Senior Kinaxis Specialist - Supply Chain Planning

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Senior Kinaxis Specialist - Supply Chain Planning. Candidates currently residing anywhere in USA close to an Eaton locatoin will be considered. Preferred locations:
Beachwood, Ohio ;
Galesburg, MI;
Raleigh, NC;
Moon Township, PA;
Houston, TX or Menomonee Falls, WI.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $123750.0 - $181500.0 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Design, model, configure, and implement functional software and process solutions to meet desired business requirements for Kinaxis/Rapid Response solution deployment and sustenance. Analyze business processes and systems processes & recommend improvements that use Kinaxis/Rapid Response and processes. Participate in implementations at expert level support often directing more junior level team members. Develops, demonstrates, trains, and drives regional or global solutions .

Implements controls that are fully auditable and compliant with business and regulatory standards

• Responsible for in-depth Techno-functional & business process knowledge of supply chain planning and execution, and Kinaxis/Rapid Response (preferable) - showing global leadership.
• Support the Product Owner in decomposition of epics into features and user stories
• Support estimation of epics, features, technical enablers, and user stories
• Ensure readiness of user stories for agile team according to definition of ready criteria (DoR)
• Provide Level 3 product support as needed
• Work with key stakeholders to identify and understand their needs
• Manage requirements scope and disposition through process compliance and gap analysis, integration testing and user acceptance methodology

Work in partnership with global decision makers and business process owners on system requirements, processes, and systems.

• Manage requirements in line with global templates and guidelines. Ensure that solutions are for the benerfit of all users, sites, divisions and regions.
• Own the set-up and governance of consolidated, worldwide target processes.
• Provide knowledge and input on the system implications of business process changes
• Help to identify consolidated, worldwide target processes
• Deliver functional specifications and configurations in line with the agreed and approved design
• Develop and implement organizational change management plans
• Learn to apply Eaton's product methodology and governance processes to the change control, system development life cycle, and regression testing
• Work with governance teams to ensure proposed solutions are in-line with global standards
• Participate in business process improvement committees as needed
• Demonstrate very strong analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources and regions, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.
• Applies governance processes to the change control, system development life cycle and ensure that necessary regression testing is delivered to ensure system integrity.
• Support end to end processes and has a strong level understanding of system touch points.
• Strong communication skills
• able to interact with senior level leaders at a global level. Able to explain complex system issues and decision points using common business language (without using IT terms and language).
• Drives innovation.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum seven (7) in either of the ERP (Supply Chain Modules), MFGPro, SAP ECC, SAP S/4, Oracle R12.x, Mapics
• Minimum three (3) Kinaxis experience with hands on integration/admin exposure & experience
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of any Eaton location in the United States.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

• Knowledge of Kinaxis/Rapid Response (preferable or Kinaxis Author level II certified or Kinaxis Analytics Level II certified) or strong knowledge in Supply Chain Planning and Execution, fully demonstrated across many full-life cycle projects
• Knowledge of functional and technical capabilities, including understanding of the core programming and databases
• Understanding of lean agile principles and…