[Urgent Search] Technology NPI Consultant, Intermediate

Job Description About Kinaxis Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it's really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we're serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis. In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in Chennai and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. Our journey in India began in 2020 and we have been growing steadily since then Building a high-trust and high-performance culture is important to us and we are proud to be Great Place to Work CertifiedTM.Our state-of-the-art office, located in the World Trade Centre in Chennai, offers our growing team space for expansion and collaboration. Location Chennai, India About The Team The Technology Consultant is a professional level role with demonstrated experience.They p rovide trusted expertise and contribute, review and support throughout the development phase of concepts in Maestro. They w ould also be responsible for understanding Kinaxis customers most pressing business challenges and will be committed to supporting our customers by solving complex issues in their Supply Chain Management practice.They are r esponsible for supporting data integration activities throughout the deployment of Kinaxis solutions. They understand Kinaxis customers most pressing supply chain product offerings so that our customers can start to experience the immediate value of Kinaxis solutions What You Will Do - Configure and implement Kinaxis Maestro software based on customer business requirements, ensuring solution configurations are of high quality, aligned with user stories, and completed in accordance with project timelines. - Translate business requirements into Kinaxis Maestro software specifications, following Supply Chain Industry trends and best practices. - Lead and support data management and data integration activities, including source systems data transformation, data loading into Maestro, data cleanup and validation. - Lead Quality Control/Quality Assurance validation and testing of the solution, including supporting UAT and capturing user feedback. Provide recommendations to improve future processes and implementations - Provide technical support to end users and resolve complex issues; act as an escalation point for others. - Update solution documentation and contribute to process improvements for future documentation requirements. - Participate in deployment workshops with customers with a focus on guiding and training end users on how the Maestro solution was configured in relation to their business requirements and how to achieve immediate value from their investment. - Provide continued support to the customer during the testing phase of the project to ensure the customer understands the solution and how it integrates into their supply chain management objectives and practices. - Support deployment workshops to help customers achieve immediate value from their investment. - Liaise directly with customers and internal SMEs such as the Technology Architect through the project lifecycle. Skills and Qualifications we need - Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field. - 58 years of relevant industry development experience will be ideal for this role. - Passion for working in customer-facing roles and able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. - Understanding of manufacturing scheduling principles - Ability to interpret algorithm flow diagram and understand where extension points are triggered with an understanding of event-based scheduling - Ability to interpret customer requirements, convert them into simple logic and mapping them with extension logic and algorithm events - Ability to diagnose issues using logs and common error patterns - Understanding of the software deployment life cycle; including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment. - Self-starter who shows initiative in their work and learning and can excel in a fast-paced work environment. - Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, able to synthesize a high volume of complex information to determine the best course of action. - Works well in a team environment and can work effectively with people at all levels in an organization. - Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. What we are looking for - Proficiency in Java for implementing extension logics - Technical skills such as SQL, R, Java Script, Java IDEs, Python, etc. - Knowledge of software extensions and embedded algorithm - Experience working with scheduling concepts and manufacturing planning solutions such as Maestro, Blue Yonder, o9, SAP, Oracle, or applications to support supply chain activities. - Progressive experience with Scheduling concepts and tools - Some database level experience extracting data from enterprise class ERP systems including SAP/APO, Oracle, and JDE. - Comfort with Java IDEs (Eclipse/IntelliJ/VS Code) for development and debugging Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world's supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every daywhen we see store shelves 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 strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact. People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team: - 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 For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company's blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com . 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 [Confidential Information]. 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.