Senior IT Specialist, Supply Chain Planning Systems – Kinaxis Maestro

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Ensure that global supply chain planning applications align with business requirements and maintain stability throughout their operational lifecycle.

• Take ownership of and manage supply chain planning and reporting applications.

• Collect and assess business needs, establish requirements, and design technical solutions.

• Lead the execution of system testing and manage changes in both regulated and non-regulated settings.

• Supervise system maintenance, upgrades, defect tracking, and issue resolution.

• Serve as the main point of contact between IT, business process owners, and external vendors.

• Implement solutions that are in line with business needs and regulatory standards.

• Maintain documentation of functional requirements, technical design specifications, validation plans, and change control records.

• Ensure that systems are kept in a validated state throughout their lifecycle.

• Collect, analyze, and document technical requirements, workflows, and opportunities for process improvement.

• Convert business and functional requirements into technical specifications.

• Collaborate with IT teams to create and roll out configurable Rapid Response solutions.

• Develop and carry out test scripts, UAT scenarios, and validation plans.

• Manage risk assessments, audits, and regulatory inspections related to system validation and compliance.

• Oversee upgrades, patches, and maintenance while recommending enhancements.

• Manage issue triage, root cause analysis, and defect resolution.

• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to provide system support and enhancements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• Over 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning applications, business systems analysis, or enterprise systems.

• At least 2 years of practical experience with Kinaxis Rapid Response/Maestro, including Demand Planning and Supply Planning modules.

• Strong understanding of Kinaxis platform data modeling concepts, such as table structures, linkages, and configuration.

• Capability to develop and execute test scripts, validation plans, and system documentation.

• Practical experience in enterprise application support, configuration, and deployment.

• Experience in configuring planning workbooks, worksheets, alerts, scenarios, schedule tasks, scorecards, automation chains, and dashboards in Rapid Response.

• Experience integrating ERP data, such as JDE or Oracle, into Kinaxis.

• Familiarity with supply chain data, hierarchies, measures, calculations, attributes, and planning logic.

• Experience in building or maintaining calculations, filters, queries, data transformations, and automation workflows in Kinaxis.

• Knowledge of AWS or Azure, along with cloud application deployment, configuration, and maintenance.

• Familiarity with system integrations, web services/APIs, and troubleshooting production issues.

• Preferred: Kinaxis Author Level 1, Administrator Level 1, and Integration Level 1 certifications.

• Preferred: Experience in AWS, Azure, or cloud-based environments.

• Preferred: Basic project management experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application or interview process.