Kinaxis Solution Architect

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Job Number#171964 - Mumbai Maharashtra India

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Job Title: Sr. Business Process Architect / Solution Architect ( Kinaxis )

Brief Introduction

The Kinaxis Maestro Solution Architect will be the technical visionary and bridge between global supply chain IT and regional business teams. You will lead the design development and deployment of Kinaxis Maestro (and related RapidResponse solutions) across multiple geographies ensuring our Demand Supply and S&OP planning processes are integrated scalable and high-performing.
You will own the Global Template for Kinaxis balancing global standardization with regional flexibility while maintaining strong governance performance and adoption.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architecture & Governance
Lead the end-to-end functional and technical architecture of Kinaxis Maestro.
Design a Global Template (approx. 80% standardized / 20% localized) that can be reused across regions without creating technical debt.
Define and maintain architectural standards best practices and reusable components.
Perform design and workbook reviews to ensure scalability maintainability and performance.

2. Business Alignment & Process Design
Partner with global Supply Chain S&OP Demand Supply and Inventory Planning leaders to translate business requirements into Maestro configurations (workbooks worksheets dashboards scenarios).
Lead Global Design Workshops to harmonize planning processes across regions.
Configure scenarios and WhatIf analysis capabilities to support decision-making.
Explain planning logic heuristic solvers and scenario outcomes to senior and Csuite stakeholders in clear business terms.

3. Technical Leadership & Authoring
Act as the final authority on solution configuration including:
Authoring: calculations tasks automation dashboards
Data modeling: custom tables attributes resources namespaces dimensions
Provide hands-on expertise in RapidResponse / Maestro Authoring including advanced expressions and JavaScript for custom logic.
Perform performance engineering: audit workbooks for calculation heaviness and optimize for large multi-region concurrent usage.

4. Integration & Data Architecture
Design and oversee data integration between Kinaxis and ERP systems primarily SAP S/4HANA
Work with integration teams using middleware such as SAP CPI Talend Dell Boomi or similar leveraging Kinaxis Data Integration (KDI).
Ensure robust handling of master data (BOMs routings lead times locations capacities) and transactional data (demands supplies orders inventory).
Define data quality monitoring and reconciliation processes to ensure reliable planning outputs.

5. Global Implementation & Change Management
Lead or oversee multi-geo implementations from design through deployment cutover and hypercare.
Manage rollouts across different time zones languages and regulatory environments.
Act as a Product Evangelist driving user adoption and transitioning teams from legacy tools (e.g. Excel) to Kinaxis.
Support training knowledge transfer and build a global Kinaxis community of practice.

Required Qualification
8 years in Supply Chain Planning (SAP APO S&OP/IBP Demand Supply Inventory).
45 years specifically as a Kinaxis Architect / Senior Author.
At least 2 full-lifecycle global Kinaxis implementations including Global Template design and multi-region rollout.
Preferred
12 years total experience.
Prior experience in Big 4 / Tier1 consulting or equivalent transformation roles.

Education
Must-Have: Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Supply Chain Management or related field.
Preferred: Masters / MBA from a recognized or top-tier institution.

Professional Certifications
Must-Have
Kinaxis Certified Maestro Author Level 2 (minimum for Architect role).
Kinaxis Certified Maestro Author Level 3 (advanced scripting & performance optimization).
Kinaxis Certified Solution Architect (Core).
Preferred
Kinaxis Certified Integration Developer (for complex multi-ERP/global integrations).

Technical Skills
Must-Have
Deep expertise in RapidResponse / Maestro Authoring (calculations tasks automation advanced expressions dashboards).
Strong data modeling (attributes resources custom tables dimensions namespaces).
Solid understanding of SQL and relational data concepts.
Strong JavaScript skills for custom logic automation and advanced configurations.
Preferred
Experience with AI-enabled Maestro features (AI-assisted demand sensing automated scenario generation).
Exposure to Python for analytics or data science use cases around Kinaxis.
Proven performance tuning for large-scale multi-region Kinaxis environments.

ERP & Integration Knowledge
Must-Have
Integration experience with SAP S/4HANA
Exposure to middleware such as SAP CPI Talend Dell Boomi (or similar).
Strong understanding of ERP master and transactional data: BOMs routings lead times sourcing rules inventory customer orders purchase orders.
Preferred
Leadership experience in multi-ERP multi-instance global integration programs.
Functional & Domain Expertise
Must-Have
Expertise in at least three of:
S&OP / IBP
Demand Planning
Supply Planning
Inventory Optimization
Strong business process design skills and Global Template mindset.

Global & Soft Skills
Proven experience working across multiple geographies and cultures.
Strong communication and stakeholder management including C-suite interaction.
Ability to explain complex WhatIf scenarios and solver behavior in simple business language.
Demonstrated change management capability and ability to act as a product evangelist.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin ethnicity age disability marital status veteran status (United States positions) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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