The Enterprise Architect - Supply Chain is a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team, owning the architectural direction for the Supply Chain function at Coca-Cola HBC. This role spans the full breadth of the Supply Chain landscape, encompassing Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Inventory Management, Logistics, Distribution, Warehouse Operations, Customer Fulfillment, Transportation, Sustainability, and the Analytics & Reporting capabilities that support them.
The role acts as a trusted advisor and architectural authority, accountable for ensuring that these capability areas function as a single, connected, and efficient supply chain ecosystem rather than operating as isolated functional silos.
The Enterprise Architect brings a deep end-to-end understanding of supply chain operations and anticipates and interprets industry trends in digital supply chains, AI, automation, planning optimization, and data management. These insights are translated into target architectures, integration blueprints, and transformation roadmaps that enable operational excellence and business growth.
The ultimate goal of the Supply Chain architecture is to create a resilient, efficient, agile, and data-driven supply chain that delivers exceptional service, optimizes cost, enables sustainability objectives, and supports long-term business strategy.
Working closely with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, IT, and the business, the Enterprise Architect governs a best-of-breed technology landscape, ensuring that planning, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, and analytics solutions are architecturally coherent, properly integrated, and aligned to enterprise objectives. The Enterprise Architect proactively identifies opportunities for simplification, automation, visibility, and operational optimization, collaborating closely with platform architects and delivery teams to reduce fragmentation and technical debt across the Supply Chain ecosystem.
YOUR NEW KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE STRATEGY & OWNERSHIP:
- Own and evolve the Enterprise Architecture vision and strategy for the Supply Chain function.
- Define and maintain target architectures and transition roadmaps guiding transformation initiatives.
- Ensure architectural coherence and consistency across programs, products, and platforms.
ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS & GOVERNANCE:
- Define, communicate, and enforce enterprise architecture principles and standards.
- Act as an architectural authority, governing solution designs and key technology decisions.
- Ensure new systems integrate smoothly into the enterprise landscape and support long-term business objectives.
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION & VALUE ENABLEMENT:
- Lead enterprise-level architectural thinking for Supply Chain transformation, grounded in a deep understanding of operational processes and their impact on commercial outcomes.
- Advise senior stakeholders on architectural trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.
- Drive simplification of the application and data landscape to improve agility, resilience, service levels, and cost efficiency.
INVESTMENT PROTECTION & DELIVERY ALIGNMENT:
- Provide architectural assurance and due diligence for major initiatives.
- Reduce enterprise risk by ensuring alignment with approved architectures and roadmaps.
- Collaborate with Agile and SAFe delivery teams to ensure architecture is actionable and supports effective execution.
ARE THESE YOUR SECRET INGREDIENTS?
- Extensive EA Experience: Proven track record as an Enterprise Architect in large-scale, complex FMCG/CPG organizations
- Executive Influence: Ability to operate at enterprise and executive level, translating deep technical integrations into business value to influence business and IT decisions
- Deep Supply Chain & Business Domain Knowledge
- Deep understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain processes and industry best practices, including:
- Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Supply Planning and S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Procurement and Supplier Collaboration
- Manufacturing and Production Operations
- Inventory Management and Optimization
- Warehouse Management
- Transportation and Logistics
- Distribution and Customer Fulfillment
- Supply Chain Performance Management
- Sustainability and Circular Supply Chain initiatives
- Best-of-Breed Technology Expertise: Proven experience designing and governing architectures across a multi-vendor landscape. Specific experience with our core stack is highly desirable;
- SAP S4HANA, SAP EWM, SAP TMS, BlueYonder, IOT Platforms
- AI, Data & User Experience: Deep knowledge of modern data architecture, integration patterns, and API-led connectivity, combined with a working understanding of practical AI applications and strong user experience (UX) sensibility
- Familiarity with TOGAF, applied pragmatically (principles, target states, roadmaps, governance).