Description: Max Bill Rate *** but will go higher for the right fit.
2-month assignment but will most likely be extended 6-12 months
100% Remote - Onshore or Offshore
Role Purpose
We are seeking an experienced Kinaxis Global Process Lead for Supply Planning to serve as the critical bridge between business planners and the technology solution. This is not simply a Kinaxis configuration role. The successful candidate must combine deep Supply Planning and Kinaxis expertise with exceptional business engagement, data fluency, change leadership, training and adoption capabilities.
The individual will work closely with Supply Planners, Production Planners, Material Planners, Procurement teams and business SMEs to understand planning requirements, translate them into scalable solution designs, and explain the resulting solution in clear business terminology. Success will be measured by whether planners understand, trust and consistently use Kinaxis to make better planning decisions.
Most Important Selection Criteria
1. Business-to-Solution Translation and Planner Engagement
This is the single most important requirement for the role. The candidate must be able to:
"Partner directly with planners and business SMEs to understand current processes, pain points, decision needs and business requirements.
"Translate business requirements into practical, scalable Kinaxis process and solution designs across Make, Buy and Transfer scenarios.
"Explain the solution back to business users in planner-friendly language, without relying on technical terminology.
"Clearly articulate what the solution does, why a recommendation was generated and what action the planner should take.
"Facilitate requirements, design and solution-confirmation workshops while connecting business needs to standard Kinaxis capabilities.
"Constructively challenge requests that replicate legacy processes, spreadsheets or local workarounds when standard capabilities provide a stronger solution.
"Build credibility with business leaders and planners and serve as the primary functional bridge across Business, Kinaxis, SAP, ePPDS, Data and implementation teams.
2. Planner Adoption, Change Management and Training
The candidate must be a strong change leader who can influence planners to adopt Kinaxis capabilities and new ways of working. Key expectations include:
"Demonstrate Kinaxis capabilities using realistic planning scenarios that are relevant to a planner s daily responsibilities.
"Influence and convince planners to use standard Kinaxis capabilities rather than reverting to spreadsheets, legacy tools or offline workarounds.
"Explain the business value of the solution and connect system capabilities to improved planning decisions and outcomes.
"Determine whether resistance is caused by a true solution gap, data issue, process issue, training need or broader change-adoption challenge.
"Develop and deliver practical role-based training for Supply Planners, Production Planners and Material Planners.
"Coach planners on exceptions, alerts, scenarios, recommendations and decision-making until they can use the solution independently.
"Build planner confidence and trust in system-generated outputs through transparent explanations and hands-on support.
"Partner with the Change Management team while personally taking an active role in communication, training, coaching and adoption.
3. Data-to-Decision Understanding
The candidate must understand how master and transactional data shapes the Kinaxis planning model and must be able to explain the complete chain in business terms:
Business Data Kinaxis Planning Logic Planning Output Planner Decision Execution
Required knowledge includes the impact of:
"Demand, forecasts and customer requirements.
"Inventory, safety stock and inventory policies.
"Material masters and planning parameters.
"BOMs, recipes and component effectivity.
"Sourcing rules, production versions and supply methods.
"Lead times, lot sizes, planning calendars, horizons and time fences.
"Production resources, capacity and constraints.
"Purchase orders, requisitions and supplier commitments.
"Planned, production and process orders.
"Stock transfer requirements and orders.
"Material availability and transportation or transfer lead times.
The individual must be able to diagnose unexpected recommendations, identify the relevant data and planning logic, and explain cause and effect to the planner. For example: Kinaxis is recommending this production quantity and date because of the demand requirement, available inventory, component availability, sourcing rules, lead time and capacity constraints.
Core Responsibilities
Global Supply Planning Process Leadership
"Own and govern the global Supply Planning design across Make, Buy and Transfer processes.
"Serve as the global functional and solution authority through design, build, testing, deployment and stabilization.
"Ensure the solution follows the Global Process Model and global design principles, with local deviations introduced only where justified.
"Evaluate gaps and distinguish between process, data, configuration, integration, adoption and system-capability issues.
"Drive design decisions based on business outcomes, scalability, planning effectiveness and standard capabilities.
"Partner across Demand Planning, Inventory, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Data, SAP, Integration and Technology teams.
Kinaxis Functional Expertise
"Provide deep practical expertise in Make and production planning, Buy and procurement planning, and Transfer and deployment planning.
"Lead solution design for material requirements, capacity and constraints, supply-demand balancing, shortages, prioritization, allocation, scenarios and exception management.
"Understand how master and transactional data drives planning results and planner workflows.
"Diagnose unexpected planning outcomes and determine the root cause in the process, data, configuration or integration.
"Ensure the solution supports explainable, actionable and sustainable planner decisions.
End-to-End Planning, SAP and ePPDS
"Define and explain the appropriate responsibilities of Kinaxis, SAP and ePPDS across tactical planning, detailed scheduling and execution.
"Understand integration for demand, inventory, materials, BOMs and recipes, resources, planned orders, production or process orders, purchase requisitions, purchase orders and stock transfers.
"Identify disconnects between Kinaxis recommendations and downstream SAP manufacturing, procurement and logistics execution.
"Apply strong understanding of SAP planning and manufacturing processes and working knowledge of SAP ePPDS or PP-DS concepts.
Testing, Deployment and Adoption
"Support solution confirmation, SIT, UAT, end-to-end validation, cutover and post-go-live stabilization.
"Define representative business scenarios and acceptance criteria across Make, Buy and Transfer flows.
"Validate both system functionality and the quality, explainability and usability of planning outputs.
