Summary: The role of Supply Chain Business Architect involves collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams to design scalable solutions that meet complex business requirements. The candidate will lead discussions, perform GAP analysis, and ensure alignment between business goals and proposed solutions. This position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Experience in cloud platforms and enterprise architecture is highly advantageous.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise with business users, client managers, and SMEs to understand business needs, challenges, and the overall implementation landscape.
- Independently lead requirement workshops, customer discussions, and decision-making sessions.
- Perform GAP analysis and clearly communicate feasibility, constraints, and recommended approaches to clients.
- Develop high-level and detailed solution designs aligned with functional and technical requirements.
- Prepare and review solution documents, including Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and Detailed Design Specifications (DDS).
- Suggest, evaluate, and validate solution alternatives based on best practices and system capabilities.
- Provide solution leadership and guidance across development, testing, and deployment phases.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (onsite and offshore) to ensure smooth execution and timely deliveries.
- Coordinate with customer teams to resolve issues, clarify requirements, and address technical or functional queries.
- Work with technical architects and integration teams to define interface designs and integration touchpoints.
- Ensure solutions are compatible with enterprise architecture standards.
- Design and develop Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) to help clients visualize proposed solutions.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Functional Consultant, or Lead Business Analyst in enterprise IT or digital transformation programs.
- Strong understanding of solution architecture, design patterns, and system integrations.
- Ability to independently lead client meetings, requirement workshops, and solution discussions.
- Experience preparing functional design documents and reviewing technical specifications.
- Expertise in GAP analysis, feasibility assessment, and translating requirements into actionable solutions.
- Experience working in onsite-offshore delivery models.
- Strong analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
- Ability to design POCs and demonstrate system concepts effectively.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Solution Architect / Functional Consultant who can work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client managers to translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable solution designs. This role requires strong analytical abilities, deep functional and architectural understanding, and the capability to independently lead solution discussions from initiation through go-live. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in fast-paced environments, managing multiple stakeholders, performing GAP analysis, and driving end-to-end solution delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Requirement Gathering & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Liaise with business users, client managers, and SMEs to understand business needs, challenges, and the overall implementation landscape.
- Independently lead requirement workshops, customer discussions, and decision-making sessions.
- Perform GAP analysis and clearly communicate feasibility, constraints, and recommended approaches to clients.
- Ensure clarity and alignment between business goals and proposed solutions.
- Solution Architecture & Design
- Develop high-level and detailed solution designs aligned with functional and technical requirements.
- Prepare and review solution documents, including Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and Detailed Design Specifications (DDS).
- Suggest, evaluate, and validate solution alternatives based on best practices and system capabilities.
- Ensure adherence to architectural design patterns, performance best practices, and integration standards.
- Design and develop Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) to help clients visualize proposed solutions.
- Leadership in Implementation
- Provide solution leadership and guidance across development, testing, and deployment phases.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (onsite and offshore) to ensure smooth execution and timely deliveries.
- Coordinate with customer teams to resolve issues, clarify requirements, and address technical or functional queries.
- Drive the solution through go-live, ensuring completeness, quality, and alignment with business expectations.
- Integration, Architecture & Cloud Alignment
- Work with technical architects and integration teams to define interface designs and integration touchpoints.
- Ensure solutions are compatible with enterprise architecture standards.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hands-on experience in cloud environments is a strong advantage.
- Ensure user experience considerations are incorporated into the design of new solutions and services.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Functional Consultant, or Lead Business Analyst in enterprise IT or digital transformation programs.
- Strong understanding of solution architecture, design patterns, and system integrations.
- Ability to independently lead client meetings, requirement workshops, and solution discussions.
- Experience preparing functional design documents and reviewing technical specifications.
- Expertise in GAP analysis, feasibility assessment, and translating requirements into actionable solutions.
- Experience working in onsite-offshore delivery models.
- Strong analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
- Ability to design POCs and demonstrate system concepts effectively.
Preferred Experience
- Exposure to ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or Salesforce.
- Experience with cloud-based architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Familiarity with API integrations, microservices, and interface design.
- Knowledge of tools like JIRA, Confluence, Postman, Visio, Lucidchart, Azure DevOps, etc.
- Strong understanding of performance optimization, usability, and scalable design principles.
