Senior Solution Consultant(Optimization Specialist, Operation Research)-Supply Chain Saas Solutions (Montreal)

Senior Solution Consultant(Optimization Specialist, Operation Research)-Supply Chain Saas Solutions (Montreal)

11 Sep
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Kinaxis
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Montreal

11 Sep

Kinaxis

Montreal

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are responsible about not taking ourselves too seriously. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. 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.

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Canadian locations - Remote. Provide trusted expertise and contribute, review and support throughout the development phase of concepts within Kinaxis Maestro product. Be responsible for understanding Kinaxis’ customers’ most pressing business challenges and will be committed to supporting our customers by solving complex issues in their Supply Chain Management practice.

Responsible for supporting Solution Development activities throughout the deployment of Kinaxis solutions. Configure and implement Kinaxis Maestro product based on customer business requirements, ensuring solution configurations are of high quality, aligned with user stories, and completed in accordance with project timelines. Translate business requirements into Kinaxis Maestro product specifications, following Supply Chain Industry trends and best practices.

Translate complex supply chain problems into analytical / mathematical models (e.g., Support in developing and enhancing inventory management modules to balance service levels, working capital, and system efficiency, leveraging optimization techniques and data-driven decision frameworks. Support in developing Production Planning workflows that balance capacity, lead times and demand variability, incorporating constraint-based and optimization-driven logic.

Support Quality

Control/Quality Assurance validation and testing of the solution.



Provide recommendations to improve future workflows and implementations. Work with stakeholders to identify objective functions, constraints, and trade-offs (cost vs service, inventory vs capacity) and translate them into system logic.

Translate business requirements into system configurations, dashboards and workflows. Participate in early innovator programs with a focus on guiding and training end users on how the Maestro solution was configured in relation to their business requirements and how to achieve immediate value from their investment. Provide continued support to the customer during the early innovator program of the project to ensure the customer understands the solution and how it integrates into their supply chain management objectives and practices.

Conduct data-driven analysis to identify improvements and recommend the same to project team for increasing the effectiveness of the developed solution. Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field. Strong foundation in Operations Research / optimization techniques (Linear Programming, heuristics, constraint-based modeling) is highly preferred.

Ability to translate mathematical/analytical outputs into actionable business insights for stakeholders. Passion for working in customer-facing roles and able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. Knowledge of Agile methodologies for system implementation.

Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into entity relationship diagram logic. Understanding of the software deployment life cycle; including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment. Ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts effectively in English, both verbally and in writing to bridge technical and business teams.





Strong working experience within Supply Chain Management platforms.

Experience working with Production Planning and inventory management concepts ideally in a software or technology driven environment.

Experience in SaaS Supply Chain platform projects. Knowledge of software extensions and embedded algorithms is an advantage.

Experience working on data analysis tools like Python and SQL.

Experience working on optimization models, analytical problem solving, or algorithm development in supply chain context is a strong advantage. Exposure to simulation, scenario analysis, or decision-support modeling frameworks is preferred. 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. 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, Unilever, P&G;, ExxonMobil, Cisco and more.

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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.

Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off) Flexible work options Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes Mentorship programs, training, and career development For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at or the company’s blog at 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. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role.

📌 Senior Solution Consultant(Optimization Specialist, Operation Research)-Supply Chain Saas Solutions (Montreal)
🏢 Kinaxis
📍 Montreal

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