Demand Planning Application Specialist

Do you want to work with the latest technologies and highly skilled colleagues at a world leading company? If yes, look at this opportunity! We are now looking for competence within Demand Planning within out IT department. In this position you will work closely with the core of the organization and your contribution will be very important!

Your future Team
As a Demand Planning Application Specialist, you will be part of our ERP & PLM applications team with responsibility for some of our core applications within Axis. We are working in a global environment and with our main corporate functions based in Lund, Sweden. Our responsibility covers the full application lifecycle including day-to-day support, continuous improvement projects and upgrades.

The role
As Axis grows, our need for better system support for our Demand Planning and Supply Chain Planning process has also increased. We have therefore decided to invest in implementing Rapid Response from Kinaxis. The project is in the start-up phase and it is an excellent opportunity to be involved from the beginning and build up both the technical environment and the process. In the first step, we will replace the functionality we have in our current system and are then planning to continue with additional functionality. This initiative will continue to grow in the coming years and it is a crucial part of the continuous growth for Axis and our Operations department.

Your responsibilities will for example include:

* Manage gap analysis related to new requests and new solutions
* Implement new features as well as simplifying and standardizing existing functionality within Rapid Response
* Work with specifications, mapping and implementation of inbound and outbound integrations within Rapid Response
* Work together with our Infrastructure team with continuous improvements related to monitoring and system performance

Who are you?
We are looking for a team player who finds it easy and stimulating to work with new people spread out in our own organization and our external partners. Like us, you value teamwork and want to contribute to our great team spirit. You are creative and like to share your ideas and knowledge with the team. You have experience from working with Rapid Response or similar Demand Planning applications and feel ready to take the next step in your career.

We would be very happy if you have any of below skills:

* Experience of working with Demand Planning and Forecasting applications. Preferably Rapid Response or similar (for example SAP APO Demand Planning, JDA Demand Planning or Anaplan)
* Experience of working in a global environment with both support and projects

* Knowledge of setting up integrations between applications

* Knowledge of general Database administration since Rapid Response is running on a Kinaxis specific database

What Axis have to offer:
Openness is an important word and heard about in many companies, but at Axis it is part of our core. Our greatest asset is the ability to collaborate. We know that good ideas can come anytime and anywhere and therefore we encourage everyone to contribute and be innovative. Are you a person who likes to be where the action is taken place, make a difference and help us get a world in a slightly positive direction, you will feel at home with us. We constantly work actively with our culture - where team spirit, equal opportunities for all and having fun are important parts. We want you to enjoy working with us and therefore we offer benefits such as flexible working hours, morning fika, Friday cake, bonus program, fitness allowance, health insurance and your very own Axis bike, to name a few.

Ready to Act?
Axis is a company realizing the benefits of a diverse workforce. We know that diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success. If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Maria Malmborg:

Please note that we are only considering candidates who are willing to work from Lund or Linköping, Sweden. We review applications continuously!