Kinaxis Rapidresponse Consultant Supply Chain Planning

Kinaxis RapidResponse Consultant – Supply Chain Planning

Work Type: Remote (Occasional Travel Required – Foster City, CA – Travel Reimbursed)

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Client: Pharma Client

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Kinaxis RapidResponse Consultant with over 10 years of expertise in Supply Chain Planning. The ideal candidate will be a strong functional consultant with hands-on implementation experience and the ability to clearly articulate system functionality, configurations, and planning outputs.

This role requires deep expertise in Kinaxis RapidResponse implementations, solution configuration, workbook/report development, and user training. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders to design, configure, and optimize planning solutions while delivering comprehensive documentation and end-user training.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Kinaxis RapidResponse implementations (minimum 3 full-cycle implementations required)
• Configure RapidResponse solutions aligned with supply chain planning requirements
• Design and develop workbooks, dashboards, and reports
• Manage user roles, access controls, and security configurations
• Explain system functionality and planning outputs based on configurations
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and translate requirements
• Develop highly presentable user documentation and training materials
• Conduct end-user training sessions and provide post-implementation support
• Troubleshoot planning scenarios and optimize system configurations
• Support supply chain planning processes including demand, supply, and inventory planning

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning
• Minimum 3 Kinaxis RapidResponse implementation projects
• Strong functional expertise in RapidResponse configuration
• Hands-on experience creating workbooks and reports in RapidResponse
• Experience managing security roles and user access controls
• Strong understanding of planning outputs and system behavior
• Proven experience creating user guides and training documentation
• Mandatory experience training end users on RapidResponse
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications (Plusses)

• Experience working with Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences clients
• Strong presentation and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience working in remote and distributed team environments
• Ability to travel occasionally to Foster City, CA (travel reimbursed)