Ernst & Young - Austin, TX

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Manager
Austin, TX
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Supply Chain Tech - Kinaxis Solution Architect/Sr. Solution Consultant at EY, you will be part of a rapidly growing area that focuses on providing innovative solutions to clients in the supply chain management domain. This role is pivotal as you will spend most of your time embedded with our clients' teams, offering a unique business perspective on how they can innovate and remain competitive in an ever-evolving industry. Your primary responsibility will be to evaluate, design, customize, and optimize digital and cloud-based solutions that align with our clients' digital vision and strategy. In this position, you will collaborate with various EY groups that possess digital capabilities to pursue and deliver digital engagements. You will lead project teams through the entire project lifecycle, which includes phases such as project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing, training, and rollout. Your leadership will be crucial in developing methodologies, tools, and approaches that differentiate EY in the digital and emerging technology consulting market. You will also be responsible for building long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally, ensuring effective communication with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives. This role requires a strong understanding of supply chain management, particularly in supply planning and demand management, and hands-on experience with Kinaxis tools and solutions. Your expertise will help clients navigate their supply chain challenges and implement effective solutions that drive efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, design, customize, and optimize digital and cloud-based solutions for clients.
  • Lead project teams through project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing, training, and rollout.
  • Develop methodologies, tools, and approaches to differentiate EY in the digital consulting market.
  • Build long-term relationships and networks with clients and internal teams.
  • Communicate effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 10 or more years of related work experience.
  • Extensive experience in a leadership role delivering projects in supply chain management, focusing on supply planning and demand management.
  • Hands-on knowledge of demand and supply planning using Kinaxis.
  • Experience with Kinaxis Advanced Planning tools and implementing Kinaxis Rapid Response.
  • Deep functional/domain expertise in configurations, training, knowledge transfer, customer communications, and documentation.
  • Led and managed two to three full lifecycle Kinaxis supply chain planning implementations in large and complex environments.
  • Experience in gathering business requirements, performing fit-gap analysis, and leading functional design approval processes.

Nice-to-haves

  • Degree emphasis in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, MIS, or Mathematics; master's degree preferred.
  • Prior consulting experience.
  • Kinaxis Solution Consultant level 1 certification.
  • Kinaxis Integration Consultant level 1 certification.
  • RapidResponse Author level 1 or level 2 certification.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive compensation and benefits package based on performance.
  • Medical and dental coverage.
  • Pension and 401(k) plans.
  • Flexible vacation policy allowing employees to decide how much vacation time they need.
  • Paid time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.
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