Integrated Warehouse Distribution IWD Solution Lead

Philips; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking an Integrated Warehouse Distribution (IWD) Solution Lead to oversee analytics solutions, translate business problems into technical requirements, and coordinate across IT and business teams. You will build prototypes, design data pipelines, and contribute to reusable patterns and documentation.

The role emphasizes working with senior stakeholders, ensuring delivery readiness, and driving measurable value through PoCs and tested components within the IWD domain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, analytics, supply chain, information systems, operations research, or equivalent.
• 6–10 years in supply chain domain focused on solution architecture, analytics, data products, data engineering, automation, or digital transformation.
• Experience supporting analytics or digital solution delivery, including backlog work, requirements, testing, releases or adoption.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, Databricks or comparable cloud data platform, data modelling.
• Knowledge in IWD domains like warehousing, transport, inventory, WMS or TMS is preferred.
• Interest in AI, GenAI, optimisation, automation or data-product solutions and PoC delivery.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate ambiguous problems into structured technical solutions.
• Ability to manage stakeholders across business, IT and IWD partners in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong communication skills, curiosity and willingness to learn through hands-on projects.

Responsibilities

• Backlog preparation, stakeholder coordination, release readiness for the IWD Analytics Solutions portfolio.
• Translate operational problems into clear requirements, solution components, acceptance criteria and measurable success criteria.
• Support technical discovery and solution design for data, integrations, analytics, AI and automation with Business Process Owners and delivery teams.
• Build hands-on prototypes and proofs of concept using approved data and platforms to validate user value, feasibility and control requirements.
• Work with IT architects and data engineers on data pipelines, APIs, access controls, orchestration, testing and production readiness.
• Contribute to solution documentation, architecture decisions, reusable IWD patterns and handover materials.
• Manage stakeholders at senior leadership levels.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modelling

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title

Integrated Warehouse Distribution (IWD) Solution Lead

Your role:

• Support the day-to-day IWD Analytics Solutions portfolio: backlog preparation, stakeholder coordination, release readiness, solution health and rationalisation.
• Translate assigned operational problems into clear requirements, solution components, acceptance criteria and measurable success criteria.
• Support technical discovery and solution design for data, integrations, analytics, AI and automation use cases with Business Process Owners and delivery teams.
• Build hands-on prototypes and proofs of concept using approved data and platforms to validate user value, feasibility and control requirements.
• Work with IT architects and data engineers on data pipelines, APIs, access controls, orchestration, testing and production readiness.\Contribute to solution documentation, architecture decisions, reusable IWD patterns and handover materials.
• Manage stakeholders at senior leadership levels.

What Success Looks Like

• The IWD portfolio has current backlog information, clear delivery status and well-managed stakeholder communication.
• Assigned solution components are well designed, documented, tested and delivered on time.
• Proofs of concept demonstrate a clear value case, feasibility and a credible route to production.
• Day-to-day technical delivery progresses smoothly with risk and dependencies surfaced early and escalated to the right owner.
• Production solutions have agreed KPIs, adoption support, controls and handover documentation.
• MVP releases and hypercare are supported effectively.
• Reusable IWD patterns for data, integrations and AI evaluation improve consistency and reduce rework.
• The architect steadily develops technical depth, supply-chain understanding and autonomy within defined scope

You're The Right Fit If You Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Operations Research, or equivalent.
• 6-10 years experience in supply chain domain preferably in solution architecture, design, analytics or data product delivery, Data engineering, automation, AI or digital process transformation.
• Experience supporting analytics or digital solution delivery, including backlog work, requirements, testing, releases or adoption.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, Databricks or a comparable cloud data platform, data modelling
• Working knowledge in one or more SC/IWD domain preferred: IWD, warehousing, transport, inventory, WMS or TMS experience
• Interest or early experience in AI, GenAI, optimisation, automation or data-product solutions and proof-of-concept delivery.
• Sound analytical skills and ability to translate ambiguous operational problems into structured technical solutions
• Ability to collaboratively manage stakeholders across business, IT and IWD partners in a fast-moving environment
• Strong communication skills, curiosity and willingness to learn through hands-on projects

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office based role.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

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