AI-Driven Supply Chain Architect & Transformation Lead

Lincoln Motor Company

Dearborn (MI)

On-site

USD 133,000 - 251,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Consulting Architect to define and drive enterprise architecture strategies for the digital supply chain transformation. You will partner with business leaders, product teams, and technology partners to deliver scalable, AI-enabled supply chain solutions.

You will shape roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and guide implementation across Supplier Collaboration, Inventory, Logistics and Manufacturing Integration, aligning governance with enterprise standards

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
Master's degree preferred.
5+ Demonstrated experience in Automotive, Manufacturing Industry with a focus on Supply Chain Technologies and processes
5+ years proven experience in Enterprise Architecture, Consulting Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Strategy leadership roles.
Experience leading large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
Deep knowledge of integration architecture, APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native design, and distributed systems.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA and supply chain business processes.
Experience designing data and analytics architectures using modern enterprise platforms.
Experience architecting AI, machine learning, generative AI, or intelligent automation solutions in enterprise environments.
Familiarity with modern AI engineering ecosystems, cloud AI services, and data science platforms.
Ability to influence executive, business, and technical audiences.
Strong facilitation, negotiation, and organizational leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise architecture strategies aligned to Supply Chain business objectives and transformation priorities.
Define future-state business capabilities, operating models, information architectures, and technology roadmaps.
Lead architecture governance and solution reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic direction.
Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for modernization, simplification, automation, and innovation.
Serve as a trusted advisor on technology investments, architecture decisions, and transformation initiatives.
Architect intelligent supply chain solutions that enable sensing, prediction, recommendation, and autonomous action across supply chain operations.
Design architectures that integrate operational systems, enterprise data platforms, analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI capabilities.
Define approaches for AI-powered planning, inventory optimization, logistics visibility, supplier collaboration, risk management, and operational decision support.
Guide adoption of emerging technologies including Generative AI, Agentic AI, digital assistants, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.
Lead architecture reviews and technical decision-making, balancing tradeoffs across scalability, performance, maintainability, security, and cost.
Prototype and evaluate emerging technologies and architecture patterns to accelerate innovation.
Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, from concept and proof of value through production deployment.
Mentor architects and engineers through design reviews, coaching, and collaborative problem-solving.