Lead Principal, ERP Architect

Role Description

We are seeking a Lead Principal ERP Architect to define, own, and execute the target-state enterprise architecture for global supply chain operations as part of a multi-year digital transformation journey. This role is accountable for the architectural integrity of the ERP digital core and its seamless, real-time integration ecosystem, spanning execution platforms such as WMS, TMS, OMS, and external partner systems.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and hands-on architecture leader with deep expertise in:

• ERP
• Distributed systems
• Messaging platforms (including IBM MQ)
• Modern API-based architectures (ASP.NET and REST)

Capable of delivering scalable, resilient, event-driven supply chain ecosystems aligned to business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with deep specialization in global supply chain and logistics systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Science and Math or related discipline with an IT emphasis is required. A graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering is preferred.
• Experience in modern ERP platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA or equivalent) across large-scale transformations.
• Experience with GCP Cloud Platforms.
• Strong experience with OMS, WMS, and TMS ecosystems in distributed global environments.
• Expertise in integration architecture, including:
• Microservices architecture using .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core)
• RESTful API design and governance
• Event-driven and streaming architecture
• IBM MQ and enterprise messaging patterns
• Hands-on experience designing high-throughput, resilient, and fault-tolerant integration systems.
• Experience leading architecture for multi-year, enterprise-wide transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and AI/ML applications in supply chain.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Requirements

• Define and own the end-to-end target state architecture for global supply chain systems, with ERP as the digital backbone.
• Lead architectural decisions across a multiyear transformation roadmap, balancing modernization, business continuity, and scalability.
• Translate business strategy into technology blueprints, reference architectures, and transition states.
• Design and govern loosely coupled, domain-aligned architectures enabling clear separation between ERP and execution platforms.
• Architect real-time and event-driven integrations across ERP, WMS, TMS, OMS, and partner ecosystems.
• Define and standardize integration patterns, including:
• API-led connectivity (RESTful services)
• Event-driven architectures (EDA)
• Messaging-based integration (including IBM MQ)
• Microservices and domain services (primarily .NET-based)
• iPaaS and hybrid integration models
• Ensure integration designs meet throughput, latency, resiliency, and fault-tolerance requirements.
• Establish canonical data models and contract-first API design standards.
• Ensure architectural consistency, scalability, and performance of the ERP platform across global deployments.
• Guide ERP design across key supply chain domains:
• Supply Chain Demand and Supply Planning
• Order Management
• Inventory & Warehouse Operations
• Transportation & Logistics
• Fulfillment & Returns
• Act as the final architectural authority for complex ERP and cross-platform design decisions.
• Ensure ERP integrations adhere to clean core principles and minimize customizations.
• Establish and enforce enterprise architecture principles, standards, and guardrails.
• Define standards for:
• API design (REST, OpenAPI, versioning, governance)
• Messaging (IBM MQ patterns, guaranteed delivery, idempotency)
• Microservices architecture (.NET, containerization, service orchestration)
• Security (OAuth2, OIDC, zero-trust integration patterns)
• Review and approve solution architectures for compliance, scalability, and security alignment.
• Partner with enterprise, data, security, and infrastructure architects for holistic architecture governance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders across supply chain, logistics, IT, and transformation programs.
• Facilitate tradeoff discussions between business priorities, cost, risk, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Ensure architectural decisions directly support measurable business outcomes such as agility, speed to market, cost efficiency, and service levels.
• Drive adoption of AI, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation within ERP and supply chain ecosystems.
• Enable AI-driven use cases such as:
• Demand forecasting
• Inventory optimization
• Predictive logistics and ETA
• Exception management
• Autonomous supply chain decisioning
• Ensure architecture supports data platform integration, streaming pipelines, and real-time analytics.
• Evaluate emerging technologies while maintaining stability of mission-critical systems.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• 401(k) plan and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits