Enterprise Solution Architect

Enterprise Solution Architect – Supply Chain (Sourcing & Procurement)

Location: Seattle (Ideal) / Remote Industry: Global QSR & Manufacturing

Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Solution Architect to join our consulting team and lead architecture strategy and solution design for the Supply Chain Sourcing & Procurement domain. As a member of our team, you will bring deep domain expertise, technical leadership, and a strategic mindset to help shape and deliver enterprise-grade solutions across global supply chain and retail operations, with a strong focus on supplier engagement, sourcing, and procurement transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Strategy: Define and evolve target and transition architectures for sourcing, procurement, and supplier engagement systems aligned with enterprise goals.
• Solution Design Leadership: Lead the design of end-to-end architecture across multiple supply chain organizations (SCOs), ensuring seamless integration and data flow across supplier management, sourcing, and procurement platforms.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with procurement leaders, category managers, product owners, and IT teams to translate business needs into scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Governance & Standards: Establish and enforce architecture principles, patterns, and best practices across sourcing and procurement initiatives.
• Technology Evaluation: Assess and recommend platforms, tools, and vendors that align with sourcing, procurement, and supplier collaboration objectives.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure all solutions meet global security, privacy, and regulatory standards, including supplier risk and compliance requirements.

Expertise & Domain Focus: As a Lead Architect, you will:

• Provide deep expertise in supply chain sourcing and procurement domains, including supplier onboarding, qualification, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and payables.
• Demonstrate technical leadership across multiple vendor solutions and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Lead the enablement of supplier/partner/vendor interaction portals and integration with core applications.
• Bring experience with supplier portal technologies such as HICX, APEX Analytics, and others.
• Understand systems interactions and dependencies, what business functions they enable, and how to manage interdependencies.
• Deliver high-impact architecture artifacts and guide clients through complex transformation journeys.

Desired Deliverables:

• High-level conceptual, logical, and process flow designs.
• Detailed solution 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 with a North Star vision.
• Solution options with clear recommendations and rationale.
• Presentations and documentation tailored for technical and business leadership.
• Participation in RFI/RFP processes and vendor evaluations.
• Active involvement in Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and governance forums.

Qualifications and Skills Experience:

• 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in sourcing, procurement, and supplier engagement within global supply chain environments.
• Proven track record in supplier lifecycle management, including onboarding, qualification, performance monitoring, and risk management.
• Industry experience in QSR, retail, or manufacturing is highly desirable.

Domain Expertise:

• Deep understanding of supplier engagement models, sourcing strategies, and procurement operations.
• Expertise in Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, including sourcing events, contract lifecycle management, purchasing, invoicing, and supplier collaboration.
• Familiarity with supplier risk and compliance frameworks, ESG tracking, and third-party risk management.

Technology & Tools:

• Strong experience with supplier management platforms such as Ariba, Aravo, Coupa, Ivalua, HICX, and APEX Analytics.
• Proficiency in ERP and procurement systems including Oracle Procurement Cloud, and SAP Ariba.
• Experience designing and integrating supplier portals and partner collaboration platforms.
• Solid background in cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP) and API-based integrations for supplier data exchange.

Architecture & Leadership:

• Ability to define and drive target architectures for sourcing and procurement ecosystems.
• Skilled in creating architecture artifacts such as data flow diagrams, integration blueprints, and supplier interaction models.
• Experience leading vendor evaluations, RFI/RFP processes, and technology assessments for procurement solutions.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with procurement leaders, category managers, and supplier relationship teams.