Business Solution Architect

We are looking for a Business Solution Architect with strong Supply Planning expertise and experience with Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse. This is a business-facing role at the intersection of Supply Chain and IT. You will understand how Supply Planning processes should work from a business and user perspective and translate these needs into scalable system solutions across Kinaxis and the surrounding system landscape. You do not need to be a Kinaxis developer, but you need enough hands-on experience with Supply Planning solutions in Kinaxis to understand the platform, evaluate solution alternatives and challenge and collaborate effectively with IT teams and Kinaxis consultants. What you will do - Translate Supply Planning processes and business requirements into functional solution designs, detailed process flows and system requirements. - Support the continued development of Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse and its Supply Planning capabilities. - Assess how proposed changes affect processes, users, data, integrations, ERP and surrounding systems. - Evaluate solution alternatives together with business stakeholders, IT and external Kinaxis consultants. - Ensure solutions work from both an end-user and end-to-end system perspective. - Contribute to planning-system roadmaps, enhancements and transformation initiatives. - Support testing, validation, implementation and business adoption. Must have: - Strong experience in Supply Planning and adjacent Supply Chain processes from a business perspective. - Practical experience with Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse, specifically exposure to Supply Planning solutions. - Experience translating business requirements and processes into functional system solutions. - Good understanding of planning systems, ERP, integrations and data flows. - Experience working between Supply Chain/business and IT. - Ability to discuss and challenge solution designs with IT teams, vendors and implementation consultants. - Strong stakeholder and communication skills in English. Nice to have: - Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, S&OP, S&OE or IBP. - Kinaxis implementation or major enhancement experience. - ERP integration with planning platforms. - Business Process Owner or Product Owner experience. - Agile delivery, backlog or roadmap management. - Experience from global Supply Chain/Operations environments. Who could be a good fit? What matters is the combination of deep Supply Planning understanding, Kinaxis exposure and the ability to bridge business processes and system solutions.