Lead Solution Architect

Location: IT Centre Bengaluru GDTC

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. Here, you’ll work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development while you help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.  It starts with YOU. 

About You

In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

• Responsible for technical Integration design and delivery of Integration between Kinaxis and S4HANA ERP systems using Snowflake as a middleware for a large global manufacturer or CPG company

• Understand business requirements and functional specifications, and translate them into technical solution design according to business needs and project scope

• Ability to review technical specifications and design, identify issues and risks, and work with team to mitigate the risks and take corrective actions

• Ability to quickly understand data model and table structure of planning systems such as Kinaxis and S4 HANA

• Ability to deliver in fast paced environments using agile methodologies

• Assist program management teams in project planning including detailed project plan, estimates and timelines

• Participate in end-user training workshops

• Support user acceptance testing, research complex problems, and provide resolutions, recommendations or alternatives to business, Delivery Manager and Project manager

• Assist in follows up on cases opened with Kinaxis Support Services to help in resolving defects for the business

• Communicate project risks and issues that may have a negative impact on the project schedule, scope or budget

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar fields

• Kinaxis Integration consultant certification is preferred but not required

• Strong SAP Integration background and experience in designing and implementing solid technical solutions for supply chain planning.

• Hands-on experience in Snowflake. Good knowledge of SQL.

• Hands-on experience in SAP Cloud platform Integration or in SAP Process Integration or MuleSoft or CPI.

• Know how of Data Integration solutions like ADF or SAP DS /BODS.

• Experience working on integrating supply chain systems with deep expertise in Kinaxis or any similar planning application and SAP S4 HANA/ SAP ECC, and or Snowflake.  

• Expertise working on the SOAP, ODATA/REST , IDOC , JDBC and SFTP Connectors.

• Strong technical acumen with knowledge of SDLC, messaging protocols, middleware technologies, version control, configuration management and deployment

• Experience in API Development and API Integration is a strong plus

• Functional knowledge of supply chain planning systems and processes is desirable

• Good understanding of S4 HANA Integration is desirable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience of collaborating with multiple cross-cultural teams spread across geographies to gather requirements, make design decisions, and for testing and delivery

• Good time management and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and adhere to tight deadlines

• Excellent stakeholder management & good communication skills

• Self starter that is motivated and easer to learn and dig in

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

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