Job Title: Technical Lead - Kinaxis Maestro/Rapid Response

Key responsibilities:

- Take up the role of Technical Lead of the Kinaxis Maestro and other IT solutions in the Supply Chain function

- Generate and report analytics on adoption of the IT solutions and value realization through the same

- Work with business leadership to implement governance of the IT solution adoption to ensure high adoption of the solution

- Manage a team of external IT consultants who will be managing the application in Business As Usual mode and ensure the support team is meeting the service SLAs

- Work with business stakeholders and external consultants in getting the required enhancements rolled out in Kinaxis Rapid Response / Maestro and process improvement through new digital interventions

- Partner with business leaders to identify process gaps, improvement opportunities and innovation opportunities in the supply chain function

- Ideate the digital/IT solution intervention, create solution roadmap and get the business case approved

- Work with internal IT team, external partners, and implementation partners for rollout of the IT solutions

- Work closely with IT development, testing, and support teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of applications and enhancements

- Collaborate with the business team to create and validate the IT solution

- Act as a change champion by facilitating user adoption, conducting UAT, and ensuring smooth rollout of new digital tools

- Support data-driven decision making by enabling reporting, dashboards, and analytics tailored for supply chain leaders

Functional Skills:

- Understanding of Demand planning, Supply planning, Rough Cut Capacity Planning and Sales and Operation Planning process

- Experience of working on advance planning solutions like Kinaxis Maestro, SAP APO, SAP IBP, or O9

- Experience of working on reporting tools like Power BI, Tableau and data warehousing tools like BW

- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes

Behavioural Skills:

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

- Analytical mindset with problem-solving orientation

- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and manage conflicts

- Change management and influencing skills

- High ownership, accountability, and proactive attitude

- Adaptability to work in dynamic environments with multiple priorities

Job Requirements:

- Educational Qualification: MBA or Post-Graduation in Business, IT, or Supply Chain (preferred) or BE/B.Tech with 10+ years of work experience in Supply Chain

- Experience Tenure: 5 - 10+ Years