Supply Chain Domain Solution Architect
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£110k + car allowance + up to 30% bonus
London or Birmingham
We are recruiting for a permanent Supply Chain Domain Solution Architect to join a FTSE 250 organisation undergoing a significant supply chain and retail technology transformation. This is a key, long-term role within the architecture function, offering the opportunity to shape and embed scalable supply chain capabilities across a complex, multi-brand, high-volume retail environment.
Role Overview
This is a hands-on architecture position with responsibility for defining, governing, and evolving end-to-end supply chain solutions. The role covers the full supply chain lifecycle including procurement, supplier integration, inventory and stock management, warehousing, logistics, and distribution.
You will play a central role in establishing sustainable, standardised architecture approaches that support high-volume operations, perishable inventory, and complex supplier and concession models, while aligning to the organisation's long-term technology strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture
* Design end-to-end supply chain solutions spanning suppliers through to distribution centres and retail / operational endpoints
* Define architectures supporting full inventory lifecycle management, including shelf-life tracking, batch/lot traceability, and regulatory compliance
* Own and maintain architecture artefacts across supply chain domains
* Define both target and transitional state architectures aligned to business and technology roadmaps
Governance & Standards
* Apply TOGAF-aligned principles and contribute to enterprise-wide architecture standards
* Ensure alignment with the broader enterprise architecture and target operating model
* Establish and enforce architecture patterns, standards, and guardrails
* Provide governance and oversight across internal delivery teams and third-party vendors
Delivery & Transformation
* Support ongoing ERP and supply chain transformation programmes, including implementations and enhancements
* Partner closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements
* Contribute to vendor selection, RFP processes, and solution evaluations
* Act as a long-term strategic partner to the business, helping evolve supply chain capabilities over time
Required Experience
Essential:
* Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Domain Architect within supply chain and inventory environments
* Strong background within retail, ideally in complex, high-volume, multi-brand organisations
* Experience designing and delivering inventory, warehouse, and supply chain solutions
* Experience with ERP and supply chain platforms
* Experience operating within large, complex enterprise environments
* TOGAF certified or equivalent experience working within an enterprise architecture framework
Desirable:
* Experience within food retail, food service, FMCG or other perishable goods environments
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its supply chain and technology landscape, offering long-term career growth, influence over strategic direction, and the chance to work on large-scale, business-critical transformation programmes. xsngvjr
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