Planning Solution Architect

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

, IndiaJob Family Group: Downstream Supply ChainWorker Type: RegularPosting Start Date: September 4, 2025Business unit: Downstream and RenewablesExperience Level: Experienced ProfessionalsJob Description:What’s the roleAs a Solution Architect for Demand and Supply Planning you will play a critical role in ensuring the process core remains stable and efficient. You will have deep design and technical knowledge of current processes and tools, holds accountability for process and tool reliability, supports system-related implementation of major projects, and builds competency within the wider Lubricants America organization. This will have to be done while ensuring Lubricants drives towards best in class. You’ll thrive on working closely with global excellence teams on road map development while at the same time delivering on the ground solutions to meet evolving customer and business needs.What you’ll be doing

Collaborate with global solution architect community, lead super users, end users to embed and strengthen the understanding and execution of system process activities on the ground and strengthen the regional support model.
Subject matter expert of demand and supply planning processes and tools
Help the business deliver Change Request and IT change with value and timeliness in mind.
Collaborate with regional counterparts and global excellence teams to remain connected to changes to tools and processes.
Help drive process changes led by business strategy and business processes.

What you bring

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, computer science, or a related field with minimum of 6 years of supply chain software tools experience
Prior / current expertise in in Kinaxis
Prior Supply Chain experience in addition planning tools is required.
Expert Level Knowledge of demand and supply planning and interface with E2E supply chain/SAP is essential.
Expertise in the design, documentation, and deployment of process along with continuous improvement mindset.
Understanding of functional process deeply and how they integrate end to end successfully and efficiently.
Assume responsibility across & outside the lubricants process area when it comes to end-to-end scenarios to ensure integration across all processes for critical business activities.
Excellent people skills when it comes to implementation. You will inspire people to make changes that will have a direct impact on our commercial success. Furthermore, you will have:
Excellent communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness, Ability to build a shared vision and influence other people at all levels within the organization.
Strong stakeholder management skills
Ability to identify and respond quickly to changing priorities and multi-task.
Willingness to work during US hours (Houston). The role will be based out of Bangalore to support the LSC network in the United States.

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Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
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Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

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