Job Description

Senior Planning Program Manager – EMEA Kinaxis Implementation Executive Role Overview for EMEA Leadership

The Senior Planning Program Manager – EMEA Kinaxis Implementation is responsible for leading the regional deployment of Kinaxis Maestro across EMEA plants and business units. The role acts as the bridge between the Global Program, EMEA Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and external implementation partners to ensure successful adoption of standardized planning processes and realization of business benefits. The position owns program governance, deployment execution, organizational readiness, change management, and value delivery, supporting improvements in service levels, inventory performance, planning productivity, and overall supply chain maturity.

Position Summary

The Senior Planning Program Manager – EMEA Kinaxis Implementation will lead the end-to-end EMEA deployment of Kinaxis Maestro, ensuring alignment with global program objectives while driving regional execution, process standardization, user adoption, and sustainable business results.





Key Responsibilities

Lead EMEA Kinaxis Maestro deployment roadmap, governance, milestones, risks, and resource planning.
Drive standardization of Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Management, SIOP/IBP, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, and Materials Planning processes.
Coordinate deployment activities across plants, business units, IT teams, and implementation partners.
Lead change management, training, communication, and organizational readiness activities.
Ensure master data readiness, testing execution, ERP integration alignment, and go-live preparation.
Drive post-go-live stabilization and continuous improvement.
Measure and deliver business value through KPI improvements.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, Information Systems, or related field.
8–12+ years of Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, or Transformation leadership

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