Kinaxis Analyst

Ford Motor Company

. Support the SPCPS Business Manager as a Functional/Data expert using Kinaxis RapidResponse .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeChennai • IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kinaxis RapidResponse for data management and demand planning, with strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams to enhance business processes.

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Kinaxis RapidResponseData AnalysisDemand PlanningProblem-SolvingExcel Reporting

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Hard Skills

Data VerificationDemand Capacity AuthoringIncident TrackingFunctional Enhancements DocumentationBusiness Process DesignAutomation ChainsDashboards CreationData Load ActivitiesBusiness Logic UnderstandingVisualization Techniques

Soft Skills

Team PlayerGood CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingProcess AdherenceWillingness to Work Across Time Zones

Tools & Technologies

SPCPS KinaxisRapidResponseExcelEDU EnvironmentQA Environment

Industry Keywords

Business DataPlanning ParametersCapacity ProcessesSales PlanningGovernance Meetings

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the SPCPS Business Manager as a Functional/Data expert using Kinaxis RapidResponse
Drive and coordinate month-beginning inbound integration/data-load activities from OVS, SAMIS, MASTER, SMART, and OMS SOB into SPCPS Kinaxis
Check and verify data robustness to support seamless SPP authoring by the Sales team
Work with regional MP&L and Sales Planning teams to author demand and capacity in SPCPS Kinaxis
Interact with technical, data, and IT team members to diagnose and resolve Kinaxis incidents
Track SPCPS Kinaxis incident tickets for quicker resolution without affecting the business
Document, follow, and implement SPCPS Kinaxis functional enhancements with business and IT teams
Coordinate with PDO, Codification, and IT teams to pull new entities into SPCPS Kinaxis
Support testing functional enhancements in EDU and QA environments
Escalate issues requiring leadership support
Participate in regional, governance, and approval meetings
Bring defects and enhancement requests to the weekly SPCPS BPR for approval
Create workbooks, worksheets, alerts, scheduled tasks, scorecards, automation chains, and dashboards in RapidResponse
Provide creative solutions to complex business problems while maintaining best practices
Work closely with the Kinaxis Solution Architect to develop business process designs leveraging RapidResponse capabilities
Provide high levels of customer service

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or IT
Fair understanding of business data, planning parameters, and business logic used in demand planning, allocation, and capacity processes
Good at Excel-based analysis and reporting through visualization
Knowledge of SPCPS Kinaxis and RapidResponse
Good process adherence
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven ability to quickly learn new systems/programs
Good team player
Good communication skills
Willingness to work across time zones