Principal Architect, IT Procurement

Micron•Boise, ID

About The Position

Micron Technology seeks a Principal Architect, IT Procurement, to design, develop, and support enterprise procurement technology solutions. The role works with SAP Ariba Upstream and Downstream, SAP Procure to Pay (P2P), SAP Materials Management (MM), SAP Inventory and Warehouse Management (IM-WM), and Material Requirements Planning (MRP). The position defines and maintains the technical strategy and roadmap for procurement systems in alignment with business requirements and enterprise architecture standards. It governs the procurement technology landscape using established industry methodologies, architects integrations with finance, inventory, supply chain, and other enterprise applications, and designs process automation and optimization using RPA, artificial intelligence, and chatbot technologies. The architect translates business requirements into technical designs and configurations, provides architecture guidance across projects, and collaborates with enterprise architects to align solutions with company-wide frameworks and processes. The role also provides design authority and operational support, including enhancements, issue resolution, lifecycle management, detailed software standards and specifications, and support for compliance requirements such as SOX. The employer will accept a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or a related field, followed by 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering or a related field.
10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Experience with SAP Ariba procurement solutions.
Experience with SAP Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP).
Experience with SAP ECC.
Experience with SAP P2P, SAP MM, SAP IM-WM, and OpenText VIM.
Experience integrating solutions externally with Ariba, SAP ECC, or S/4 HANA.
Experience with Procurement Enterprise Asset Management (EAM).
Experience with SAP Direct Procurement.
Experience with Ariba Network and Supplier Collaboration solutions.
Experience with MRP.
Experience with RPA and developing strategy and roadmaps for procurement solution platforms.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support enterprise procurement technology solutions using SAP Ariba Upstream and Downstream, SAP P2P, SAP MM, SAP IM-WM, and MRP.
Define and maintain the technical strategy and roadmap for procurement systems in alignment with business requirements and enterprise architecture standards.
Govern the procurement technology landscape using established industry methodologies, including for SAP-based procure-to-pay platforms.
Architect and maintain integrations between procurement systems and related enterprise applications, including finance, inventory, and supply chain systems.
Design and implement process automation and optimization using RPA, artificial intelligence, and chatbot technologies within procurement workflows.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT teams to translate functional requirements into technical designs and system configurations.
Provide solution architecture guidance across projects to ensure consistency with enterprise standards.
Collaborate with enterprise architects to align procurement solutions with company-wide architectural frameworks and standard processes.
Maintain design authority and provide operational support for procurement systems, including enhancements, issue resolution, and lifecycle management.
Define and enforce enterprise software standards with detailed technical specifications.
Support compliance requirements, including SOX controls.