Commercial Apps Architect - Hybrid, 24-Month FTC

Musgrave Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Musgrave Group is seeking a Commercial Application Architect to own the architecture, governance, integration and lifecycle management of strategic commercial and supply chain applications. You will ensure data, configuration and business processes operate cohesively across the application landscape and act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technology teams.

This 24-month fixed-term contract can be based at Cork, Dublin or Belfast hubs, and offers opportunities to shape

Qualifications

• A relevant IT qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience across multiple technology disciplines, including several years in solution or application architecture.
• Proven architecture and implementation experience on large-scale transformation programmes, ideally in retail, consumer goods or supply chain.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into coherent end-to-end solutions and practical transition roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of application, data, integration and technology architecture, including APIs, event-driven integration and cloud or SaaS platforms.
• Experience implementing configurable enterprise products and integrating them with complex legacy estates; exposure to retail planning or optimisation platforms such as RELEX, Blue Yonder, SAP or similar is advantageous.
• Understanding of commercial processes such as forecasting, replenishment, pricing, promotions, range or space planning is advantageous.
• Experience applying architecture frameworks and governance pragmatically; TOGAF or equivalent certification is desirable.
• Strong commercial awareness, including implementation cost, licensing, supportability, total cost of ownership and vendor delivery models.
• Ability to assess architecture designs, identify risks and dependencies, and drive timely decisions and escalation.
• Experience leading third-party vendors and distributed delivery teams in agile, hybrid or matrix environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder-influencing skills, with the ability to explain technical choices in business terms.
• A structured, proactive and collaborative approach, with a strong focus on delivery and measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, governance, integration and lifecycle management of strategic commercial and supply chain applications.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of promotion, planning, pricing, forecasting and replenishment platforms and their configurations.
• Create application capability maps, process flows and platform roadmaps.
• Understand the application-level data and integration architecture across all platforms.
• Define data quality requirements and manage source-to-target data flows.
• Govern shared interfaces and translate business requirements into platform changes.
• Establish robust testing and quality assurance frameworks across the landscape.
• Provide architectural oversight and long-term planning across the ecosystem.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Architecture governance

Education

IT qualification or equivalent

Tools

RELEX

Blue Yonder

SAP

Cloud platforms

Job description

Musgrave Group is seeking a Commercial Application Architect to own the architecture, governance, integration and lifecycle management of strategic commercial and supply chain applications. You will ensure data, configuration and business processes operate cohesively across the application landscape and act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technology teams.

This 24-month fixed-term contract can be based at Cork, Dublin or Belfast hubs, and offers opportunities to shape