Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Business Consulting & Solution Delivery

- Engage with customers and business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
- Perform Fit-Gap Analysis and recommend best-fit business solutions using Kinaxis Maestro.
- Translate business requirements into functional solution designs and detailed specifications.
- Configure and support Kinaxis Maestro solutions aligned with client business processes.

Project Delivery & Collaboration

- Participate in Kinaxis implementation projects and support successful delivery within defined timelines and quality standards.
- Collaborate effectively with project managers, architects, technical teams, and customer stakeholders.
- Support project planning activities, testing cycles, and deployment readiness.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation including business requirement documents, functional specifications, test scripts, and training materials.
- Mentor junior consultants and support knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Testing, Training & User Adoption

- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities with business users and stakeholders.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve functional issues during implementation and post-go-live support.
- Conduct end-user training sessions and enable business teams to effectively use Kinaxis Maestro solutions.
- Provide post-implementation functional support and guidance.

Data Integration & Functional Support

- Work closely with integration and technical teams to support inbound and outbound integrations between Kinaxis and ERP/source systems.
- Support data validation, reconciliation, and migration activities.
- Understand workflows, reports,



and functional enhancements required for business processes.

Pre-Sales & Customer Engagement

- Support proposal preparation, solution demonstrations, and customer presentations.
- Participate in RFP/RFI responses and solution discussions with prospective customers.
- Contribute to capability building, reusable assets, and consulting accelerators.

Required Qualifications

- Strong understanding of Supply Chain Planning processes including:

- Demand Forecasting

- Supply Planning
- Inventory Planning & Optimization
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;)
- Hands-on experience with Kinaxis Maestro configuration and implementation.
- Experience in requirement gathering, process mapping, and functional consulting.
- Good understanding of Kinaxis integration concepts with ERP systems and enterprise applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience

- Business Consultant: 47 years of relevant supply chain consulting experience.
- Senior Business Consultant: 7–10 years of relevant supply chain consulting experience.
- Minimum 2–3 years of Kinaxis Maestro implementation experience preferred.
- Experience working on multiple end-to-end implementation projects.

Educational Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline.

Preferred Skills

- Kinaxis Maestro certifications such as Contributor, Author, Admin, or Integration.
- Knowledge of SQL, Python, or R is an added advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
- Robust communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and customer-facing skills.

Preferred candidate profile

📌 Business Consultant (Bengaluru)
🏢 Stepbeyd Strategic Global
📍 Bengaluru