Job Description
About the Role In this role, you will drive the strategic development and go-to-market architectures of innovative platforms, applications, and solutions that accelerate product creation, enhance customer engagement, and optimize market penetration.
You will be a hands-on architect/leader (player/coach) who will be responsible for:
- Leading and defining the architectural vision and strategy, develop roadmaps aligned with business goals and technology strategy.
- Ensure a seamless customer/employee experience by creating a streamlined end-to-end solution design, ensuring quality and consistency of our software architecture across systems
- Lead architecture governance by establishing and enforcing architecture principles, standards and best practices for retail solutions. Drive design reviews and ensure designs are consistent across various portfolios
- Cultivate strategic long-term partnerships with business and technology senior level stakeholders
- Build a high-performing architecture team, provide mentorship across various architecture disciplines including technical architecture and business architecture ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
- Promote cross-functional collaboration between architects, product owners, program management and engineering to deliver seamless retail solutions.
- Establish an end-to-end operating model process with key partners and stakeholders across engineering, product management and program management that works in a SAFe Agile methodology as well as hybrid methodologies
- Lead Product Selection using an established methodology bringing together multiple cross-functional business and technology stakeholders resulting in product and platform alignment
What You'll Do Enterprise & Solution Architecture Leadership
Develop and execute the P2M technology strategy to enable faster, more efficient product development and optimize the end-to-end go-to-market process.
Architect scalable, cloud-based, and API-driven solutions for PLM, sourcing, planning, and inventory management platforms.
Ensure seamless integration between design, merchandising, sourcing, supply chain, and ERP systems to create a unified product lifecycle process .
Enable AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve speed-to-market, demand forecasting, and allocation optimization.
Digital Product Creation & Sourcing
Lead the modernization of PLM and Digital Product Creation (DPC) platforms to support 3D design, virtual prototyping, and AI-driven material selection.
Enhance global sourcing & manufacturing processes by integrating real-time supplier collaboration, minimum order quantity (MOQ) management, and service level forecasting.
Enable end-to-end visibility across sourcing and production by integrating global purchase order (PO) management and vendor tracking into supply chain platforms.
Optimize supplier and cost management by leveraging AI-driven cost forecasting and vendor performance analytics.
Assortment Planning & Visual Assorting
Architect next-generation assortment planning and visual assorting tools that enable data-driven product selection across multiple sales channels.
Enable localized assortment optimization by integrating regional demand forecasting, customer preferences, and store-level insights.
Support evergreen merchandise and core product lifecycle planning through AI-driven insights that optimize replenishment and inventory levels.
Inventory Management & Demand Forecasting
Implement AI-driven inventory forecasting models that improve accuracy in size localization, attribute-based buy forecasting, and weeks-of-supply-based buying .
Modernize merchandise financial planning (MFP) and buy planning processes by integrating predictive analytics for optimal inventory allocation.
Enable real-time inventory visibility and replenishment automation to reduce stockouts and overstock situations.
Leverage machine learning to optimize allocation automation for replenishment and markdowns.
Pricing, Promotions & Markdown Optimization
Architect intelligent pricing systems to support dynamic pricing strategies, promotional optimization, and margin management.
Enable AI-driven promo logic optimization to enhance markdown efficiency and ensure strategic price adjustments based on sales performance.
Modernize ticket replacement processes by integrating automated pricing updates and compliance tracking .
Replenishment, Buy Planning & Open-to-Buy (OTB)
Develop end-to-end automation for buy planning and OTB processes to optimize inventory investments and minimize risk.
Enable AI-powered service level forecasting to balance supply chain efficiency with demand fluctuations.
Enhance global purchase order management to improve vendor collaboration and on-time delivery.
Leadership & team Development
Lead a team of talented architects, focusing on fostering a collaborative and innovative environment, encouraging growth and recognizing achievements, ultimately creating a high-performing and successful team.
Create a culture of engagement and continual learning, supporting professional development and career growth for team members.
Champion and personally demonstrate the company’s Values Based Leadership Behaviors.
Who You Are Hands-On Enterprise, Solution or Business Architecture leader with extensive understanding of the Product to Market process in a retail environment.
Expert on solving complex technical problems at senior levels leveraging experience with related technology stack and platforms.
Strategic ability to present and align architectural vision internally and externally at senior levels.
Influential and seasoned leader able to navigate complex situations to consensus and align architectural vision at senior levels both internally and externally.
Proven and demonstrable experience leading digital transformations in the retail domain in a complex environment.
Strong leadership abilities, including the ability to develop talent and build a high performing team; strong influencing skills and ability to work successfully with peers; a true team player.
Ability and willingness to not only manage and mentor a team but to also create roadmaps and high-level designs (player/coach).
Experience working with, creating and managing off-shore teams and managed service providers to deliver architecture excellence.
Experience in Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Pricing, Product MDM and Supply Chain Processes in a retail environment.
Experience in the retail and apparel industry is preferred.
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