SCM/WMS/TMS Architect

Position Title: SCM/WMS/TMS Architect

Job Summary:

The Solutions Architect plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between business requirements and technological solutions, optimizing Client's investments in Supply Chain Operations and Logistics systems. This individual collaborates closely with business and IT leaders to align technology initiatives with strategic business goals. Responsibilities include influencing changes in business models and processes through insightful technology perspectives and analytical approaches to decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a consultant across a broad range of technologies to drive targeted business outcomes within the Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Management systems domain.
• Applies extensive technical experience to provide expert analysis, research and design of technical solutions that realize strategic benefits and enhance key business capabilities.
• Provides leadership and technical decision making to application teams and initiative stakeholders, ensuring alignment with enterprise and solution architectures, particularly in WMS, TMS, Physical Automation and related Cloud platforms/technologies integrated with ERP, SCM/SCP and other core systems.
• Builds effective relationships and collaborates with Business and IT leaders to align the business roadmap with operational decisions.
• Translates business and technical requirements into actionable architectural blueprints to achieve business objectives, then provides representation at architectural board reviews.
• Defines architectural principles and solution patterns to ensure optimal use of technology within the domain.
• Stays current with industry technology trends to research and strategize the implementation of new or alternative technologies to advance business goals and competitive positioning.
• Assesses organizational and financial impacts of proposed architectural solutions.
• Oversees governance activities to ensure compliance with architecture, development, security and resiliency standards.
• Maintains a clear view of the Supply Chain and Logistics technical landscape to provide actionable insights that mitigate obsolescence risks, increase compliance with standards and rationalize application and technology investments.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Work Experience:
• 5 years of experience in IT Architecture and solution development, particularly with large enterprises having complex business models and technology landscapes.
• Experience with critical technical ecosystems, especially those enabling Order Management and Fulfillment, Warehousing and Transportation, Supply Chain Planning and Procurement, and Finance.
• Expertise guiding development teams and crafting technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Proficiency in application migrations and modernizing applications on cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver presentations to senior executives and technical audiences.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Deep expertise in large-scale platform implementations, integration and optimization, being well versed with leading technology vendors and product offerings in the space.
• Skilled with common technical integration patterns and their appropriate use.
• Able to design practical solutions that leverage the benefits of the Cloud having a clear understanding of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS deployment models.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Effective engagement with technical and non-technical stakeholders, able to rationalize design decisions.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and able to support agile teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise technology architecture components.

Preferred Job Experiences:

• Leadership experience in software implementations, upgrades and migrations in healthcare environments having PHI, PII, and HIPAA compliance requirements.
• Recognized thought leader with the ability to remain technology-agnostic and focus on achieving business outcomes.
• Experience with top-tier Enterprise platforms like SAP, Manhattan, Blue Yonder, Oracle and MercuryGate.
• Technical exposure with systems enabling core Supply Chain and Logistics capabilities such as Warehousing and Distribution, Transportation and Route Management, Reverse Logistics, Quality, Traceability and Recall.
• Experience with Physical Automation platforms (WES/WEC/WCS, Conveyor Systems, Print-and-Apply, G2P/Sortation Robotics, AGV/LGV, etc.).
• Active participation with investments involving practical application of emerging AI/ML and GenAI capabilities.
• Demonstrates adherence to the “Well-Architected” Frameworks.
• Experience with multi-site, global teams.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Work Experience:
• 5 years of experience in IT Architecture and solution development, particularly with large enterprises having complex business models and technology landscapes.
• Experience with critical technical ecosystems, especially those enabling Order Management and Fulfillment, Warehousing and Transportation, Supply Chain Planning and Procurement, and Finance.
• Expertise guiding development teams and crafting technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Proficiency in application migrations and modernizing applications on cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver presentations to senior executives and technical audiences.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Deep expertise in large-scale platform implementations, integration and optimization, being well versed with leading technology vendors and product offerings in the space.
• Skilled with common technical integration patterns and their appropriate use.
• Able to design practical solutions that leverage the benefits of the Cloud having a clear understanding of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS deployment models.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Effective engagement with technical and non-technical stakeholders, able to rationalize design decisions.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and able to support agile teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise technology architecture components.

Preferred Job Experiences:

• Leadership experience in software implementations, upgrades and migrations in healthcare environments having PHI, PII, and HIPAA compliance requirements.
• Recognized thought leader with the ability to remain technology-agnostic and focus on achieving business outcomes.
• Experience with top-tier Enterprise platforms like SAP, Manhattan, Blue Yonder, Oracle and MercuryGate.
• Technical exposure with systems enabling core Supply Chain and Logistics capabilities such as Warehousing and Distribution, Transportation and Route Management, Reverse Logistics, Quality, Traceability and Recall.
• Experience with Physical Automation platforms (WES/WEC/WCS, Conveyor Systems, Print-and-Apply, G2P/Sortation Robotics, AGV/LGV, etc.).
• Active participation with investments involving practical application of emerging AI/ML and GenAI capabilities.
• Demonstrates adherence to the “Well-Architected” Frameworks.
• Experience with multi-site, global teams.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Libertyville, IL 60048

Salary : $150,000 - $170,000