Specialist Kinaxis - Supply Chain Planning

Job Summary

Design, model, configure, and implement functional software and process solutions to meet desired business requirements. Analyze business processes and systems processes & recommend improvements that use standard Eaton software and processes. Participate in implementations and third level support as required. Ability to understand and drive regional solutions and implement cotnrols that are fully auditable and compliant with business and control standards

Job Description

Responsible for in-depth Techno-functional & business process knowledge of supply chain planning and execution, and Kinaxis / RapidResponse (preferable)

Support the Product Owner in decomposition of epics into features and user stories

Support estimation of epics, features, technical enablers, and user stories

Ensure readiness of user stories for agile team according to definition of ready criteria (DoR)

Provide Level 3 product support as needed

Work with key stakeholders to identify and understand their needs

Manage requirements scope and disposition through process compliance and gap analysis, integration testing and user acceptance methodology

Provide knowledge and input on the system implications of business process changes

Help to identify consolidated, worldwide target processes

Deliver functional specifications and configurations in line with the agreed and approved design

Develop and implement organizational change management plans

Learn to apply Eaton's product methodology and governance processes to the change control, system development life cycle, and regression testing

Work with governance teams to ensure proposed solutions are in-line with global standards

Participate in business process improvement committees as needed

Demonstrate very strong analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources and regions, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.

Applies governance processes to the change control, system development life cycle and ensure that necessary regression testing is delivered to ensure system integrity.

Support end to end processes and has a strong level understanding of system touch points.

Strong communication skills

able to interact with senior level leaders at a global level. Able to explain complex system issues and decision points using common business language (without using IT terms and language).

Drives innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Over all 10 + years of exp with minimum 7 years of relevant experience in SCM Planning
• Expertise (3 to 5 years) in either of the ERP (Supply Chain Modules), MFGPro, SAP ECC, SAP S / 4, Oracle R12.x is required.

Skills

Skills Required

Functional and Technical Capabilities, Kinaxis RapidResponse, Architecture Maturity of Delivered Solutions, Lean Agile Principles and Practices, Analytics and Data-Based Decisions Analysis