China Planning Systems Expert

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Job Purpose

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive China Performance Unit Planning Systems Expert to support our PU planning community in maximizing the effectiveness of our digital planning systems, including Kinaxis Maestro. This role is pivotal in ensuring consistent planning practices with global operating templates, supporting end users, troubleshooting system issues, and driving adoption of new processes and enhancements. The role will form part of a global community of functional experts who will work closely with the Global Planning Centre of Excellence and the IT technical architect and support teams to triage and prioritise ongoing process or technical defects, as well as prioritise and author agreed enhancements within the system.

This position requires proven Kinaxis Maestro experience as a contributor or author, combining strong analytical skills within our digital planning tool Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (e.g. SAP, JDE) with having the ability to foster positive relationships with supply chain planning and IT colleagues.

Key Accountabilities

System Expertise & User Support

• Serve as the primary go-to expert for Kinaxis Maestro for the PU community, providing hands-on support to end users.
• Monitor and analyse how PU end users perform planning activities, ensuring alignment with global planning playbook standards as configured in the tool
• Address end user queries related to system functionality, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Act as the first line of support for system defects, triage in and escalating through a defined process based on criticality and business impact as needed.
• Represent the PU in future digital enhancements as we evolve our Planning digital landscape, to include functionalities such as machine learning, AI and Decision Intelligence.

Training & Adoption

• Conduct PU training sessions, coaching users to enhance their proficiency in Kinaxis Maestro.
• Actively participate in the global community of Planning System SMEs, led through the Planning COE, to share trends, arising concerns and improvement areas across geographies
• Develop and maintain PU training materials, PU SOPs, and best practice documentation aligned to the global planning operating model.
• Ensure smooth onboarding of new PU users, guiding them through planning processes within the system.
• Drive adoption of new system capabilities, ensuring effective change management.

Process Optimization & Governance

• Identify gaps or inefficiencies in how PU users apply planning process functionality within Kinaxis.
• Collaborate with global and Community of Practice teams to drive continuous improvement in planning practices as executed within Kinaxis
• Ensure adherence to global standards, policies, and governance frameworks.
• As part of the global community, provide feedback to IT and Process Owners on system enhancements and user experience improvements.
• Once appropriate certified, carry out agreed authoring and minor enhancements within the system to meet prioritised needs

Inventory management

• Support inventory management in inventory health for finished goods, raw/pack materials and/or spare parts (as applicable) , defining target stock and improving forecast-to-replenishment processes.
• Ensure inventory record accuracy and compliance through cycle counts, root-cause analysis, and strong governance of master data and warehouse transactions.
• Provide visibility via dashboards and KPI reporting to enable proactive decisions and continuous improvement across Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance and Sales.

Education：Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred).

Language skills: fluent in mandarin Chinese and English (both can be working language)

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, with a strong understanding of demand, supply, and inventory planning with hands-on experience as a Contributor withing Kinaxis RapidResponse / Kinaxis Maestro
• Proven experience in Supply Chain planning with hands on experience leading teams with a digital E2E tool
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in supply chain software (Kinaxis Maestro desirable) and ERP systems (SAP ECC, S4 Hana, JDE)
• Ability to assess planning behaviours and drive user process standardization within a tool
• Excellent process and digital problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience in change management and user adoption strategies.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with local, PU and global planning teams, and technical IT teams.

Travel Requirement:

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Commercial Acumen, Digital Fluency, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Project Management, Risk Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply chain management, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management

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