Solution Architect, Scheduling & Production Planning

Location CA-Remote
ID 2026-34399
Category
Engineering
Position Type
Full-Time
Remote
Yes

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About Kinaxis  

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.  

 

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.   

 

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. 

Location

Our offices in Ottawa and Toronto - Hybrid

Other locations in Canada - Remote

About the role

The Solution Architect is a leader with extensive SME experience in complex technical supply chain management product knowledge, with an emphasis on Production Planning and Scheduling, that will bridge product gaps and support a combined professional team of solution consultants who drive change in the product, and developers who integrate the change requirements into the product.

Working in close collaboration with product management, product, deployment teams, and clients to refine the designed solutions to arrive at final deployable product before going to market. The result is that the customer will be able to fully integrate the product into their business operations model and Kinaxis Inc. will experience an increase in the adoption of products and revenue.
All documentation and operational changes that the team produces will be tied to the product and will be used across the organization. The Professional Services team will be the largest consumer of what this team deploys to support clients in integrating the product into their supply chain management.

 

Vacancy Status

This is an existing job vacancy

What you will do

  • Supporting concurrent product launches from Strategic Planning to Development/Execution and all stages of Early Innovation, Early Adoption and through to Growth.
  • Engaging with customers on Early Innovator projects, capturing feedback on the product and ensuring feedback provided to the PM and Engineering teams.
  • Accountable for solution design, with interaction from the Product Manager, including refining the process flows, creating users stories and test scripts, and defining the overall data flow for the program.
  • Leading the team of consultants on the programs to ensure the product is meeting the business needs of the customer.
  • Engage with multiple stakeholders to ensure PS and partners are ready to deploy the product through the life cycle. Providing input and feedback to Training and Enablement on both Sales and Deployment enablement.
  • Own outcomes and customer expectations for Early Innovators during pre-launch phase.
 

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day, when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to a long-term net-zero operations strategy. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

  • Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the third Friday of every month)
  • Flexible work options
  • Physical and mental well-being programs
  • Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
  • Mentorship programs, training, and career development
  • Recognition programs and referral rewards
  • Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.

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