Supply Chain Planning Solution Architect (m/f/d)

Octapharma Austria; Stuttgart; On-site; EUR 108,530 - 141,089; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary and benefits package

Skills development programs

Job summary

Octapharma Austria is looking for a Solution Architect to enhance global supply chain planning solutions focused on Kinaxis. This 100% office-based position can be filled in Lachen, Switzerland, or Vienna, Austria.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of supply chain planning experience, a preferred bachelor’s degree, and strong analytical skills. We offer an attractive salary and benefits package in a collaborative and flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning consulting.
• Experience managing IT support operations and implementation projects.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Owning end-to-end solution design for planning solutions.
• Leading Kinaxis Maestro initiatives and project delivery.
• Partnering with business process leads to optimize planning processes.

Skills

Supply chain planning consulting

Kinaxis Maestro

Fluent in English

Analytical and conceptual thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job-ID: 62921

Location: Wien, AUT; Lachen, CHE

Job Level: Professionals

Category: IT

Employment Type: Permanent position

As a Solution Architect, you will shape and continuously enhance our global supply chain planning solutions, bridging business needs and IT capabilities with Kinaxis at the core. This role is 100% office‑based and will be filled in Lachen (Switzerland) or Vienna (Austria).

Your Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Owning end-to-end solution design for group-wide planning solutions at Octapharma, with a focus on Kinaxis
• Leading Kinaxis Maestro initiatives and project delivery
• Partnering with business process leads and super users to design, standardize, and optimize planning processes
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and managing change requests in daily operations
• Acting as the primary point of contact for super users and overseeing application support
• Managing and coordinating external consultants

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning consulting
• Strong knowledge of Kinaxis Maestro
• Experience managing IT support operations and implementation projects
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, combined with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Self‑driven, with a structured and highly organized working style

Your department - where you make an impact

• We, the Business Applications department, are the trusted partner that drives the digital transformation of Octapharma. Together with Business, we create and deliver digital solutions to transform the organisation and improve performance.
• We are passionate, flexible and collaborate to create value with fit for purpose solutions for Octapharma.

Thrive with us

• You help save lives – Every day is meaningful as we produce life‑saving medicines
• Family values – Long‑term perspective for employees and relationships
• Be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development – We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application – regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.