**DESCRIPTION** **Key Responsibilities:** + Assess and optimize Kinaxis Maestro functionality to improve business processes and capabilities. + Partner with stakeholders, process owners, and enterprise architects to gather and document functional, architectural, and technical requirements. + Design optimal application setup, high-level and detailed technical solution architectures. + Configure and validate Kinaxis for demand, supply, and sales&operations planning requirements. + Lead the design and development of integration customizations, workflows, and extensions. + Serve as a subject matter expert for Kinaxis-related processes, procedures, and functionalities. + Conduct analyses to enhance the utilization of standard application functionalities. + Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in Kinaxis solutions and recommend functional enhancements. + Identify and recommend solutions to address application functionality gaps. + Establish and maintain strong relationships with relevant vendors, working closely with them to enhance application functionality and resolve issues. + Develop and manage functional specifications for projects to ensure efficient implementation of solutions. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Qualifications:** + A **bachelor’s degree** in **Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field** , or equivalent relevant experience. + This position may require licensing to comply with **export control or sanctions regulations** . **Competencies :** + **Business Insight:** Leverages market and business knowledge to drive organizational goals. + **Customer Focus:** Builds and nurtures strong customer relationships to deliver impactful solutions. + **Global Perspective:** Approaches challenges with a broad, international outlook. + **Manages Complexity:** Navigates complex information and conflicting priorities to drive effective decision-making. + **Manages Conflict:** Resolves disputes efficiently while maintaining a collaborative work environment. + **Optimizes Work Processes:** Implements efficient and effective workflows with a focus on continuous improvement. + **Tech Savvy:** Embraces digital innovations to enhance business and IT operations. + **Solution Configuration:** Customizes and validates commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications to align with business, technical, and compliance requirements. + **Solution Design:** Defines and develops solution designs, ensuring they meet business and security requirements. + **Solution Functional Fit Analysis:** Evaluates system components to ensure holistic interaction and functionality alignment. + **Solution Modeling:** Creates technical models and documentation using industry standards. + **Solution Validation Testing:** Ensures solution accuracy and alignment with SDLC standards. + **Values Differences:** Appreciates and leverages diverse perspectives to drive organizational success. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Skills and Experience:** + **3+ of experience** working with Kinaxis, specializing in Kinaxis Integrations or Demand and Supply Planning IT configurations. + Strong expertise in configuring and optimizing Kinaxis Maestro for demand and supply planning. + **5+ years of system analysis and design experience** , including the development of functional requirements for enterprise-level applications. + Experience in **full software development lifecycle (SDLC)** processes. + Proficiency in designing and implementing solutions using **AGILE methodologies** . + Functional domain knowledgein demand and supply planning software applications, along with relevant technical domain expertise. + Experience working with **Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization solutions** (preferred). + **Kinaxis certifications** : Level 2 Author, Solution&Integrations Expert, and/or Administrator (preferred). **Job** Systems/Information Technology **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **ReqID** 2416134 **Relocation Package** No