Solution Architect

About Kinaxis

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains and supporting the people who manage them. Our AI‑infused platform provides end‑to‑end transparency and visibility, helping customers make faster, better decisions with agility and predictability.

This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere within the United States.

The Application Solution Architect is a senior role within Kinaxis’ Professional Services, Innovation and Data Science Services team. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Product, R&D, Data Services, and Professional Services to deliver end‑to‑end customer projects for Enterprise Scheduling and other advanced planning capabilities.

• Define and own the ES solution architecture—including functional design, data structures, constraint models, integrations, and system behavior—working closely with other Solution Architects to ensure alignment with the overall solution architecture. In ES‑only implementations, serve as the primary solution architect for the engagement.
• Facilitate detailed scheduling blueprint sessions that translate manufacturing requirements into scalable configurations, defining heuristics, dispatch rules, look‑ahead behavior, changeover logic, and constraint‑resolution strategies for complex production environments.
• Identify risks throughout the project lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful deployments.
• Troubleshoot complex scheduling behavior and resolve data configuration issues, providing root‑cause analysis and recommending appropriate configuration patterns.
• Provide functional leadership and help solve complex supply chain challenges with implementation support.
• Mentor and provide technical oversight to consultants and partners on solution quality, scheduling implementation methods, repeatable architecture patterns, and deployment best practices, while overseeing delegation of configuration tasks.
• Collaborate with Product teams on feature gaps, capability extensions, and architectural guidance, influencing roadmap discussions through customer insights and solution best practices.
• Support services sales opportunities by articulating solution approaches and value to stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial engineering, supply chain, operations research, computer science, computer engineering, statistics, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of broad experience in software implementation consulting within the supply chain planning or execution space, including 3+ years as a solution architect or lead functional consultant for enterprise‑scale supply chain transformation projects.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills; able to guide customer discussions across planners, schedulers, project teams, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast‑paced, matrixed environments with strong initiative and leadership capabilities.
• Advanced problem‑solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize complex information and guide teams toward deploying high‑quality solutions that align with the intended architectural design.
• Proven interpersonal, leadership, and mentoring skills within cross‑functional teams.

• Subject matter expert in supply chain concepts and best practices with in‑depth experience with supply chain solutions and scheduling applications such as OMP, SAP PPDS, Blue Yonder, or o9 Production Scheduling.
• Experience producing detailed blueprints that translate scheduling requirements into technical specifications during software implementations.
• Technical leadership experience in data integration, data management, system configuration, and system deployment for supply chain software implementations.
• Proficiency with SQL, JavaScript, or other scripting languages used in solution configuration.
• Willing and able to travel between 50% and 75% annually.

• Flexible vacation and company‑wide days off.
• Flexible work options.
• Physical and mental well‑being programs.
• Regularly scheduled…