Solution Architect - Supply Chain Engineering

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain solution architectures supporting Supply Chain functions, including demand planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and order fulfillment.
• Collaborate with business leaders and product owners to understand strategic priorities and translate them into scalable technology solutions.
• Develop architecture blueprints, integration designs, data flows, and technical specifications that align with enterprise architecture principles.
• Lead solution design across ERP, WMS, TMS, MES, APS, integration platforms, cloud services, and analytics solutions.
• Ensure seamless integration between enterprise applications using APIs, middleware, event-driven architectures, and data platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency, visibility, and business agility.
• Provide technical leadership during project delivery, ensuring adherence to architecture standards, security policies, and quality requirements.
• Conduct architecture reviews, design validations, risk assessments, and technical governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and application teams to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions.
• Support vendor evaluations, technology selection, proof-of-concepts, and solution roadmaps.
• Mentor development teams on architecture best practices, design patterns, and technical standards.
• Maintain architecture documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of architecture frameworks and governance processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. Master's degree is preferred.
• 812 years of experience in enterprise application architecture, solution design, or systems engineering, with significant experience in Supply Chain technology.
• Proven experience designing solutions using ERP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain processes, including procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehouse management, transportation, and distribution.
• Experience with cloud platforms, enterprise integration technologies, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in enterprise and solution architecture methodologies.
• Experience with application integration, middleware, ETL, messaging platforms, and API management.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud), DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization technologies.
• Familiarity with data architecture, analytics platforms, and master data management.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive technical alignment across multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Industry 4.0, IoT, AI/ML, digital manufacturing, automation, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, SAP Solution Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience in global manufacturing, consumer goods, life sciences, or industrial organizations.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies, SAFe, and architecture governance frameworks.