Application Lead

Project Role : Application Lead
Project Role Description : Lead the effort to design, build and configure applications, acting as the primary point of contact.
Must have skills : Kinaxis
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Key Responsibilities
Play the solution architect role on Kinaxis implementation projects. Engage with client stakeholders to understand requirements, carry out fit-gap analysis, design and document solution and guide configuration team to implement the solution. Drive conversations with client business stakeholders. Work with development functions- business lines- product teams and technology stakeholders to derive the technology future state and roadmaps. Drive designs that balance business efficiency- system performance- security and compliance whilst conforming to architectural and security standards.

Key Qualifications (Must Have)
-Minimum 10 plus years of experience of implementing Kinaxis and similar other SCM software solutions in client environment.
-Should have played Solution Architect role in at least 2 Kinaxis implementation projects.
-Strong functional knowledge and experience in the following Rapid Response applications: Supply Planning, Capacity Planning (Constraints), DRP, MPS, Demand Planning and Order Fulfillment
-Must have strong design and software configuration skills and good command over data models.
-Must have knowledge of integrating Kinaxis with SAP/Oracle/legacy systems
-Must have implementation experience in configuring Demand Planning and Supply Planning modules
-Must have completed Rapid Response Author Level 2 certification
-Strong collaborator, team player and individual contributor. Strong -communication skills with comfort in speaking with business stakeholders.
-Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and drive progress.

Preferable Qualifications (Nice to Have)
-Any relevant supply chain certifications like CSCP will be a plus
-Rapid Response Solution Consultant / Solution Architect certification will be a plus

Professional Attributes
-Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment. Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
-Desire to work in an information systems environment
-Excellent communication written and oral and interpersonal skills.

Educational Qualification
BTech/BE/MCA

Additional Information
Open to travel - short / long term

15 years full time education

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