Architect – Supply Chain

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect – Supply Chain will collaborate with Product and Software Delivery Teams to define and implement the architecture for Ford’s Supply Chain Management. This role involves contributing to global strategic initiatives and making technology decisions for both in-house and vendor solutions to modernize Ford’s Supply Chain.
Define business and technical architecture solutions to modernize Ford’s Supply Chain in alignment with Business Goals and Objectives
Address diverse challenges in N-Tier supplier collaboration, transparency, sustainability, and risk management.
Work with technologies like Google Cloud Platform, SAP, Pega, E2Open, and Resilinc.
Identify key portfolio capabilities and map global system strategy.
Evaluate vendors and make buy-vs-build decisions.
Modernize Ford in-house applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Provide enterprise architectural services for Supply Chain Management products.
Consult on solution architecture.
Develop architectural Points of View for proposed initiatives.
Collaborate closely with product teams and business partners.
Formulate strategy and support product lines through interaction with the business community, PDO teams, and other architects.
Conduct hands-on evaluation of current supply chain operations to design customer-centric solutions.
Partner with Business Leads, Software Delivery Leads, Product Managers, and Software Engineers in system design and technology evaluation.
Provide support for application functional, performance, and availability issues.
Participate in vendor solution evaluation processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in architecture, technology and software functions, with a focus on supply chain management specifically with SAP ERP software
• Previous experience as software developer/engineer.
• Previous experience with Supply Chain System(s).
• Strong architecture knowledge with experience in providing technical solutions for cloud infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform experience is a plus.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Self-starter, ability to work independently.
• Self-researcher, ability to research a technology and provide insight to product team.
• Experience with microservice architecture, REST APIs, and distributed cloud systems.
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and hands-on application. Understand how to architect highly available, scalable, global solutions.
• Knowledge of Ford and Industry technology standards and security frameworks / tools.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Previous experience with multi-team, large-scale projects and incorporating all levels of architecture development (Business, Solution, Application, Infrastructure).
• Good understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Negotiation skills and ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders and customers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience migrating apps to cloud solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define business and technical architecture solutions to modernize Ford’s Supply Chain in alignment with Business Goals and Objectives
• Address diverse challenges in N-Tier supplier collaboration, transparency, sustainability, and risk management.
• Work with technologies like Google Cloud Platform, SAP, Pega, E2Open, and Resilinc.
• Identify key portfolio capabilities and map global system strategy.
• Evaluate vendors and make buy-vs-build decisions.
• Modernize Ford in-house applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Provide enterprise architectural services for Supply Chain Management products.
• Consult on solution architecture.
• Develop architectural Points of View for proposed initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with product teams and business partners.
• Formulate strategy and support product lines through interaction with the business community, PDO teams, and other architects.
• Conduct hands-on evaluation of current supply chain operations to design customer-centric solutions.
• Partner with Business Leads, Software Delivery Leads, Product Managers, and Software Engineers in system design and technology evaluation.
• Provide support for application functional, performance, and availability issues.
• Participate in vendor solution evaluation processes.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees