Enterprise Solution Architect

Enterprise Solution Architect Supply Chain (Sourcing & Procurement)

Location: Seattle, WA (Preferred) / Remote
Engagement Type: PSP
Industry: Global QSR & Manufacturing

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Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Solution Architect to lead architecture strategy and solution design for the Supply Chain Sourcing & Procurement domain. This role requires deep functional expertise, strong technical leadership, and a strategic mindset to deliver scalable, secure, enterprise-grade solutions across global supply chain and retail operations.

The architect will play a critical role in transforming supplier engagement, sourcing, and procurement capabilities, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology strategy.

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Key Responsibilities

< data-start="1052" data-end="1078">Architecture Strategy</>

• Define and evolve target and transition architectures for sourcing, procurement, and supplier engagement platforms

• Align architecture direction with enterprise strategy and long-term business goals

< data-start="1292" data-end="1323">Solution Design & Delivery</>

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across multiple Supply Chain Organizations (SCOs)

• Design scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures

• Ensure seamless integration and data flow across sourcing, procurement, and supplier systems

< data-start="1580" data-end="1610">Stakeholder Collaboration</>

• Partner with procurement leaders, category managers, product owners, and IT teams

• Translate business requirements into sustainable and extensible architecture designs

< data-start="1793" data-end="1820">Governance & Standards</>

• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices

• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and governance forums

< data-start="1983" data-end="2009">Technology Evaluation</>

• Assess and recommend sourcing, procurement, and supplier collaboration platforms

• Lead vendor evaluations, RFI/RFP processes, and solution selection

< data-start="2173" data-end="2199">Security & Compliance</>

• Ensure compliance with global security, privacy, regulatory, and supplier risk requirements

• Support supplier compliance, risk management, and ESG initiatives

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Domain Expertise

• Supplier onboarding, qualification, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and payables

• Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes including sourcing events, CLM, invoicing, and supplier collaboration

• Supplier lifecycle management, performance monitoring, and risk management

• Supplier and partner portals with integration to ERP and procurement platforms

• Cross-platform system dependencies and complex integrations

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Key Deliverables

• High-level conceptual, logical, and process flow designs

• Detailed architecture artifacts including:

  • Application and integration architecture diagrams

  • Data flow and system interaction models

  • Sequence and activity diagrams

  • Interface specifications and service contracts

• Architecture roadmaps and transition plans aligned to a North Star vision

• Solution options with recommendations and rationale

• Executive-level and technical presentations and documentation

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Qualifications & Experience

< data-start="3391" data-end="3406">Experience</>

• 10+ years of overall IT experience

• 5+ years in Enterprise or Solution Architecture roles

• 8+ years hands-on experience in sourcing, procurement, or supplier engagement

• Experience in QSR, retail, or manufacturing environments preferred

< data-start="3672" data-end="3695">Technology & Tools</>

• Supplier management platforms: SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Aravo, HICX, APEX Analytics

• ERP and procurement systems: Oracle Procurement Cloud, SAP

• Experience designing supplier portals and partner collaboration platforms

• Strong background in cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• API-driven and integration-centric architectures

< data-start="4068" data-end="4105">Architecture & Leadership Skills</>

• Proven ability to define and drive enterprise sourcing and procurement architectures

• Strong experience creating architecture artifacts and integration blueprints

• Ability to lead vendor evaluations and procurement technology assessments

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across business and IT