Kinaxis Rapidresponse Specialist

Kinaxis RapidResponse, namely in Authoring, Analytics, and Scripting, Cloud/SaaS applications, Supply Chain Sales & Operations or Business Planning (S&OP) Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 8 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Information Technology Industry: Information Technology and Services Pay rate : $49 per hour Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Visa sponsorship eligibility: No Role Description & Required/Preferred Skills: - Participate and perform the following role in Micron, related to end-to-end business processes using the RapidResponse platform. - Good knowledge on core RR authoring and analytics. - Refine and review technical changes on RR tool. - Write the test cases, unit testing and capturing test results and document them. - Support UAT and Hypercare. - Follow agile practices in your project delivery. - Adhere to best coding practices (authoring notes and comments). - Support hiring, training and mentoring of new team members. - Upskill on latest changes coming up on RR tool in terms of authoring and analytics. - Basic domain knowledge of Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory planning and Capacity Planning with constraints and yields is good to have for this role. - System integration knowledge to connect with other enterprise or stand-alone systems (interfaces, connections, imports, exports). - Coordinate with the Micron Operations Support teams as needed, to resolve user issues. - RR tool knowledge on resources like workbooks, Automation Tasks, Forms and Scripts, Dashboards and Widgets. - RR analytical knowledge (Netting, CTP, FLP etc.,) and the knowledge of Attribute Based Planning in RR. - Good Programming skills with adequate knowledge on PL/SQL programming and Java. - 5 to 6 years in a Business or equivalent IT functional role, preferably in Supply Chain Sales & Operations or Business Planning (S&OP). - 2 to 3 years using Kinaxis RapidResponse, namely in Authoring, Analytics, and Scripting. - Experience in a manufacturing company, with a preference to the high-tech or semiconductor industry. - Experience working with Cloud/SaaS applications. - Thorough understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) including business requirements definition/process/design, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user testing, user training, and eventual deployment (software release).Understanding of how to perform software system modifications whether break/fix, enhancements, or implementation of new functionality. - Familiarity with Agile / Scrum methodology and practices, preferably in a software release planning & execution environment. - Ability to perform in-depth systems design reviews and provide refined functional and/or technical specifications for modification work, resolve break/fix issues, system enhancements, or new (functional) implementations. - Effective interpersonal skills to maintain productive relationships with business leaders and users/staff who use the RapidResponse system. - Strategic and analytical thinker. - Problem solver, and timely decision maker. - Capability to operate in a fast-paced and complex industry. - Strong presentation and communication skills - oral and written. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).