3 Rapidresponse Jobs

Solution Engineer WHO ARE YOU? As a person, you have analytical skills, and you love to solve problems. You are good in communication, both when it comes to technical details as well as business needs. You have ability to build relationships and networks. You act with a sense of ownership and work with the team in mind. You like multi-tasking and to take ownership. Being a team player with positive mindset and a customer-oriented attitude is in your nature, and you know the various challenges. You have long experience from planning, supply chain, configuration and authoring in RapidResponse platform. Competences needed: - Develop features as agreed with Architects in accordance with Volvo and Kinaxis best practice. - Designing and developing stable and maintainable solutions - Knowledge in working in an agile team - Experience in discreet manufacturing Specific competences needed that we are looking for within RapidResponse are: - Supply planning - Pool - Attribute based planning - Closed loop design patterns - Configuration and algorithms - Authoring of resources and automation tasks

WFH Budget - 80 Lacs Remote Kinaxis RapidResponse Technical Consultant Barcelona Off roll (3rd party payroll Project roles and responsibilities Role Mission: We are looking for an expert in Kinaxis RapidResponse to optimize and improve our existing implementation. The tool currently lacks maturity and does not fully meet business needs. We require a professional who can contribute to its enhancement and evolution, ensuring better performance, integration, and usability. The ideal candidate should have a technical focus (50-70%) with a functional understanding (30-50%) to propose improvements, troubleshoot performance issues, and adapt the system to ongoing business changes. Goals and deliverables Experience: Minimum 3+ years working with Kinaxis RapidResponse. Technical Focus: Strong preference for candidates with hands-on technical expertise over purely functional knowledge. Expertise in the Supply Planning module is mandatory. Kinaxis Data Model Knowledge: Understanding relations between different connections in the model. Workbooks and Planning Algorithms: Hands-on experience with different planning algorithms used in Kinaxis. Deep understanding of supply chain principles (mandatory).Performance Troubleshooting: Ability to identify and solve performance issues in Kinaxis.Scripting and Automation: Experience working with Kinaxis scripts to optimize workflows.Industry Knowledge: Experience in the pharma sector is a plus.Languages: Fluent English (mandatory).Soft Skills: Proactive, strong analytical thinking, and excellent communication skills.Work Mode: Full remote.What Will You Do?Optimize and enhance the Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation to meet business needs.Understand and improve the Kinaxis data model, including all connections and dependencies.Configure and fine-tune planning algorithms for better forecasting and efficiency.Work with workbooks and scripts to automate and streamline processes.Resolve performance issues, improving system efficiency and response time.Ensure smooth integration of Kinaxis with other enterprise systems.Document all configurations, enhancements, and troubleshooting processes.Collaborate with business stakeholders to align the tool with strategic objectives.Adapt quickly to changes and implement new customizations.

Role & responsibilities The IT Solution Architect, Global Planning Systems SIOP will design and collaborate on a roadmap of Global Planning Systems Management and Operations solutions that deliver products to market faster for Smith+Nephew Globally. The Architect will partner with Product Owners and Leaders to design and deploy quality solutions, consolidating global planning systems, planning & operations software into a core set and reducing the application footprint. The architect will translate technical solutions into business activities and vice versa, assessing & understanding the impact of changes. The IT Sr. Planning Architect will own the design of Global Planning Systems technical solutions, ensuring they meet business outcomes and align with enterprise architecture standards. The incumbent will oversee solution build quality, ensure technical integrity and architectural compliance, and design optimal solutions using on-premises and cloud technologies. Responsibilities: With the team, owns architecture for sophisticated IS/IT Sr. Plannings to be deployed for S&N Global Planning Systems operations-related projects (releases and/or rollouts), including architectural requirements' gathering, fit/gap analysis, sprint reviews, cloud maturity, training, functional specification approvals, automated testing, configuration, data conversion, and solution governance in a hybrid on-premises and cloud architecture. Drives solution consistency and assists in facilitating the change leadership interventions within Global Planning Systems Management/Operations and contributes to the Global Planning Systems IT continuous improvement by assessing the impact of the new requests on the core architecture. Focus on continuous improvement, keeping up with industry and proactively advising the business of new capabilities that can help them support the company growth and strategy. Performs Level 3 support for Global Planning Systems Management Enterprise software. Updates documentation & practices and constantly looks for new ways to 'Shift Left' Global Planning Systems IT support so lower-cost models can be successful globally. Data modelling and design : Designs, maintains, and advises on corporate data structures, including entities, relationships, and attributes, using data analysis and quality assurance techniques. Service acceptance: Ensures timely delivery of quality products by evaluating project outputs against agreed criteria and collaborating with project managers. Planning Architecture: Leads the development of architectures for complex planning solutions, balancing service quality and systems management requirements. Establishes architectural policy, coordinates design and ensures standards adherence. Specialist advice : Provides leadership and guidance to promote specialist knowledge development. Maintains a network of experts and contributes to professional development planning. Systems design : Designs complex systems, applying appropriate methods and tools. Analyzes impact, manages risks, and reviews designs for technology use, resource efficiency, and system integration. Location: Pune, India Licenses/ Certifications: KINAXIS certification - APICS or Supply Chain Certification SAFe, Agile CSM, Good to have. SAP or Axapta, Good to have Education: Bachelor' or master's degree Level or equivalent experience in a business or information Technology field Experience: Experience in global planning systems management, planning, and operations business solution architecture workspace. Should have a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in global planning systems management or advanced planning systems, planning, and operations business solution architecture workspace. Experience with ERP like SAP or MS Axapta (MS Dynamics 365) is required. Prior Experience with Kinaxis (Rapid Response) application support, configuration, & development is required. Experience in information systems and applicationsincluding APS (demand planning, supply planning, network planning, SIOP, and command & control center)and project management, preferably in the regulated life sciences industry. Certifications: KINAXIS certification preferred. APICS, or Supply Chain Certification SAFe, Agile CSM, is an advantage. Good experience with sophisticated integrations, web applications, and SaaS configuration. Experience working with cloud-based methodologies and toolsets. Experience with AGILE project methodology and practice Experience with Global Planning Solution product and technology demonstrations. Good experience with sophisticated integrations, web applications, and SaaS configuration. Extensive understanding of the medical device or life science industry, including cost drivers and value opportunities. Ability to tie technical solutions to business solutions or prospect needs. Ability to work and collaborate across teams without strategic direction. Competences: Understands the complexity of a supply chain network and drives consistency across multiple individual platforms, including a cloud-based data integration model. Contributes to selection of the requirements approach for projects, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Defines and leads prioritizing requirements definition and prioritization activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity. Facilitates input from collaborators, provides constructive challenge, and enables effective prioritization of requirements. Reviews requirements for errors and omissions. Establishes the requirements baselines, acquires formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability to source. Investigates, runs, and applies authorized requests for changes to baseline requirements in line with organizational change policy.