Pros2Plan, a subsidiary  of Spinnaker SCA, has immediate openings for consultants with Kinaxis expertise.

Title: Kinaxis Solution Architects (RapidResponse) – Demand, Supply Planning

Location: Various Location throughout the US

Duration: Full Time

Salary – Open, based off experience

Job Description:

• Serve as the chief planner/architect of Kinaxis RapidResponse implementations; ensure that the delivery architecture, capabilities and operations are consistent across the enterprise.

• Participate in deep-dive customer business requirements discovery sessions and develop requirements specifications documentation

• Working with customers for understanding requirements, providing solutions, transforming requirements

• Configure the system to support business requirements, design / configure various resources like worksheets, Alerts, Metrics, scorecards, etc.

• Perform Integration testing during System Integration Testing

• Support User Acceptance Testing

• Architecting Planning solutions using Rapid Response, MRP to achieve a defined business outcome, working with Interfaces, work flows and data management/data migration.

• Works together with the functional team to drive the adoption of standard business practices.

• In-depth knowledge of resources such as worksheets, Alerts, Metrics, scorecards, etc.

• Knowledge of integrating Kinaxis with host ERP systems for both Inbound and Outbound Interfaces, work flows, Query development, preparation of detailed functional specifications for enhancements, layouts and reports etc.

• The role requires interaction with clients in different time zones

• The role may require flexibility to work in different shifts.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementation of different Kinaxis RapidResponse modules, including Supply Planning, Forecasting and Demand Planning, ATP, Aggregate Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Attribute Based Planning, Sales & Operations Planning

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, production planning, demand management industry role and/or business software consulting role.

Preferred Skills:

• Designing solutions in RapidResponse

• Hands on experience on Demand Planning, Statistical Forecasting, Consumption based planning, Re-order point planning, MRP, MPS, Long term Planning, Capacity planning and Production scheduling, Batch Management, Serial number management with discrete and Process industry.

• Hands on experience on Supply Chain Planning Master Data Maintenance i.e Material Master, BOM, Work center, Routings, Vendor Master, Customer Master, Info records, source list, Schedule agreements, contracts etc.

• Knowledge and experience of integration of Planning function with Mfg, Quality, Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Sourcing, Logistics and Costing functions.

• SAP MRP, PP, APO experience

• A passion for working in customer facing roles and you have great interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills.

• Kinaxis RapidResponse Author certification or Contributor Certification