Kinaxis
Overview
Principal Architect, Solution
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Kinaxis
— this remote role can be based anywhere in Canada or the USA. As a senior member of the Solution Assurance Team, you will understand customers’ most pressing business challenges and help drive success by addressing complex supply chain management challenges through Kinaxis Maestro deployments. You will work on partner-led Maestro deployment engagements and leverage deep Maestro expertise to guide partners and customers on best practices, ensuring seamless integration of Kinaxis solutions and immediate value realization.
Location This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada or the USA.
What you will do
Serve as a supply chain and Maestro expert, articulating the value of Kinaxis’ solution throughout the customer journey.
Lead solution assurance engagements with customers and partners, providing input into defining and implementation of supply chain software requirements.
Evaluate the overall systems architecture and data flow for customers’ business needs, recommending standard and unique software functionalities to meet business needs.
Identify and provide inputs to mitigate deployment risks, ensuring robust solutions are aligned with best practices.
Review and provide expert advice on complex data and analytics configurations to ensure the solution produces the expected results based on best practices.
Provide functional leadership during critical deployment escalations, providing recommendations to resolve complex supply chain challenges.
Present actionable insights to business stakeholders up to executive level roles, synthesizing complex information clearly.
Manage multiple engagements simultaneously and effectively, fostering strong collaboration with partners and customers.
What we are looking for
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field.
7-10 years’ experience in software implementation, consulting or business experience in supply/demand planning, inventory management, or manufacturing.
4+ years as a solution architect for enterprise level supply chain transformation projects and deployment, deploying Kinaxis Maestro solutions and applications.
Excellent facilitation skills, adept communicator skilled at managing customer and stakeholder interactions.
Self-starter who shows initiative in their work and learning and can excel in a fast-paced, matrix work environment.
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, able to synthesize a high volume of complex information to determine and lead teams towards best course of action.
Proven leadership, interpersonal and coaching/mentoring capabilities within a dedicated, matrixed work team.
Role Specific Skills And Experience
Expertise in supply chain concepts and best practices coupled with in-depth experience with Maestro supply chain solutions and applications
Experience producing and reviewing complex blueprints on business processes and translating technical requirements during software implementations with Large/Enterprise customers with multiyear/multi geography deployments.
Technical experience in data integration, data management, system configuration and deployment for supply chain software implementations.
Ability to travel up to 50% and work effectively remotely from client sites.
About Kinaxis and Benefits Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do in the world every day—when store shelves are stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.
Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.
Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.
Perks
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
Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.
Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.
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Kinaxis
— this remote role can be based anywhere in Canada or the USA. As a senior member of the Solution Assurance Team, you will understand customers’ most pressing business challenges and help drive success by addressing complex supply chain management challenges through Kinaxis Maestro deployments. You will work on partner-led Maestro deployment engagements and leverage deep Maestro expertise to guide partners and customers on best practices, ensuring seamless integration of Kinaxis solutions and immediate value realization.
Location This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada or the USA.
What you will do
Serve as a supply chain and Maestro expert, articulating the value of Kinaxis’ solution throughout the customer journey.
Lead solution assurance engagements with customers and partners, providing input into defining and implementation of supply chain software requirements.
Evaluate the overall systems architecture and data flow for customers’ business needs, recommending standard and unique software functionalities to meet business needs.
Identify and provide inputs to mitigate deployment risks, ensuring robust solutions are aligned with best practices.
Review and provide expert advice on complex data and analytics configurations to ensure the solution produces the expected results based on best practices.
Provide functional leadership during critical deployment escalations, providing recommendations to resolve complex supply chain challenges.
Present actionable insights to business stakeholders up to executive level roles, synthesizing complex information clearly.
Manage multiple engagements simultaneously and effectively, fostering strong collaboration with partners and customers.
What we are looking for
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field.
7-10 years’ experience in software implementation, consulting or business experience in supply/demand planning, inventory management, or manufacturing.
4+ years as a solution architect for enterprise level supply chain transformation projects and deployment, deploying Kinaxis Maestro solutions and applications.
Excellent facilitation skills, adept communicator skilled at managing customer and stakeholder interactions.
Self-starter who shows initiative in their work and learning and can excel in a fast-paced, matrix work environment.
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, able to synthesize a high volume of complex information to determine and lead teams towards best course of action.
Proven leadership, interpersonal and coaching/mentoring capabilities within a dedicated, matrixed work team.
Role Specific Skills And Experience
Expertise in supply chain concepts and best practices coupled with in-depth experience with Maestro supply chain solutions and applications
Experience producing and reviewing complex blueprints on business processes and translating technical requirements during software implementations with Large/Enterprise customers with multiyear/multi geography deployments.
Technical experience in data integration, data management, system configuration and deployment for supply chain software implementations.
Ability to travel up to 50% and work effectively remotely from client sites.
About Kinaxis and Benefits Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do in the world every day—when store shelves are stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.
Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.
Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.
Perks
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
Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.
Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.
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