Principal IS Business System Analyst, RapidResponse (Maestro)

Role Description:

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a technology-driven industry and a strong understanding of applications in the supply chain industry. This person will be involved in conducting requirements gathering sessions with business stake holders, scoping and evaluating business requirements as fit and gaps, convert the fits and gaps into tangible user requirements, working with stakeholders on gating approvals, defining acceptance criteria, identifying the right technology tools, assist in developing a robust solution working in product team. This role will manage solution delivery through a variety of activities including process design, data analytics, solution configuration, and deployment, establishing performance metrics and new policies, testing, and knowledge management.

This person will be part of the RapidResponse product team in designing, configuring and implementing the most appropriate technical solutions based on business requirements. This position is responsible for ensuring the success of the end-to-end solution delivery process serving as the key team member in product development team for identifying user requirements, acceptance criteria, test plans, development, integration and user testing collaborating with cross-functional team to achieve established goals.  The ideal candidate will have strong business analysis skills and technical background in end-to-end software development lifecycle, proficiency in working with cross functional complex integration projects and ensuring compliance with privacy standards.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering for Supply Chain Planning includes planning business processes, identifying potential areas of improvement and new development, automation of processes, reducing cycle times and productivity improvement.
• Working with our clients to develop a roadmap to solve multiple supply-chain problems leveraging the power of Maestro (RapidResponse).
• Facilitating business process design and development that leverages Maestro (RapidResponse) capabilities.
• Provides architecture guidance on individual system designs; Architect designs and solutions to support the realization of supply chain planning functionalities on Kinaxis RapidResponse platform.
• Develop and maintain System Architecture models (e.g. System Interaction diagrams) and reference implementations within systems of record (e.g. Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture tools)
• Scoping of business requirements and translating into clear fit gat analysis
• Write actionable user requirements and define user acceptance strategies for configurations, design and implementation in RapidResponse system
• Work with business stake holders for Gating approvals, conduct roadshows, evaluation of requirements as fit & gap analysis
• Create sprint plans and timelines for integration, user acceptance, technical and business go live.
• Configure the supply chain planning systems to support business requirements and design resources including worksheets/workbooks, alerts, metrics, scorecards, dashboards, application of different control sets, etc.  as per approved agile user stories and blueprint designs.
• Update solution documentation, workflows, and system configurations to ensure comprehensive understanding and facilitate knowledge transfer
• Support data integration with multiple sources and target systems like SAP S/4 HANA using Data lakes and API architecture
• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US and other international locations
• Be a part of an Agile project team utilizing the Agile / Scrum methodologies, working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, closely partnering with business stakeholders
• Partner with Scrum Master, Product Owner and the team in defining Technical User Stories, Partners with Product Owner to identify and prioritize enabler work

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree with 5-6 years of experience in Supply Chain Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 -10 years of experience in Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong functional and system knowledge in the following Kinaxis RapidResponse applications: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, MEIO, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Master Production Schedule, Sales & Operations planning
• 5+ years of experience working as a Maestro (RapidResponse) Solution Architect or Solution developer
• Experience in various RapidResponse planning analytics like Netting, CTP, MLS, production wheel, campaign planning and Supply.AI
• Facilitating business process design, requirements gathering, conducting fit gap analysis and ability to write and design technical solutions leveraging Maestro (RapidResponse) capabilities
• Ability to provide Functional specifications and process flows, adopting Kinaxis RapidResponse platform to Development team, ensure requirements are tested and own the UAT, End user training, and Post deployment enhancements
• Understanding of the solution development life cycle, including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment
• Develop and maintain System Architecture models (e.g. System Interaction diagrams) and reference implementations within systems of record (e.g. Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture tools)
• Knowledge of sprint-based planning and estimations required for implementation

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Health Cloud and Lifesciences Cloud hands on experience
• Working knowledge of integrations suite using API’s or 3rd party integration software like Talend, MuleSoft, Data Lake and Data Fabrics etc
• Extensive experience in software development lifecycle
• Experience using and adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Established business partnerships and IS governance practices involving senior business stakeholders
• Broad working knowledge of key IS domains and layers
• Understanding of FDA regulations governing computer system validation and operation

Shift Timings: 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM