IT COE Trade Architect - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Ferrero International S.A.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company is seeking an IT COE Trade Architect for a 12-month contract in London. In this role, you'll align the application landscape with business requirements and lead the architecture for trade-related capabilities. Responsibilities include defining architecture standards, guiding development teams, and optimizing technology solutions to meet business needs. Ideal candidates will have experience in IT project management, particularly with SAP, and possess strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT project management and strong knowledge of planning applications.
• Proven capability in multi-application environments, ideally within FMCG.
• Excellent analytical skills and strong proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for assigned business capabilities.
• Define application and infrastructure architecture alignment.
• Provide technical leadership to development teams.

Skills

IT project management

Planning and forecasting applications (SAP CRM‑TPM/TM/TMA)

Analytical ability

Proficiency in Excel

Clear communication skills

Collaborative approach

Job description

IT COE Trade Architect - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Ferrero’s global IT community within the Centre of Expertise team. As a COE Trade Architect, you will be responsible for aligning the application landscape with business requirements and defining the application strategy and architecture for your assigned capability areas.

You will identify the applications, interfaces and infrastructure components needed to support business operations, ensuring that all architecture decisions are scalable, future‑ready and aligned with enterprise standards. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will provide technical leadership to development and implementation teams, maintain uniform design principles, and support the evolution of Ferrero’s Trade, Sales and Finance technology ecosystem across the UK and the wider Group.

Role: To start February 2026

Main Responsibilities:

In this role, you will lead the architecture for your assigned business capabilities, ensuring that all application and infrastructure components align with Ferrero’s enterprise design standards. You will shape the future application landscape by identifying optimisation opportunities, proposing strategic improvements and ensuring solutions support both commercial and IT objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining major aspects of the application and infrastructure architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise principles.
• Providing technical leadership to development and implementation teams, including performing design and code reviews.
• Supporting lifecycle management activities, including enhancements, integrations, upgrades and decommissioning of obsolete systems.
• Ensuring new solutions and enhancements meet business needs and comply with architectural guidelines.
• Collaborating with vendors and partners, contributing to supplier evaluation and ensuring delivery quality.

About You:

You will bring a blend of technical expertise, commercial understanding and the ability to influence architectural decisions in a complex, multi‑application environment. Your experience enables you to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions while fostering effective collaboration across global teams.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in IT project management and strong knowledge of planning and forecasting applications (SAP CRM‑TPM/TM/TMA).
• Proven capability working within multi‑application environments, ideally within FMCG or similar industries.
• Excellent analytical ability and strong proficiency in Excel.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with experience in multinational settings.
• A collaborative, flexible and results‑oriented approach, with strong understanding of commercial and business processes.

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About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet‑packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding. Find out more .