Senior Solution Architect - Demand/Supply/ Merchandise Planning/Retail

Blue Yonder; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent job contract

Competitive salary and benefits

Strong investment in skills training

On-site with prestigious clients

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Blue Yonder is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join on-site/remote project teams, designing and implementing Blue Yonder solutions on medium to large supply chain programs. You will lead end-to-end solution design, work with customer business and IT teams, and mentor junior associates.

As a functional/industry expert, you will participate in key meetings with project managers and customer contacts, and work with Product Management on future enhancements, while traveling extensively across

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Supply Chain/Retail industries with hands-on planning experience.
• Deep knowledge of planning, demand management, replenishment, assortment optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; effective communicator.
• Experience implementing or supporting modern supply chain apps (BlueYonder/i2/Manugistics, SAP APO, Kinaxis, Infor, Logility, o9, Quintiq).
• Business English fluency, written and spoken; willingness to travel Europe.
• Right to live and work in the EU; additional European language skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Blue Yonder products on medium to large programs.
• Collaborate with customer business and IT teams across all project phases.
• Provide leadership to functional teams during implementation.
• Represent as a functional/industry expert in meetings with PM, customers, and users.
• Coordinate with Product Management on future functionality and enhancements.
• Mentor junior associates within Blue Yonder.
• Collaborate with pre-sales to assess workload and staffing needs.

Skills

Supply Chain experience

Retail processes knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Travel willingness

EU work eligibility

Tools

Blue Yonder

i2/Manugistics

SAP APO

Kinaxis

Infor

Logility

o9

Quintiq

Job description

Senior Solution Architect acts as a member of on-site/remote project teams. Uses in-depth knowledge of customer business and processes to design and implement Blue Yonder solutions on medium to large supply chain transformation programs. Understands how the Blue Yonder solutions can support customer business.

Job Description

As a Solution Architect you will be:

• Leading implementation of Blue Yonder products, including ownership of end-to-end solution design
• Working with customer business and IT teams during all project phases
• Providing leadership to functional team during implementation cycle
• Serving as a functional and industry expert and participating in key meetings between Project Manager, key customer contacts, and customer users
• Working closely with Product Management Department regarding specific trends for future product functionality/enhancements
• Providing mentorship to junior associates within Blue Yonder organization
• Working with the pre-sales team to assess workload on a given project and recommend roles

Essential

Knowledge and Skills

we are looking for:

• +8 years of industry experience in Supply Chain/Retail industry (e.g. Softline, Grocery, Wholesale, FMCG, CPG, etc.)
• Great understanding of the overall planning, retail processes (demand management, supply chain optimization, replenishment/fulfilment, category management, assortment optimization)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Hands-on experience in using, implementing, or supporting modern Supply Chain applications (BlueYonder/i2/Manugistics, SAP APO, Kinaxis, Infor, Logility, o9, Quintiq, or similar planning solution)
• Business level fluency in English, both spoken and written
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively across Europe is required
• Right to live and work in the European Union

Desirable

• Fluency in additional European languages (German, French)
• Machine Learning & Data Science concept familiarity
• Experience in supply chain software implementation
• Agile knowledge
• Python and SQL elementary skills

Blue Yonder Offers

• Highly professional environment of top international industry experts
• Chance to deal with the best-in-class SCM solutions and work on-site with the most prestigious and advanced companies in the world
• Strong investment in employee skills development (first 2-6 months are purely training-focused with highly experienced mentor)
• Excellent development abilities and further growth potential
• Clear independence and empowerment
• Permanent job contract
• Highly competitive salary and benefits package

Our Values

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.