Supply Chain Warehousing Solution Architect

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior solution architect to define and own end-to-end WMS architecture for large distribution center transformations. The role focuses on Manhattan Active WM, cloud/SaaS deployment, extensibility, and enterprise integrations with ERP/TMS/OMS and automation systems.

You will lead architecture governance, coordinate with CIO-level clients, and drive platform evaluations, design decisions, and integration patterns across complex multi-vendor programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in supply chain technology, WMS implementation, or distribution center systems.
• Minimum 5 years of experience architecting WMS solutions, including cloud/SaaS deployment and enterprise integrations.
• Experience leading WMS technology selection, RFP/RFI processes, and executive-level recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end WMS solution architecture for large DC transformation programs.
• Lead design for Manhattan Active WM implementations and other major platforms.
• Architect and govern the integration layer between WMS and ERP/TMS/OMS/WCS/WES and analytics platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership and governance across programs and teams.

Skills

WMS architecture

Manhattan Active WM

ERP integration

CIO communication

RFP processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MuleSoft

Azure Service Bus

Dell Boomi

IBM MQ

Job description

We Are:

Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations practice, and we architect the systems that power the world’s most demanding distribution networks. Our clients—Fortune 500 leaders in retail, e-commerce, consumer goods, grocery, third-party logistics, and industrial manufacturing—look to us to make the technology decisions that will shape how their warehouses operate for the next decade. From WMS platform selection and solution design to integration architecture across automation systems, ERP, and adjacent supply chain applications, our Warehousing & Distribution Engineering team brings together deep platform expertise, rigorous architecture thinking, and Accenture’s global ecosystem to build solutions that perform at scale from day one—and evolve as the business does.

You Are:

A senior solution architect who has made a career of designing WMS solutions. You bring deep, platform-level expertise in Manhattan Active® WM: you understand its configuration model, extensibility framework, cloud/SaaS architecture, and integration patterns well enough to make the right design decisions early—the ones that determine whether an implementation succeeds two years after go-live, not just on cutover night. You are equally fluent in the integration landscape that surrounds a modern WMS: ERP, TMS, OMS, labor management, automation systems, WCS/WES, and the data and analytics layers that tie them together. You have led technology selection processes, governed solution designs across large multi-workstream programs, and earned the trust of both warehouse operations teams and enterprise IT architects. You are a clear communicator who can explain complex architecture trade-offs to a CIO and walk a configuration team through an integration design in the same afternoon. And you are ready to do it where the work is—on-site 60 to 80 percent of the time.

The Work:

Define and own the end-to-end WMS solution architecture for large distribution center transformation programs—establishing the technology landscape, platform design, integration architecture, and solution governance framework across WMS, WCS/WES, ERP, automation systems, and adjacent supply chain applications. Lead the solution design for Manhattan Active® WM implementations, including platform configuration approach, extensibility and customization strategy, deployment architecture (cloud/SaaS), data model design, and alignment with Manhattan Associates’ product roadmap and best practices; apply equivalent architectural rigor to Blue Yonder Luminate, SAP EWM, or other platforms where required. Architect and govern the integration layer between WMS and connected systems—ERP (SAP, Oracle), TMS, OMS, labor management, slotting, material handling automation (WCS/WES, AS/RS, AMR, conveyor/sortation), and BI/analytics platforms—defining API and messaging patterns, data flows, payload design, and middleware selection. Lead WMS technology assessment and platform selection engagements: define business and technical requirements, author RFP/RFI documentation, establish evaluation criteria and scoring frameworks, manage vendor demonstrations, and develop platform recommendations for senior client leadership. Design the integration architecture for warehouse automation solutions—AS/RS, goods-to-person, conveyor and sortation, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), robotic picking, pick-to-light/voice—ensuring WMS, WES, and WCS layers are architected for throughput, operational resilience, failover, and scalability at full production volume. Translate complex business requirements and DC operational processes into scalable, maintainable WMS solution designs that maximize native platform capability, minimize unnecessary customization, and position clients for platform upgrades and innovation over the solution lifecycle. Provide architectural leadership and technical oversight to configuration teams, functional leads, technical developers, and integration engineers throughout the program—conducting design reviews, adjudicating solution decisions, and maintaining alignment between the approved architecture and delivered solution. Lead architecture governance across the program: own the solution decisions log and architecture change control process; serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex functional, integration, and performance issues during design, build, and testing phases. Develop and maintain client-facing solution architecture artifacts: current- and future-state technology landscape diagrams, integration architecture blueprints, architecture decision records (ADRs), platform evaluation scorecards, and solution design documentation suitable for client executive and IT leadership audiences. Serve as a trusted technology advisor to client CIOs, CTOs, VP-level IT and supply chain leaders, and enterprise architects—communicating architecture decisions, technology trade-offs, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations with clarity and executive presence. Support Accenture business development—solution architecture for proposals and RFP responses, technology sections of SOWs and contracts, client demonstrations of WMS platform capability, and development of differentiated points of view on WMS and warehouse automation technology strategy. Build Accenture’s WMS and automation technology practice: develop reusable architecture patterns, integration accelerators, platform evaluation tools, and technology POVs; support alliance relationships with Manhattan Associates, automation OEMs, and adjacent technology partners.

