithms.

- Ability to analyze large amount of data: R, Python, SQL knowledge.

- Functional and system architecture knowledge of SAP ECC, APO and/or IBP implementation

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