Inventory Solutions Architect – London (Onsite 2-3 days)

Tria Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Tria Recruitment seeks a Solution Architect to lead end-to-end supply chain and inventory architecture for a major retail technology transformation. The role is based in London, with 2–3 days onsite weekly, and a contract rate of £54,000–£94,000 per year outside IR35.

You will design solutions covering supplier distribution centres, retail outlets, and central operations, ensuring compliance, scalability, and security across ERP and SCM platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Solution Architect or Domain Architect in supply chain/inventory environments.
• Strong background in retail environments, preferably multi-brand and high-volume.
• Experience with ERP and supply chain platforms (SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM/WM/EWM, SAP IBP, Oracle).
• TOGAF certified or equivalent enterprise architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end supply chain and inventory solutions for supplier distribution centres, retail outlets, and central operations.
• Define solutions supporting inventory lifecycle management (shelf-life, expiry tracking, batch/lot traceability, food safety, regulatory compliance).
• Produce and maintain solution architecture artefacts across domains and workstreams.
• Define target and transitional state architectures for supply chain capabilities.
• Apply TOGAF-aligned architecture principles and contribute to enterprise architecture standards.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and target operating model.
• Define and enforce architecture patterns and guardrails across supply chain systems.
• Provide architecture governance across delivery teams and external vendors.
• Support ERP and supply chain transformation programmes including implementation and upgrades.
• Work with delivery teams to meet functional and non-functional requirements (scalability, security, resilience).
• Support vendor selection, RFP processes, and solution evaluations.

Skills

Solution Architect

Domain Architect

Supply chain

Inventory management

TOGAF certified

ERP platforms

SAP S/4HANA

SAP MM

SAP WM

SAP EWM

Oracle

Food retail

Job description

Tria Recruitment seeks a Solution Architect to lead end-to-end supply chain and inventory architecture for a major retail technology transformation. The role is based in London, with 2–3 days onsite weekly, and a contract rate of £54,000–£94,000 per year outside IR35.

You will design solutions covering supplier distribution centres, retail outlets, and central operations, ensuring compliance, scalability, and security across ERP and SCM platforms.