Technology Consultant - ETL and Data Integration

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

 

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

 

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the UK

 

About the RoleThe Technology Consultant Intermediate as a proficient professional, will be responsible for data integration activities throughout the deployment of Kinaxis solutions and be exposed to more complex integration mandates. Through their understanding of Kinaxis customers’ most pressing business performance and supply chain challenges, they will offer guidance in integrating Kinaxis’ Maestro solution with existing client enterprise systems so that our customers can start to experience immediate valuefrom the product

Key Responsibilities• Perform integration configuration – mapping, loading, transforming, testing and validating data required to support our customer’s unique system landscape on moderate to complex projects.• Participate in the design of customized technology solutions to address specific business challenges or opportunities, considering the customer’s technological ecosystem and based on the integration approach (Kinaxis-led vs. customer-led).• Assist with the implementation and deployment of technology solutions, including project management, system integration, configuration, testing, and training.• Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in both the Kinaxis Integration Platform Suite, RR data model, and REST based API Integration capabilities, and support the client in identifying and implementing solutions best suited to individual data flows.• Collaborate with Kinaxis Support and/or Cloud Services teams to address client queries around security risks or security incidents.• Participate in deep-dive customer business requirements discovery sessions and develop integration requirements specifications.• Support deployment workshops to help customers achieve immediate value from theirinvestment.• Liaise directly with customers and internal SMEs such as the Technology Architect through the project lifecycle.

Primary Skills and Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer• Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field.• 5-7 years of relevant experience in business software consulting, ideally in supply chain or in data integration across enterprise-level systems.• Passion for working in customer-facing roles and able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.• Understanding of the software deployment life cycle; including business requirementsdefinition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment.• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, time management, and customerrelationship skills.• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.• Ability to work virtually and plan for up to 70% travel.

Role Specific Skills and experience• Technical skills such as SQL, R, Java Script, Python, etc.• Proven experience with manufacturing planning solutions such as Kinaxis, SAP, Blue Yonder, etc. – strong preference for Kinaxis experience.• Proven experience and expertise with ETL tools such as Talend, OWB, SSISl SAP Data Services etc.• Database level experience extracting data from enterprise class ERP systems including SAP/APO, Oracle, and JDE.• Experience with connection functionality to SAP (through BAPI / RFC), databases, files, w