SAP S/4HANA Architect

10+ years’ experience in Enterprise and Solution Architecture roles within large, complex, global organizations.
Proven track record designing and delivering integrated solutions across CRM, ERP, data, and integration platforms.
Strong hands-on architecture experience with Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, SAP CCM, IBP, Microsoft Azure Data Services, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience supporting IBP and demand planning (e.g. SAC/P and Blue Yonder)
Sales incentive planning solutions.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and prioritise solution design across multiple programmes, platforms, and delivery teams.
Strong experience working with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, vendors, and SMEs to align designs to target state architecture.
Proven capability in managing architectural risks, issues, dependencies, and business change impacts.
Experience operating in fast-paced, multi-vendor, global transformation environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex designs into clear, actionable guidance for delivery teams.
 

Outcomes and Deliverables for Programme Architect:

Core Outcomes (What Success Looks Like):

Integrated, end-to-end solution designs across CRM, ERP, data, planning, and analytics that are coherent, scalable, and aligned to enterprise target state.
Reduced delivery risk through early, high-quality architectural decisions and strong design governance.
Consistent solution direction across multiple programmes, vendors, and delivery teams.
Faster, smoother implementation enabled by clear, implementable designs and reduced rework.
Key Deliverables

Architecture & Design Deliverables

End-to-end Solution Architecture Designs covering:

Salesforce (TPM, PWA B2B portals)
SAP S/4HANA, SAP CCM
SAP SACP/P for IBP and Blue Yonder planning
Azure Data Platforms and reporting
Integration patterns and data flows
Logical and physical architecture models:

Application, data, integration, and reporting views
Defined integration architectures, including APIs, middleware, and event-based patterns.
Governance & Assurance Deliverables

Architecture design packs for:

Design reviews
Architecture governance forums
Design authority approvals
Documented architecture decisions, assumptions, and trade-offs.
Defined and approved non-functional requirements (security, performance, scalability, resilience).
Delivery Enablement Deliverables

Clear architectural guidance to delivery teams and vendors to support build, test, and deployment.
Resolution of design conflicts across platforms, programmes, and suppliers.
Transition architectures and interim states to support phased delivery.
Risk & Change Deliverables

Identified and mitigated architectural and integration risks.
Impact assessments for design decisions affecting business processes, data, and operating model.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL MAIN SKILLS

Enterprise/Solution Architect for a 12-month contract in NC.
The required role needs 10+ years of experience, strong skills in Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, Azure Data Services, and IBP.