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Senior Application Consultant, Supply Chain Optimization
$84k-104k (estimate)
Full Time | IT Outsourcing & Consulting
1 Week Ago
kinaxis is Hiring a Senior Application Consultant, Supply Chain Optimization Near Scottsdale, AZ
About KinaxisElevate 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 the US and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.
Kinaxis has a well-established team of Sales and Professional Services professionals across the US. Our newest office is based in Irving’s Las Colinas development and will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers from across the US can come together to work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains.
LocationThis is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA or Canada
About The RoleThe Senior Application Consultant is a consulting position within Kinaxis’s Professional Services, Innovation and Data Science Services organization. Your advanced expertise in operations research and optimization models will contribute to delivering end-to-end customer projects related to innovative applications, such as optimization models within Kinaxis’ RapidResponse product, in close collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
What you will do
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:
Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com . This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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 the US and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.
Kinaxis has a well-established team of Sales and Professional Services professionals across the US. Our newest office is based in Irving’s Las Colinas development and will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers from across the US can come together to work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains.
LocationThis is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA or Canada
About The RoleThe Senior Application Consultant is a consulting position within Kinaxis’s Professional Services, Innovation and Data Science Services organization. Your advanced expertise in operations research and optimization models will contribute to delivering end-to-end customer projects related to innovative applications, such as optimization models within Kinaxis’ RapidResponse product, in close collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
What you will do
- Participate in customer business requirements discovery sessions and help develop requirements and technical specifications documentation.
- Understand customer’s supply-planning needs related to Supply Chain optimization use cases (inventory, waste management, raw material, production systems) and manage customer-facing discussions.
- Use mathematical optimization (Linear programming, optimization algorithms, statistics, machine learning) to solve complex business problems, reduce costs and improve decision-making speed and quality for our customers.
- Support data management and data integration related activities as required.
- Support workflow and process optimization by advising and guiding customers and/or internal teams on best approach for gathering inputs, analyzing results and adjusting optimization parameters to meet customers’ business needs.
- Manage the validation and testing of the models’ performance and capture user feedback while making the required adjustments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Product Management or R&D to implement and enhance optimization application at customers.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and documentation to communicate optimization results and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Act as a main point of contact for customers throughout the implementation, effectively articulating complex information in a relatable fashion and at times, managing challenging conversations.
- MS Degree in one of the following fields: Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- 5 years of experience of consulting, implementing optimization models in client production environments.
- 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning or Management.
- Proficiency in MatLab, Python, SQL, Mixed Integer Linear Programming and decision models.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication (both in written and in oral formats), facilitation and presentation skills.
- Interest for new technologies and fast learner.
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform well in a fast-paced environment.
- Prior experience with RapidResponse, SAP, Oracle, or Blue Yonder applications to support supply chain activities is an asset.
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
Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com . This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
SALARY
$84k-104k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/20/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/18/2024
WEBSITE
kinaxis.com
HEADQUARTERS
KANATA, ONTARIO
SIZE
1,000 - 3,000
FOUNDED
1984
CEO
JOHN SICARD
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
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