Supply Chain Domain Architect
Role Type: C2C
Location: Deerfield, IL (Hybrid)
Role Purpose
The Supply Chain Domain Architect is the senior architecture leader accountable for translating Supply Chain strategy into coherent, executable technology outcomes that deliver in-year cost savings, enable year-on-year simplification, and establish a resilient target-state architecture across planning, manufacturing, quality, logistics, warehousing, and fulfillment.
Outcomes That Define Success
- Measurable in-year and recurring cost savings across the Supply Chain portfolio
- Reduced architectural complexity, technical debt, and redundant capabilities
- Clear current-to-target state roadmaps for Supply Chain platforms and value streams
- Increased reuse of enterprise-standard platforms and reduced point solutions
- Improved decision quality and speed for Supply Chain investments
Core Responsibilities
Strategy Realization
- Partner with Supply Chain and Enterprise Architecture leadership to translate strategy into target operating models and capability roadmaps
- Lead target-state architecture across Supply Chain capabilities and platforms
- Deliver sequenced roadmaps that produce measurable savings and simplification
- Surface cross-portfolio risks and dependencies early
Solution Architecture Leadership
- Provide architecture leadership for major Supply Chain initiatives
- Guide solution design across SAP, JD Edwards, Maximo, POMSnet, Camstar, DC Link, warehouse, manufacturing, and fulfillment platforms
- Ensure alignment with enterprise standards and security requirements
Portfolio Simplification and Cost Optimization
- Identify consolidation, modernization, and retirement opportunities
- Partner with Finance to quantify savings and value realization
- Promote patterns that reduce run cost and increase scalability
Governance and Decision Enablement
- Represent Supply Chain architecture in enterprise governance forums
- Ensure enterprise platforms are used first before introducing new technologies
- Enable consistent architectural decisions without slowing delivery
Executive Relationships
- The Supply Chain Domain Architect serves as a trusted advisor to Supply Chain leadership, IT delivery and platform leaders, and Enterprise Architecture governance bodies.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years in solution or enterprise architecture roles
- Deep experience with ERP, MES, quality, asset, logistics, and fulfillment systems
- Proven record driving simplification and cost optimization
Leadership Profile
- Outcome-driven and enterprise-first mindset
- Pragmatic systems thinker
- Commercially grounded with strong executive presence
- Builder of trust and cross-functional alignment
