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Want to lead the technology architecture that plans and moves products across a Fortune 500 company’s distribution network, from demand and supply planning through transportation, fulfillment, and returns? Join a role where you will take ownership from day one, solve critical business and technology challenges, and deliver solutions with lasting enterprise impact. This position is in Richmond, VA with a hybrid work schedule. Relocation benefits will be provided.

We are currently seeking a Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture - Supply Chain Planning to lead architecture for our Supply Chain Planning and Operations and Logistics platfoms. Working within a federated Enterprise Architecture framework, you will be responsible for the plan-to-deliver architecture spanning the distribution infrastructure. You will lead planning platform selection, build SAP integrations, and provide architecture direction to supply chain product and delivery teams.

What you will be doing:

• Leading the architecture and selection of platforms for balancing demand forecasting and supply coordination that support enterprise supply chain requirements.
• Designing transportation management, logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and returns capabilities across the distribution network.
• Architecting integrations between coordination and distribution platforms, SAP, inventory control systems, suppliers, and contract manufacturing organizations.
• Crafting integrated sales and operational planning, coordinated business planning, demand detection, projection, stock level improvement, and supply chain optimization capabilities.
• Owning high-level designs and cross-platform integration patterns throughout the Define and Design phases of the architecture lifecycle.
• Directing vendor evaluations, product selections, proofs of concept, and solution assessments for alignment with enterprise standards and technology roadmaps.
• Defining non-functional requirements for performance, availability, security, scalability, resilience, and operational support.
• Preparing Architecture Review Board submissions, resolving findings, conducting post-implementation reviews, and supporting the transition from solution design through build and run.

We want you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of information technology experience, including 5+ years as a solution architect or technical architect.
• Hands-on experience architecting supply chain planning platforms and leading enterprise platform selection.
• Strong knowledge of transportation management systems, logistics integration, warehouse management systems such as Blue Yonder, and SAP integration.
• Experience with sales and operations planning, aligned commercial planning, demand sensing, forecasting, inventory optimization, and network optimization.
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including landing zones, platform-as-a-service capabilities, identity services, and cloud solution blueprinting.
• Experience designing API-led integrations using Azure API Management or an integration platform as a service solution.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, experience operating within a federated Enterprise Architecture model, and strong communication and customer leadership skills.