Kinaxis Planning Data & Integration Lead

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

1d•$80,400 - $266,300

About The Position

Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations practice helps clients improve planning, procurement, manufacturing, fulfillment, and service through functional consulting, data, technology, and industry expertise. The Kinaxis Planning Data & Integration Lead works with clients to implement and optimize end-to-end supply chain and operations planning processes, align them with business objectives, and improve efficiency and delivery performance. The role leads and advises on integrated planning strategy, S&OP and S&OE, demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, process improvement, performance management, operating models, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and reporting and analytics. It also supports clients in integrating business priorities across sales, marketing, production, and logistics. The position solves clients’ planning challenges, recommends leading practices, leads improvement workshops, selects project methods, uses data and digital technology to develop insights, and helps clients achieve their goals. It leads medium-to-large diverse teams, coaches others, contributes to sales origination and thought leadership, and supports positive community impact. Travel may range from 0% to 100%, depending on business and client needs.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience working on integrated planning initiatives.
At least 2 years of experience working in one or more of these industries: Consumer Goods, Hi-Tech, Life Sciences, or Industrials.
Delivered at least 2 full-cycle integrated planning implementations from design through go-live.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience designing and delivering integration workstreams connecting planning platforms to ERP and adjacent enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalent.
Ability to own technical integration architecture decisions in a client-facing capacity, including data mapping, API design, and middleware configuration.
Experience managing integration risk across multi-system landscapes in time-sensitive delivery environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement integrated planning strategies aligned with client organizational goals.
Lead S&OP planning, including demand review, supply review, pre-executive, and executive reviews.
Develop demand and supply planning processes, including forecasting, production planning, procurement, and inventory management.
Enable S&OP plans through S&OE, aligning production schedules, inventory, order fulfillment, and logistics with business demand.
Develop inventory strategies that optimize stock across locations and reduce excess inventory, stockouts, and working capital investment.
Identify opportunities to streamline operations, improve forecasting accuracy, and reduce lead times; implement planning best practices and technologies.
Identify and analyze supply chain KPIs and develop action plans to address performance gaps.
Develop governance and operating models that integrate sales, marketing, production, and logistics needs into planning.
Communicate planning performance with internal stakeholders and support alignment on goals.
Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Analyze data and report supply chain performance to support senior management decisions.
Find solutions to clients’ integrated planning challenges and advocate leading practices, policies, and procedures.
Analyze data and industry comparisons to identify and solve client challenges.
Lead workshops to identify organizational and process improvements.
Determine project methods and procedures.
Use digital technology and analytical tools to help clients improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Lead medium-to-large teams and coach others while collaborating with internal and external parties.
Support client sales origination and thought leadership development.
Help ensure projects meet client goals and contribute to positive community impact.
Design and deliver integration workstreams connecting planning platforms with ERP and adjacent enterprise systems, where applicable.
Make client-facing technical integration architecture decisions, including data mapping, API design, and middleware configuration, where applicable.
Manage integration risk across multi-system landscapes in time-sensitive delivery environments, where applicable.