Solution Architect: Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Solution Architect designs end-to-end procurement and inventory management solutions, considering business requirements, best practices, and system capabilities. The architect plays a pivotal role in building the technology roadmap, architecting strategies, and defining policies and standards. (S)he collaborates with business stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements and translates these into functional and technical specifications. The architect is a key advisor to the supply chain and plant maintenance global process owners and regional subject matter experts.

(S)he works with project teams and the IS support organization, assessing and articulating impacts of solutions on existing technology landscape. The architect plays a pivotal role in the Information Systems organization, advising on new technology opportunities, verifying continuous process improvements implementation. To do so, (s)he stays current with the latest ERP, TMS, WMS, AI trends, proactively identifying opportunities and sharing these with all relevant stakeholder groups.

The Architect supports change management activities related to projects, upgrades, and enhancements, communicating changes and benefits to stakeholders to promote adoption and ensure minimal disruption to operations.

In this role you will:

The Solution Architect is business-oriented and operates across the organization to ensure that communication flows horizontally to and from upstream and downstream processes and teams. This position operates within a broad community of practice that spans operational, technical and change management groups through regular interactions and must be successful in bringing the right people together and gaining agreement and alignment among them. (S)he is a coach within the information systems organization, acting as a consultant to the consultants.

Key relationships:

Internal

• information systems functional and technical resources


• global head of supply chain


• global supply chain business process owner


• regional chief procurement officers


• subject matter experts


• senior operations managers


External

• systems integrators and other technology vendors


• consultants
  
  University degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field


• 5+ years' experience in critical problem-solving


• 10+ years' expert knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA MM, Fiori apps and cross-functional integration points with SAP suite of products exposure to COUPA source-to-pay processes and understanding of integration with S/4 HANA


Additional qualifications:

• Deep experience evaluating and advising on technology options


• strong understanding of integration between SAP MM and other SAP modules, particularly, FI-CO, EAM (PM), PS


• experience integrating with COUPA


• proven track record leading SAP MM projects from inception to completion, including solution design, implementation, and post-go-live support


• understanding of data governance tools and technologies, such as data cataloguing, metadata management and data quality tools


• experience defining data governance policies, standards and procedures to govern the creation, maintenance and use of data assets


• effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and reach agreement


• accustomed to working under pressure and managing planned and unplanned activities


• enjoys motivating and mentoring others


• effective communicator and presenter


• global, cross-cultural work experience


• CSCP, CPIM certifications
  
  Glencore Copper is seeking a Solution Architect to support the growth and development of our Copper Portfolio to be based at our Maidenhead office in England.


Glencore Copper

We are one of the world's largest producers and marketers of copper with our mining operations and development projects in key mining regions of Africa, Australia and America.