Solution Architect Order to Cash (OTC)

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Solution Architect Order to Cash (OTC)

What do you become a part of: Collaborating closely with the Solution Architect Lead to understand and translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions. Participating in the design, development, testing, and implementation of applications and capabilities within the scope of Order to Cash. Bringing technical expertise and knowledge to ensure proposed solutions meet established architecture standards and business requirements. Work closely with project managers, business process owners, and other architecture teams to ensure consistency and integrity of solutions throughout the project lifecycle. Providing guidance and technical leadership to team members, ensuring alignment with best practices in architecture and software development. Collaborating with support and operations teams to ensure smooth transition of implemented solutions to production. Ensuring and supporting established standards for security, compliance, and performance are followed throughout the software development lifecycle. Support OTC IOM/Billing/Pricing projects, ensuring adherence to CCEP's best practices and global business processes.

What you will do: The main responsibilities can be split into the following broad areas:

1. Solution Architecture and Delivery: Work closely with the Solution Architect Lead and team members to grasp project needs and help shape solution architectures and designs in line with CCEP guidelines. Assist in setting and upholding technology standards, strategic planning, and architecture framework to bolster both current and future cloud-based solutions. Offer insights into technical requirements for existing Order to Cash (OTC) solutions and engage in exploring innovative solutions and technologies. Contribute to refining delivery methods, key deliverables, and outcomes. Take part in early assessment activities for demand/solution, identifying potential gaps/risks and suggesting appropriate mitigation strategies. Collaborate with senior BPT and business teams as necessary. Collaborate with delivery teams to implement top-notch architectural practices for OTC solutions. Aid in crafting solutions architecture and contributing to solution design documents and project artifacts. Support endeavours to standardize functionality across various applications within OTC platforms. Assist in managing technical issues, working with OTC partners towards resolution. Provide assistance for OTC application upgrades evaluations, testing, and execution. Lead OTC programs and projects, ensuring adherence to efficiency and compliance standards within the OTC realm.
2. Collaboration: Cultivate positive connections and nurture a collaborative atmosphere with stakeholders throughout CCEP, including Business Partners, Program and project teams, Service Delivery, Vendor Management, Procurement, Finance, Security, and other departments. Work closely and efficiently within the team and with external partners to champion and uphold CCEP’s principles and operational methods. Proactively seek opportunities for personal and professional development, encompassing technical proficiency as well as skills in leadership, communication, and negotiation. Embrace diversity and inclusivity in teamwork and leadership, fostering an environment characterized by equality and impartiality.
3. Planning & Mobilization: Collaborate with the Solution Architect Lead and other team members to enable, mobilize, and coordinate functional area resources for Solutioning in Order to Cash and cross-functional Solution Delivery teams. Ensure the availability and appropriate skill set/training of team members, fostering their growth and readiness to effectively tackle project responsibilities. Assist the Solution Architect Lead in overseeing the performance and outputs of the System Integrator (SI), providing feedback for ensuring proper Quality Assurance of SI deliverables. Work closely with the SI to uphold quality standards in Solution architecture, Design, and Build domains, thereby contributing to the successful execution of projects.

What we expect from you:

1. Degree in computer science, business, engineering or a comparable degree.
2. Desirable: industry-standard qualification in project, program or portfolio management.
3. Minimum of 10 years of experience in SAP and/or other OTC application delivery in Solution architecture roles in related and comparable positions of team management.
4. Business-Fluent in English (German, Spanish, and/or French would be advantageous).
5. Demonstrate expertise in Solution architecture and leading medium to large teams, particularly in diverse international settings, leveraging both internal and external talent.
6. Proven track record of effectively managing and delivering solutions in collaboration with external partners.
7. Exhibit proficiency in overseeing large-scale programs and projects within global contexts.
8. Display adeptness in managing diverse stakeholders (both internal & external) and a varied team handling multiple projects across different geographical locations.
9. Possess robust analytical and planning capabilities, coupled with an independent, goal-oriented approach to work processes.
10. Previous involvement in the consumer product market or beverage industry, offering valuable insights into industry-specific challenges and needs.
11. Showcase familiarity with budgeting and annual business planning procedures.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks. We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day. From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth.

To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider. We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.