.EY-Consulting–Kinaxis Rapid Response Planning – Senior Consultant (3-6 years)The opportunityEY GDS is a global major in value-added Digital Supply Chain services for its clients. As part of this rapidly growing business segment, you will play a critical role in developing solutions, implementations, and performance improvement of Kinaxis Rapid Response. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering.Your Key ResponsibilitiesProvide solutions proficiency to analyse and identifying gaps, to lead the solution design, and implement the Rapid Response application to meet business requirementsLead implementation, configurations, testing, training, knowledge transfer and documentation activitiesAble to conduct workshops to understand end to end business process requirements and propose the best possible solutionDeliver high quality client solutions that meet and exceed client/EY expectations and are delivered on-time and on-budgetManage client solution delivery, including defining project approach, motivating project teams, monitoring, managing project risks, managing client and EY key stakeholders and successfully delivering client solutionsIdentifying new business opportunities, including building strong client relations, understanding client needs and EY solution offerings, communicating client opportunities to EY leadership, and helping develop client opportunitiesSkills And Attributes For SuccessGather Business requirements/ lead design discussions with customer & business teamsWork on Proposal and RFP'sAnalyse business requirements and Perform Fit-Gap AnalysisDevelop detailed solution design based on business requirementsStrong expertise in detailed configuration and testing of Kinaxis Rapid Response planning toolAssist customer/business teams during UAT phasePrepare and Review project documentationsTo qualify for the role, you must haveFunctional: In-depth knowledge of demand planning and forecasting and exposure to various forecasting techniques and the concepts like promotion planning, consensus demand planningTechnical: Workbook development – Table based, composite, data modification, Alerts – Monitoring, Hierarchies & Filters, Scenario hierarchy setup, Control Table Configuration, Planning Engine Knowledge, Data Model modification including custom fields and custom tablesKnowledge of integrating Kinaxis with host ERP systems through Data Warehouses for both Inbound and Outbound Interfaces, workflows, query development, preparation of detailed functional specifications for enhancements, layouts and reports etc