Senior Technical Lead
Senior Technical Lead
Job Summary
Primary Skill: Kinaxis RapidResponse (Demand & Supply Planning)
Key Responsibilities
Solution Design & Configuration: Configure and customize Kinaxis RapidResponse standard and custom applications, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, and Inventory Management.Technical Development: Build and maintain custom workbooks, worksheets, filters, scorecards, alerts, hierarchy trees, and scheduled tasks to support operational workflows.Calculations & Scripting: Develop, test, and optimize complex calculated fields, custom algorithms, control tables, and stored procedures within RapidResponse.Data Integration & ETL: Work with data integration tools (such as Talend, Informatica, SAP, or flat-file feeds) to map, load, and validate transactional and master data flowing into and out of RapidResponse.Scenario Modeling: Develop and fine-tune "what-if" scenario modeling capabilities for demand forecasting, rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP), and constrained supply allocation.Testing & Deployment: Lead unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Manage authoring environment promotions and release governance.Performance Tuning: Monitor platform performance, optimize heavy calculations and worksheet queries, and troubleshoot data sync issues or job failures
Skill Requirements
Required Technical Skills & QualificationsCore Platform: 4+ years of hands-on technical configuration and development experience in Kinaxis RapidResponse (v2020.x or newer preferred).Functional Modules: Strong functional and technical depth in Demand Planning (consensus demand, statistical forecasting, demand shaping) and Supply Planning (MPS, MRP, constrained planning, capacity balancing).Kinaxis Authoring: Demonstrated proficiency in RapidResponse authoring: creating complex worksheets, workbook templates, alerts, metrics, automation tasks, and data queries.Integration & Database: Solid understanding of relational database concepts, SQL querying, and supply chain data models (ERP data extraction from SAP ECC/S4HANA, Oracle, or flat files).Preferred / Good-to-Have SkillsKinaxis RapidResponse Author or Contributor Level Certification.Hands-on experience with integration layers (e.g., Kinaxis Data Integration / SDI).Familiarity with SAP modules (PP, MM, SD, or IBP) interfacing with Kinaxis.Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.