IT Solutions Architect - Supply Chain and Logistics (SCM/SCP/TMS)

Job Summary

Job Description

Here is a great opportunity to join a great company! Medline Industries has enjoyed DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH for 55 of the past 56 years! We've again been named to the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, and we're again on the list of Becker's Great Places to Work in Healthcare. 

Job Summary:

The IT Solutions Architect plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between business requirements and technological solutions, optimizing Medline's investments in Supply Chain Planning, Procurement and Logistics systems. This individual collaborates closely with business and IT leaders to align technology initiatives with strategic business goals. Responsibilities include influencing changes in business models and processes through insightful technology perspectives and analytical approaches to decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a consultant across a broad range of technologies to drive targeted business outcomes within the Supply Chain Planning and Procurement systems domain.
• Applies extensive techno-functional experience to provide expert analysis, research and design of technical solutions that realize strategic benefits and enhance key business capabilities: Demand Planning and Forecasting; Supply Planning and Inventory Optimization; Network Optimization; Sales and Operations Planning; Procurement and Supplier Management; Inbound Logistics and Transportation; Traceability, Recall and Regulatory Compliance Management.
• Provides leadership and technical decision making to application teams and initiative stakeholders, ensuring alignment with enterprise and solution architectures, particularly in SCM/SCP, TMS and related Cloud platforms/technologies integrated with ERP, WMS and other core systems.
• Builds effective relationships and collaborates with Business and IT leaders to align the business roadmap with operational decisions.
• Translates business and technical requirements into actionable architectural blueprints to achieve business objectives.
• Defines architectural principles and solution patterns to ensure optimal use of technology within the domain.
• Stays current with industry technology trends to research and strategize the implementation of new or alternative technologies to advance business goals and competitive positioning.
• Assesses organizational and financial impacts of proposed architectural solutions.
• Oversees governance activities to ensure compliance with architecture, development, security and resiliency standards.
• Maintains a clear view of the SCM/SCP and TMS technical landscape to provide actionable insights that mitigate obsolescence risks, increase compliance with standards and rationalize application and technology investments.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in IT architecture and solution development, particularly in Fortune 500 (preferably Life Sciences) or Big 5 consulting companies having complex Supply Chain Planning and Procurement business models and complex technology landscapes.
• Verifiable experience with top tier SCM/SCP platforms like SAP IBP, o9, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder Luminate, Oracle SCP and/or Infor SCM.
• Proven experience in large scale application migrations moving from SAP APO and Legacy TMS to modern platforms and migration/modernization of applications on cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.
• Clear experience with major TMS platforms like Manhattan, Blue Yonder, MercuryGate, SAP, Oracle and/or Descartes.
• Visible experience integrating with major ERP, WMS and Logistics platforms like SAP, Oracle, Manhattan and Blue Yonder.
• Expertise in guiding development teams and crafting technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver presentations to senior executives and technical audiences.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Deep expertise in large-scale SCM/SCP platform implementations, integration and optimization, being well versed with leading technology vendors and product offerings in the space.
• Skilled with common integration patterns between platforms within the Supply Chain and Logistics domain.
• Able to design practical solutions that leverage the benefits of the Cloud having a clear understanding of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS deployment models.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and the ability to support agile teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise technology architecture components.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Leadership experience in software implementations, upgrades and migrations in healthcare environments having PHI, PII, and HIPAA compliance requirements.
• Experience with global multi-site teams.
• Recognized thought leader with the ability to remain technology-agnostic and focus on achieving business outcomes.

More About Medline: 
Medline is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in the United States, providing more than 550,000 products that serve the entire continuum of care. Our innovative products and programs can be found in most hospitals, extended-care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, home health agencies and retail outlets. 

Founded in 1910, Medline has grown from a small manufacturer of aprons, surgical gowns and uniforms to a thriving $20 billion global enterprise because of our dedicated people, entrepreneurial spirit and honest values. 

Again named one of the country’s "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” and once again named to Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces, Medline has experienced fifty-plus years of consecutive annual growth, and is headquartered in Northfield, IL. 

Benefits

• Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click

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Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.