"Support business users in understanding exceptions, recommendations and required actions.
"Coach regional and local SMEs and help build sustainable process capability.
Required Experience and Qualifications
"8+ years of supply chain planning experience, with substantial Supply Planning responsibility.
"5+ years of hands-on Kinaxis experience preferred, including significant solution-design or implementation responsibility.
"Experience with at least two major Kinaxis implementations or transformations in complex multinational supply networks strongly preferred.
"Demonstrated expertise across Make, Buy and Transfer planning.
"Strong understanding of material requirements, production and capacity planning, procurement planning, deployment, inventory, allocation and constraint management.
"Strong knowledge of planning master and transactional data and how it impacts Kinaxis outputs.
"Strong SAP planning, manufacturing, procurement and inventory-process knowledge.
"Working knowledge of SAP ePPDS or PP-DS and detailed production scheduling concepts.
"Experience translating business requirements into Kinaxis process and solution designs.
"Demonstrated ability to explain complex solutions to non-technical business users in clear business language.
"Proven experience training, coaching and influencing planners and driving adoption of planning technology.
"Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder management and global process-governance capability.
Intake Call Notes:
Position Summary
The Global Process Lead (GPL) Extension Consultant will play a critical role in a multi-year global business transformation program focused on replacing legacy planning and ERP systems with Kinaxis and SAP S/4HANA solutions. This role serves as the business process expert for Supply Planning, partnering closely with global process leads, business stakeholders, and technology teams to define and enable future-state planning processes.
The ideal candidate combines deep business planning expertise with strong systems knowledge. They understand how supply chains operate in practice, can effectively engage with business and technology teams, and possess hands-on Kinaxis implementation experience. Most importantly, they can help shape future-state planning processes while identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities across a complex global transformation program.
The successful candidate will bring deep supply chain planning expertise, strong business process knowledge, and the ability to bridge business and technology teams. This is not a technical development role; instead, the consultant will help design, validate, test, and optimize planning processes that support future supply chain operations across a global organization.
The position will focus on supply planning, inventory optimization, deployment planning, production planning, DRP, MRP, and intercompany planning processes while supporting global deployments across APAC, Europe, and other regions.
Program Overview
This role supports a large-scale global transformation initiative currently underway to modernize planning and ERP capabilities. The program includes implementation of Kinaxis planning solutions and SAP S/4HANA across multiple regions.
Current deployment activities include:
China and Hong Kong currently live and in hypercare.
Korea, Australia, and New Zealand progressing through testing and deployment activities.
Additional APAC and European markets scheduled for future implementation waves.
Significant focus on intercompany and cross-border planning processes between migrated and non-migrated regions.
Ongoing development of new supply chain operating models, including virtual hub financial planning processes.
Key Responsibilities
Supply Planning Process Leadership
Support the design, validation, and continuous improvement of global supply planning processes.
Contribute to future-state process design for planners operating in Kinaxis and SAP S/4HANA environments.
Help define planning policies, governance models, and operating procedures.
Identify process gaps, risks, and integration impacts across the end-to-end supply chain.
Inventory Optimization & Planning
Support inventory optimization processes, including planning model settings and planning outputs.
Analyze planning results to ensure they align with business requirements and supply chain objectives.
Assist in the definition and validation of inventory, deployment, and replenishment strategies.
Planning Execution Processes
Provide expertise in:
Supply Planning
Production Planning
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Deployment Planning
Intercompany and Intracompany Transfers
Inventory Management
New Product Introductions (NPI)
Sourcing Strategy Planning
Master Data Governance and Maintenance
Global Transformation Support
Partner with internal business, technology, and consulting teams to support implementation activities.
Collaborate with SAP S/4HANA, Kinaxis, IBM, Client, PwC, and other program partners.
Participate in testing activities, defect analysis, and business validation efforts.
Validate planning process designs across regions and deployment waves.
Support rollout of the global Supply Chain Operating Model.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Act as a trusted advisor and process expert across multiple supply chain functions.
Work closely with teams supporting distribution, inventory management, lifecycle management, and order operations.
Identify upstream and downstream impacts of planning decisions.
Raise cross-functional process concerns and improvement opportunities.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
Proactively identify risks, gaps, and dependencies that may affect implementation success.
Think beyond assigned tasks to evaluate broader business process implications.
Operate effectively in an evolving and complex global transformation environment.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
10+ years of progressive supply chain planning experience.
Proven expertise in:
Supply Planning
Inventory Optimization
Production Planning
DRP
MRP
Deployment Planning
End-to-end Supply Chain Integration
Demonstrated experience working in global supply chain environments.
Kinaxis RapidResponse project implementation experience and/or Kinaxis certification required.
Strong understanding of planning system architecture, data structures, and process integration.
Ability to translate business requirements into future-state operational processes.
Experience supporting testing, validation, and business readiness activities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
SAP S/4HANA planning process experience.
Experience supporting large-scale supply chain transformation programs.
Exposure to multi-country planning and intercompany transfer processes.
International or global company experience.
Consulting experience supporting supply chain transformation initiatives.
Experience managing ambiguity and working through organizational change.
Project leadership or process ownership experience.
Note: Consumer Packaged Goods (Client) industry experience is beneficial but not required.
Work Environment
Schedule & Availability
Flexible work schedule required to support global teams.
Regular participation in meetings aligned to APAC business hours.
Offshore and remote candidates are encouraged to apply.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple time zones.
Travel
Travel is expected to be minimal.
Strong preference is for virtual collaboration rather than extensive travel.
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