Description
A Supply Chain Planning Systems Architect designs and governs technology solutions to optimize end-to-end supply chain planning processes, bridging business needs with technical reality, ensuring scalability, security, and integration, and leading roadmap development for digital transformation.
Key duties include creating systems, data and process architectural blueprints, defining data flows, selecting technologies, ensuring adherence to standards, and collaborating with business and IT leaders for strategic alignment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Vision: Develop the architecture vision and roadmap for the digital supply chain, aligning with enterprise goals.
- Design & Architecture: Create detailed system designs, blueprints, and models for complex supply chain applications.
- Integration Leadership: Design integration strategies, data contracts, and APIs for seamless data flow between SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Technology Evaluation: Research and recommend new technologies to improve efficiency and innovation.
- Governance & Standards: Lead design governance, ensuring solutions meet security, reliability, and scalability standards.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Solution Delivery: Oversee end-to-end design for major initiatives, from concept to implementation.
Education & Experience Recommended:
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer science, Engineering, or any other related technical major.
- Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in supply chain, supply chain management, supply chain operations, or a related field.
- Fluency in English (both written and verbal).
- International travelling - 25-50% of the time required.
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience: Extensive experience in supply chain planning solution architecture and autonomous planning.
- Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of ERP, integration platforms, data management, and modern software engineering.
- Architectural Frameworks: Familiarity with frameworks like SAP, HANA, Data Lake, and data engineering integration.
- Deployment of AI model for planning.
- Supply Chain Planning domain expertise is required.
- Deep expertise in SAP system capabilities is preferred.
- Advanced communication and influencing skills, including a proven ability to drive change.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave