Thoucentric - Business Analyst/Senior Analyst - Supply Chain Domain (3-8 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 :

Job Title Business Analyst / Sr. Business Analyst Supply Chain

Location - Hyderabad

Band I1 / I2

Job Summary :

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of demand planning, supply planning, long-term revenue and capacity planning, material requirement planning, and production scheduling. Additionally, the candidate should possess strong planning system knowledge (like Kinaxis, O9, OMP) and demonstrate proficiency in change management and influencing.

Key Responsibilities :

- Analyze and understand the complete demand planning and supply planning processes.

- E2E Design thinking across the process interlocks across sales, supply chain, manufacturing and finance.

- Develop and implement products for long-term revenue and capacity planning strategies.

- Utilize planning systems knowledge to support and enhance business processes.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide system solutions.

- Test the planning products build and ensure good experience for the Supply chain members / personas.

- Lead change management initiatives to ensure adoption of new processes and systems.

- Provide training and support to end-users on system functionalities and best practices.

- Prepare detailed reports and presentations for stakeholders, highlighting key insights and recommendations.

- Experience working within agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to deliver projects.

- Ability to break down complex projects into manageable tasks and sprints.

- Understanding of UI/UX principles to collaborate effectively with design teams.

Requirements :

Preferred Skills :

- Advanced degree or certification in Supply Chain Management or related field.

- Experience with supply chain management systems like Kinaxis, O9, OMP.

- Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in demand and supply planning.

System specific skills (Kinaxis or any other planning system) :

- Proficiency in using Kinaxis Rapid Response for demand and supply planning.

- In-depth knowledge of various Kinaxis modules such as Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Management, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).

- Familiarity with the core logics and algorithms used by Kinaxis to support planning processes.

- Expertise in creating and analysing different planning scenarios within Kinaxis.

- Proficiency in building and customizing dashboards and reports within Kinaxis.

- Experience in training end-users on Kinaxis functionalities and best practices.

- Leading change management initiatives related to the implementation and adoption of Kinaxis.

- Upstream and backstream integrations of planning systems like financial planning, customer sales planning, scheduling systems, logistics execution, decision intelligence.

Behavioral Skills :

- Strong leadership and influencing skills.

- Adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic work environment.

- High attention to detail and organizational skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

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