IT Industrial Solution Architect (SAP PP-PI / PM)

About the Role:

We have a current opening for a IT CoE Industrial Architect and are actively reviewing applications.

We are looking for an IT CoE Industrial Architect to join our Industrial Center of Excellence, supporting manufacturing operations across our plants in America. The role is focused on the support, design, evolution, and governance of industrial IT solutions mainly related to SAP PP-PI and SAP PM, ensuring alignment with manufacturing processes, operational excellence, and group standards.

The IT CoE Industrial Architect will work in close collaboration with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, and supply chain stakeholders to design end-to-end solutions that improve plant performances, standardize processes, and enable data-driven decision making.

Main Responsibilities:
• Act as subject matter expert for SAP PP-PI and SAP PM, translating manufacturing and maintenance business needs into functional and technical architectures.
• Design new industrial IT solutions and evolve existing ones, ensuring scalability, robustness, cybersecurity, and alignment with group standards.
• End-to-End Solution Accountability: Act as the accountable owner for Industrial CoE solutions across their full lifecycle (demand, design, build, deploy, run, and continuous improvement), ensuring consistency across business processes, applications, integrations, data, and shop-floor systems, while delivering expected business value, performance, security, and compliance with Group standards.
• Define and govern integration architectures between SAP, MES/MOM systems, and shop floor equipment.
• Support manufacturing and maintenance processes design, including production scheduling and execution, plant maintenance planning and execution, master data management as well as technical objects.
• Evaluate different technologies and platforms, preparing comparison analyses and architectural recommendations.
• Ensure high quality of solution design with focus on user experience, data integrity, and business continuity.
• Anticipate future business and IT needs to ensure long-term sustainability of industrial solutions.
• Prepare and support test strategies for new solutions and enhancements to minimize business disruption.
• Collaborate proactively with global and regional IT teams, plants, and external partners during project implementation.
• Promote the adoption of standard architectures, processes, and solutions defined by the Industrial CoE.

About You:
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or related fields.
• Proven experience (minimum 5 years preferred) in SAP PP-PI and SAP PM within manufacturing environments.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment lifecycle management is required, together with hands-on experience on integration platforms such as MOM/MES systems and industrial middleware
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA
• Solid understanding of system integration concepts, APIs, IDocs, OPC, and industrial middleware.
• Ability to lead architectural discussions and guide technical and functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills and capability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing sites to support projects and solution rollouts.
• Curiosity and passion for industrial digitalization and emerging technologies.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
As part of our recruitment process, Ferrero may use artificial intelligence (AI) enabled tools to assist with reviewing candidate applications. These tools are used solely to support recruiters by summarizing application information and identifying potential alignment with job requirements. AI does not independently screen out or select candidates, and it does not replace human judgment. Final decisions regarding candidate progression are always made by Ferrero recruiters and hiring managers.

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The base salary range for this position is $122,854 - 163,806. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.

In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits.

About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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Ferrero is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable human rights laws. Ferrero will recruit, hire, train, and promote all persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, or history of disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is not able to perform the essential functions of the position even with reasonable accommodations), citizenship, or any other protected characteristic.

Ferrero will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the People & Organization (HR) Representative. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.