Connectivity Expert Jobs in Inman, SC (NOW HIRING)

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $3B in revenue, and employ approximately 12,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity. 

What We Offer:

• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!

We are seeking a highly skilled Kinaxis Business Process Analyst / Administrator to play a critical role in advancing AFL’s global supply chain planning capabilities through the implementation of Kinaxis. This role will report directly to the Lead Business Analyst – Supply Chain as part of our Oracle ERP and Applications Team within the Enterprise Business Application Teams at AFL. As a key member of the Supply Chain workstream, this role serves as the primary technical and functional expert for Kinaxis, responsible for the administration, development, and continuous optimization of the platform. This role combines deep technical expertise in Kinaxis Rapid Response with strong functional knowledge of supply chain planning and enterprise system integration with Oracle EBS. The Kinaxis Administrator / Developer will ensure data integrity, system performance, and solution scalability while enabling advanced capabilities such as scenario planning, automation, and real-time analytics. This is a remote position with 25% travel required per business need.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Kinaxis platform (security, roles, performance monitoring)
• Build custom logic, calculations
• Manage data models, mappings structures and hierarchies
• Support Data loads, transformations and validations
• Build what-if scenarios per business requirements
• Develop dashboards, reports, and automations
• Manage Kinaxis Environments (Dev / Test / Prod) as well as our aligned Oracle EBS Environments
• Align with the Development team to Integrate Kinaxis with Oracle EBS and other enterprise systems as required
• Support demand, supply, inventory, and S&OP / IBP processes within the Kinaxis Application
• Work with our Business Analysts to understand requirements and develop + document technical solutions and act as a change champion with the business
• Support testing, deployments, and ongoing production support
• Support stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 5 years hands-on Kinaxis Rapid Response experience
• Strong demand management & supply chain planning knowledge
• ERP integration experience (Oracle, Salesforce.com and other Enterprise Applications)
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Kinaxis certification
• Agile experience
• Service Now ITSM
• API and automation knowledge
• Global enterprise experience

Core Competencies

• Supply Chain Planning Expertise
• Kinaxis Technical Skills
• Data Integration & Architecture
• Stakeholder Communication
• Continuous Improvement