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Senior Solution Consultant, Operation Research Lead – Supply Chain SaaS Solutions
Location
Canada
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Solution Consultant, Operation Research Lead – Supply Chain SaaS Solutions
Kinaxis
• Configure and implement Kinaxis Maestro product 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 product specifications, following Supply Chain Industry trends and best practices. • Translate complex supply chain problems into analytical / mathematical models (e.g., optimization, heuristics, constraint-based logic) and embed them into Maestro solutions. • Work in small POD teams with domain experts and stakeholders to rapidly understand problems and deliver usable solutions. • Support in developing and enhancing inventory management modules to balance service levels, working capital, and system efficiency, leveraging optimization techniques and data-driven decision frameworks. • Support in developing Production Planning workflows that balance capacity, lead times and demand variability, incorporating constraint-based and optimization-driven logic. • Design and develop advanced algorithmic logic (e.g., allocation, prioritization, capacity balancing) using Maestro scripting and embedded algorithms. • Support Quality Control/Quality Assurance validation and testing of the solution. • Provide recommendations to improve future workflows and implementations. • Collaborate with Product Managers and internal stakeholders to align Kinaxis Maestro solution with system capabilities. • Work with stakeholders to identify objective functions, constraints, and trade-offs (cost vs service, inventory vs capacity) and translate them into system logic. • Translate business requirements into system configurations, dashboards and workflows. • Participate in early innovator programs 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 early innovator program of the project to ensure the customer understands the solution and how it integrates into their supply chain management objectives and practices. • Conduct data-driven analysis to identify improvements and recommend the same to project team for increasing the effectiveness of the developed solution. • Continuously identify opportunities to standardize and enhance Maestro resources using reusable OR-based solution patterns. • High ownership and bias to action, you move things forward without waiting for perfect clarity.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- Strong foundation in Operations Research / optimization techniques (Linear Programming, heuristics, constraint-based modeling) is highly preferred.
- Ability to translate mathematical/analytical outputs into actionable business insights for stakeholders.
- Passion for working in customer-facing roles and able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies for system implementation.
- Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into entity relationship diagram logic.
- 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 and concepts effectively in English, both verbally and in writing to bridge technical and business teams.
Benefits
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs, training, and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
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