Solution Architect, Logistics Execution

McCain Foods; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

McCain Foods(India) P Ltd in Gurgaon seeks a seasoned Solution Architect for Logistics Execution to lead the enterprise architecture for supply chain systems, with emphasis on SAP-based transportation and logistics. You will shape the technical roadmap, drive process transformation, and collaborate with global teams to deliver integrated solutions.

The role requires deep SCM domain knowledge, long‑term strategic thinking, and hands‑on architecture leadership across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years designing and leading architecture solutions.
• Experience across business, information, technology, application, infrastructure, security domains.
• Proven track record as a Solution Architect in supply chain management.
• Knowledge of SAP ECC/S4 in shipping, logistics, and transportation.
• Understanding of IT architectures and roadmapping in an enterprise setting.

Responsibilities

• Understand business drivers and define enterprise designs for supply chain execution systems.
• Own and maintain the integrated solution architecture for transportation and logistics.
• Lead technology roadmap and evaluate innovative solutions for supply chain needs.
• Document architecture, BPM, SOPs, and maintain knowledge repositories.
• Collaborate with Product Owner, engineers, and global supply chain teams to build solutions.
• Monitor portfolio to identify deficiencies and align projects with architecture.
• Develop roadmaps aligning future and current state of enterprise applications.
• Guide projects to fit systems or infrastructure to the architecture.

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS

Experience in multiple architecture domains

Proven track record as a Solution Architect in supply chain management

Knowledge of supply chain processes (procurement, planning, logistics, transportation)

Certification in enterprise architecture (TOGAF) considered an asset

Job description

Position Title: Solution Architect, Logistics Execution

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Gurgaon

Requisition ID: 33002

Job Purpose

We are looking for a business savvy technical leader, someone who can perform activities of developing a direction for managing the portfolio of to-be solutions — including systems (meaning not just applications, but also processes and information), shared infrastructure services, and shared application services and components — to better match business outcome objectives. The Solution Architect supports process transformation and product development by bridging the specific business problems (and issues) to the technologies that support them. In this role you will be a solution thought leader in the Supply Chain Portfolio in architecting and implementing sophisticated solutions aimed at expanding McCain’s Supply Chain transportation and logistics execution capabilities. If you possess a profound acumen for complex problem-solving, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of supply chain processes and solutions, we invite you to contribute your expertise to our team at McCain.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state), and determine corresponding enterprise system designs in SAP and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes.
• Own and maintain the overall integrated solution architecture for supply chain execution systems for transportation and logistics.
• Manage and develop the architecture for a broader scope of projects, working closely with application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project or initiative.
• Take a leadership position in the technology roadmap and establish a vision by:
  • Remaining at the forefront of technological advancements within the supply chain management domain, providing proactive recommendations for innovative solutions.
  • Exhibiting technical leadership by guiding the selection and assimilation of technologies that augment the efficiency and efficacy of our supply chain processes.
• Maintain systems encompassing Enterprise Architecture, Solution documentation, Business Process Management, process materials (e.g. SOPs) and other related documentation repositories in line with our aim to have best‑in‑class documentation.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner, Functional Engineers, Solution Architects and Global & Regional Supply Chain business to develop solutions.
• Provide support to portfolio architects within projects to ensure the project is aligned with the overall enterprise architecture.
• Monitor the current‑state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements.
• Understand technology trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models.
• Analyze the business‑IT environment (run, grow and transform the business) to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement (systems of record, differentiation and innovation).
• Develop a roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from future to current state (as defined by the solutions architecture).
• Consult with application and infrastructure development projects to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture, and identify when it is necessary to modify projects to accommodate the solutions architecture.

Measures Of Success

• Prior experience in organizations leveraging SAP ECC or S/4 as its ERP
• Experience in Consumer Products considered an asset
• Highly proficient in SAP ECC – Shipping, SAP ECC – Logistics Execution, SAP ECC – Transportation; S/4 Basic Shipping.
• Experience in industry leading Transportation management (TMS) Systems (SAP TM, Blue Yonder, e2Open/BluJay, etc.)
• Experience with Real Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (e.g. FourKites, project44)
• Process depth and breadth within supply chaining execution including but not limited to Transportation Planning and Execution and Delivery Order Management.
• Application Portfolio Management (APM): Hands on experience implementing APM with one or more leading EA tool would be an asset. LeanIX experience is an asset.
• Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps).
• Experience in key technology domains including Cloud, Containers, API, Events, Security, Integration, Infrastructure, Data and AI.
• Be an excellent communicator and collaborator, engaging with multiple technical and business stakeholders and leaders.
• Collaborates with other architects at the Architecture Review Board (ARB)

Key Qualification & Experiences

• Ten or more years of experience designing and leading creative architecture solutions
• Post‑secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience in multiple architecture domains (business, information, technology, application, infrastructure, security) and are proficient in generating technical roadmaps and architectures to lead architecture concepts.
• Proven track record as a Solution Architect in the realm of supply chain management or related domains.
• Profound knowledge of supply chain processes inclusive of procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, distribution and transportation.
• Ability to understand the long‑term ("big picture") and short‑term perspectives of situations.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Architecture experience in Agriculture and food manufacturing is considered an asset.
• A certification in enterprise architecture such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is considered and asset.
• A professional certification as an architect with an industry‑recognized organization.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit‑based, and equitable workplace. As a global family‑owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family: Information Technology

Division: Global Digital Technology

Department: Technology Supply Chain Portfolio

Location(s): IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon

Company: McCain Foods(India) P Ltd