Here’s What You Need:

Minimum of 8 years of experience in supply chain technology, WMS implementation, or distribution center systems delivery, including at least 6 years of experience in a Solution Architect or Senior Functional Architect role supporting large-scale WMS or distribution center automation programs. Minimum of 5 years of experience architecting and delivering Manhattan Active® WM solutions, including platform design, configuration strategy, extensibility framework, cloud/SaaS deployment architecture, and enterprise integrations within high-volume distribution center environments. Minimum of 5 years of experience designing and implementing WMS integration architectures, including API, event-driven, and batch integration patterns, data modeling, middleware strategy, and integrations with ERP, TMS, OMS, WCS/WES, LMS, automation systems, and analytics platforms. Minimum of 5 years of experience translating complex business and operational requirements into scalable WMS solution designs and leading cross-functional programs involving multiple vendors, stakeholders, and delivery teams. Preferred Qualifications: Experience architecting the integration of warehouse automation systems—AS/RS, AMRs, conveyor/sortation, robotic picking, WCS/WES—with WMS platforms, including throughput modeling, failure mode design, and operational resilience requirements. Demonstrated experience leading WMS technology selection and RFP/RFI processes, including requirements definition, evaluation criteria development, vendor scoring, and executive recommendation for enterprise WMS investments. Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting architecture decisions, technology trade-offs, and strategic recommendations to C-suite, CIO/CTO, and VP-level client audiences. You hold Manhattan Active® WM certification or Manhattan Associates partner-level credentials, or equivalent platform recognition. You have experience designing WMS solutions on cloud/SaaS infrastructure—including multi-tenant architecture, data residency, disaster recovery, and integration patterns specific to cloud-hosted WMS deployments. You have hands‑on architecture experience with Blue Yonder Luminate Warehouse Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Oracle WMS Cloud, or other leading enterprise WMS platforms in addition to Manhattan. You have experience with integration middleware platforms (MuleSoft, Azure Service Bus, Dell Boomi, IBM MQ, or equivalent) in the context of enterprise WMS integration programs. You have experience with warehouse data and analytics architecture—including WMS operational data models, real-time reporting pipelines, labor analytics, and AI/ML applications for demand sensing, labor forecasting, or slotting optimization. You have direct DC operations or industrial engineering experience that gives you credibility on the warehouse floor and sharpens your ability to design solutions grounded in operational reality. You bring Lean Six Sigma, TOGAF, or other architecture or operational excellence certifications. You have consulting or systems integrator experience delivering WMS architecture for Fortune 500 clients across retail, e-commerce, grocery, consumer goods, third‑party logistics, or industrial/manufacturing sectors. You have earned an MBA or an advanced technical degree in a related discipline.

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As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/22/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits|Accenture, RoleLocationAnnualSalaryRange California$132,500 to $338,300 Colorado$132,500 to $292,200 Connecticut$132,500 to $292,200 DistrictofColumbia$141,100 to $311,200 Illinois$122,700 to $292,200 Maine$112,900 to $249,000 Maryland$132,500 to $292,200 Massachusetts$132,500 to $311,200 Minnesota$132,500 to $292,200 NewYork$122,700 to $338,300 NewJersey$141,100 to $338,300 Ohio$122,700 to $270,600 Virginia$122,700 to $311,200 Washington$141,100 to $311,200

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