Solution Architect

Salary: £36,000 – £48,000 per year

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join our Supply and Enterprise Team based atour officein Runcorn, Cheshire. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and engaging Solution Architect to work on several interesting and challenging supply chain transformation projects and support the strategic vision of Howdens.

What will I be doing as a Solution Architect?

Reporting to the Lead Architect, you will be working on transformation projects and therefore you’ll need to have strong solution design experience in a highly complex enterprise scale-based environments & lines of business from procurement, logistics, manufacturing, finance, and service.
You will be able to effectively align Business, Data, Integration, Security, Application, and underlying Technology to design robust solutions.
Working closely with business stakeholders, product management, business analysts, lead developers, systems engineers, project managers and the wider architecture community to deliver viable, high-quality designs to the development and delivery teams.
What do I need to qualify for thisSolution Architect role?

Supply Chain business and solutions experience
Practical experience on delivery of multiple lifecycle projects in SAP, with a strong understanding of at least 2 of the core SAP modules
The ability to lead and support the Design authority in highly complex enterprise scale environments
Confident, engaging, and a strong work ethic with a passion for transformation and innovation
Able to support the overall business strategy, transformation, and technology direction
Working understanding of modern integration platforms, various techniques to integrate systems and cloud hosting platforms
Understanding and good working knowledge of TOGAF architecture methodology
Knowledge of emerging technologies and architectural trends
What we can offer you

Competitive salary and annual company bonus
Company car or car allowance
Private medical insurance
Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
Staff Discount.
Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional Reward and Recognition events
About Howdens:

Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 800 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.1bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.

As well as the opportunity to develop within a high-profile FTSE 100 company, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For.

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