Sr Solution Architect (Retail Planning)

JDA Software; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with Matching

Flexible Time Off

Corporate Fitness Program

Legal Plans

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Blue Yonder is seeking a Sr Solution Architect to design, optimize, and implement Retail Planning solutions across the US and Canada. You will lead design sessions, coordinate with Project Managers and stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of complex deployments.

Ideal candidates have 6–10 years in Retail Planning, experience with Blue Yonder Planning Suite, and familiarity with Azure cloud and Office 365 tools.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience delivering Advanced Retail Planning solutions end-to-end in retail.
• Demonstrable experience with Blue Yonder Planning suite (Planning, Assortment, Allocation).
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design, optimization, and implementation of Blue Yonder Retail Planning solutions for customers across US/Canada.
• Apply domain knowledge to configure and deliver solutions meeting customer requirements and processes.
• Lead design sessions and validate tasks with timelines; guide system integration and UAT phases.

Skills

Advanced Retail Planning

Blue Yonder Planning

Azure Cloud

Office 365

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering background

Tools

Azure Cloud

Office 365

Job description

**Job Title:** Sr Solution Architect (Advanced Retail Planning - Planning, Assortment, Allocation)**Location:** Virtual within the US**Overview**Blue Yonder is seeking a Solution Architect to join our Delivery Services team, where your focus is to ensure customers realize value from their **Blue Yonder Retail Planning solutions across the US and Canada.** In this role, you will design best-in-class solutions using a suite of products, such as **Planning, Assortment, and Allocation** as well as being on the leading edge with our latest product innovations. You will be the functional liaison across stakeholders, including key customer contacts, Project Managers, Technical Consultants, and 3rd Party Consultants, to drive the timely and successful delivery of the final solution.**What You’ll Do*** Drive the design, optimization, and implementation of Blue Yonder Retail Planning software solutions for customers, utilizing industry best practices and process methodologies* Apply domain knowledge to fully understand and identify how the Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and delivered to best meet customer requirements/business processes, with regarding* Lead solution design to ensure clear construct and validation tasks and timeline* Conduct and/or guide system integration, user acceptance testing and deployment phases of the project to ensure a seamless transition to our steady state associates* Sustain the balance between project scope, timeline, and requirements to ensure successful time to value and definitive customer satisfaction* Assess business needs that fall outside the standard solution and/or scope, and assess integration complexity, architecture constraints and/or product roadmaps* Recognize and highlight incremental revenue opportunities with existing customers/projects* Communicate business cases to PMG and PD regarding customer specific needs related to product functionality and enhancements**What we are looking for*** Minimum 6-10 years of demonstrable experience delivering **Advanced Retail Planning solutions end-to-end in the retail industry is required*** Demonstrable experience with the **Blue Yonder Planning suite of solutions, including Planning, Assortment, or Allocation is required*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field is strongly preferred* Demonstrable experience conducting design sessions, interpreting business requirements and mapping to Retail Solution functionalities, performing system integration, and assisting with user acceptance testing and issue resolution* Experience implementing solutions that leverage Cloud technologies, ideally Microsoft Azure* Ability to utilize Microsoft Office 365 tools such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint to manage professional documents and communications\\*LI-AD1#LI-remote-------------------------------------------The annual salary range for this position is $80,959 - $143,896.18The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:* Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision* 401K with Matching* Flexible Time Off* Corporate Fitness Program* A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much moreAt Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.