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The Senior Industry Principal (Hi-Tech), is a trusted advisor who provides industry solutions and value engineering expertise with specialized industry knowledge in supply chain management.  Provides, guides, and uses professional judgement and concepts in developing solutions to critical issues that impact operational and strategic program success in developing supply chain management solutions that address future concepts and products. With a background in value selling and process/solution, uses a professional consultative approach to create a clear roadmap for our customers in technology and process improvements that provide the unique and significant value of Kinaxis Inc. solutions. The incumbent applies sound knowledge of industry, solutions, and customer specific business challenges, articulates, translates, and demonstrates how the right combination of process and Kinaxis Inc. solutions will address customer specific needs.

• Demonstrate solution knowledge within Kinaxis Inc. software offerings and provide key objectives for demonstrations.
• Domain expertise demand planning, S&OP, supply planning, supplier collaboration, business analytics, reporting, and infrastructure technologies.
• As a supply chain management industry knowledge expert, comprehends the complexity, connects those to the customers' unique business dynamics, and translates that to the appropriate Kinaxis Inc. solutions.
• Creates industry and customer specific messaging to support sales cycles, develops and fosters trusted long-term relationships with customers in areas such as business, finance, and IT, acts as pursuit manager on key operations.
• Exploits competitor intelligence solutions offerings to educate and communicate Kinaxis Inc. differentiation and how our product increases ties to enhance exclusive value.
• As a value engineering expert articulates, generates, and presents complex business case analysis typically conducted in collaboration with clientele, that clearly outlines how Kinaxis Inc. delivers distinguishing value and ROI of our solutions.
• An articulate and professional communicator demonstrates the value of supply chain management services and solutions through compelling and influential presentations for clientele, internal users, and ELT. Creates industry and customer specific messaging to support sales cycles.
• Acts as pursuit manager on key opportunities working collaboratively with sales, pre-sales, and services to position the right solutions to new prospects and existing customers.
• Works closely with pre-sales in the discovery phase to uncover differentiated value drivers.
• Provides key objectives for demonstrations and works with sales/pre-sales to align on demo flow.
• Evaluates and presents recommendations on how existing and emerging Kinaxis Inc. solutions can drive supply chain management efficiencies and transformation.
• Demonstrates industry leading expertise in supply chain management and technology domain expertise – Demand Planning, S&OP, Supply Planning, Supplier Collaboration, Business analytics / Reporting and Infrastructure Technologies.

•  10+ years of consulting and/or pre-sales with industry experience in supply chain  management and Hi-Tech/Semiconductor Industry
•  Industry SME level of knowledge of supply chain fundamentals, industry best practices,  and available solutions in the SCM / ERP space.
• Graduate degree (MBA or MS) preferred.
• Experience in leading and managing multiple large and complex projects.
• Consultative sales savvy – appropriately positions software capabilities collaborates and interacts across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work jointly cross functional (sales, consulting, support, product management) with internal teams to achieve desired revenue and customer satisfaction goals.
• Finance background/experience is beneficial.
• Requires industry specific growth plans and extension of IP engagement.
• External sales cycle support
• Including upstream IP narrative calls
• Internal collaboration and alignment (product marketing, BC)
• Market Development by Industry
• Publication of industry papers
• Sub vertical specialization
• Set revenue target per industry (TAM, TAL, ARR)
• A valid passport to meet the required domestic and international travel.
  
  

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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 Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, 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 net-zero operations strategy for the long term. 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 last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site 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.