Solution Architect

Solution Architect – Supply Chain Design & Planning, Need Planning & Balancing


The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people – our customers, co-workers and suppliers.
IKEA is on an exciting growth journey becoming more accessible to the many people. We are investing heavily to develop and digitalize IKEA into the future. IKEA Supply Chain Development will support this journey by delivering expertise in business development while safeguarding running business. This way we empower our co-workers, customers and suppliers with the right solutions to optimize the customer experience and contribute to a growing IKEA.
Our Supplying system landscape is grouped into different Development Areas and today the Development Area Need Planning & Balancing within Supply Chain Design & Planning supports mainly in quantifying what, where and when we plan to buy, store and replenish in order to reach sales goals at lowest cost along with finding most efficient way to balance the supply and capacity. Main solutions in our portfolio are DSP Fulfillment, Supply Chain Matrix, SCPIX, and Supply Plan Information. Majority of our solutions are built on Blue Yonder ERP solutions.
Job Description
The assignment includes:
In a close dialog with stakeholders, create and shape business and IT-related ideas into current state, future state and transition states to guide the detailed design and delivery of business solutions.
You will be responsible for detailing IT functional and non-functional requirements, for given business requirements, in the business solution development process.
To secure, develop and review high-level design; approve low-level design of the solution; and provide guidance towards service improvements and service transition.
To secure that IT solutions, in scope, fulfil the agreed functional and non-functional business requirements.
Govern that the design of the IT solutions conforms to the solution architecture and is efficient, meet business requirements and is based on a holistic architecture.
You will be responsible for securing the architecture vision and goals of the Need Planning & Balancing area in the solution architecture and the system development process.
In close collaboration with IT architects, lead solution activities within the domain; establish solution/infrastructure design in accordance to the architecture; define and design the data exchange aspect of information flows between solutions; and provide technology advice.

Qualifications
IKEA is rapidly moving in to a digital future and we need you to support IKEA on this journey. We need someone who is curious, structured, challenging and fearless. You have a software development background and documented experience from solution architecture.
Do you have what we are looking for?
You are interested in business and like to see how IT can enable people to achieve business results. You feel comfortable to explain technical information to people in a simple and easy-to understand way.
You are able to interact with strong stakeholders confidently – understand them and their needs as well as making them understand you.
You have excellent analytical skills. You are able to see the big picture as well as the details and to structure information and derive conclusions and consequences out of them. For you, quality is important.
Are experienced in using models, methods and tools within analysis and design and have solid knowledge of general IT frames e.g. standards, infrastructure and platforms, frameworks, development concepts and processes. If you know or even work with IKEA IT landscape, it will be a bonus.
An experience in Blue Yonder (BY) Solutions will be an added advantage as you shall be supporting all BY Solutions.
Are able to work in an environment where the pre-conditions may change from one day to another and where we need to deliver these changes with short notice in order not to risk breaking laws and regulations.
You have strong social and communication skills and are enthusiastic, driven and structured.
You are fluent in both spoken and written English and have the desire to work in a simple, effective and understandable way.
Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receive your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. This position is based in Älmhult and will require some travelling.
Apply as soon possible but no later the 13th of February. Please note that might close the process before if we find the right candidate.
We look forward to receive your application