Sr Solution Architect (Retail Planning)

Blue Yonder$80K — $143K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years of experience in delivering Advanced Retail Planning solutions in the retail industry.
  • Experience with the Blue Yonder Planning suite (Planning, Assortment, Allocation) is mandatory.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
  • Experience in design sessions, interpreting business requirements, and mapping to Retail Solution functionalities.
  • Background in implementing solutions that leverage Cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 tools for managing documents and communications.

Responsibilities

  • Drive design and implementation of Blue Yonder Retail Planning software solutions for customers.
  • Utilize domain knowledge to configure solutions that meet customer needs and business processes.
  • Lead solution design and validate tasks and timelines.
  • Oversee system integration, user acceptance testing, and ensure seamless project deployment.
  • Balance project scope and timeline to achieve customer satisfaction and timely value.
  • Assess business needs outside standard solutions and evaluate integration complexity.
  • Identify and communicate potential revenue opportunities with existing customers.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage.
  • 401K plan with matching contributions.
  • Flexible Time Off policy.
  • Corporate Fitness Program for employee wellness.
  • Variety of voluntary benefits including Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, and Pet Insurance.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Sr Solution Architect (Advanced Retail Planning - Planning, Assortment, Allocation)

Location: Virtual within the US

Overview

Blue Yonder is seeking a Solution Architect to join our Delivery Services team, where your focus is to ensure customers realize value from their Blue Yonder Retail Planning solutions across the US and Canada. In this role, you will design best-in-class solutions using a suite of products, such as Planning, Assortment, and Allocation as well as being on the leading edge with our latest product innovations. You will be the functional liaison across stakeholders, including key customer contacts, Project Managers, Technical Consultants, and 3rd Party Consultants, to drive the timely and successful delivery of the final solution.

What You'll Do
  • Drive the design, optimization, and implementation of Blue Yonder Retail Planning software solutions for customers, utilizing industry best practices and process methodologies
  • Apply domain knowledge to fully understand and identify how the Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and delivered to best meet customer requirements/business processes, with regarding
  • Lead solution design to ensure clear construct and validation tasks and timeline
  • Conduct and/or guide system integration, user acceptance testing and deployment phases of the project to ensure a seamless transition to our steady state associates
  • Sustain the balance between project scope, timeline, and requirements to ensure successful time to value and definitive customer satisfaction
  • Assess business needs that fall outside the standard solution and/or scope, and assess integration complexity, architecture constraints and/or product roadmaps
  • Recognize and highlight incremental revenue opportunities with existing customers/projects
  • Communicate business cases to PMG and PD regarding customer specific needs related to product functionality and enhancements


What we are looking for
  • Minimum 6-10 years of demonstrable experience delivering Advanced Retail Planning solutions end-to-end in the retail industry is required
  • Demonstrable experience with the Blue Yonder Planning suite of solutions, including Planning, Assortment, or Allocation is required
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field is strongly preferred
  • Demonstrable experience conducting design sessions, interpreting business requirements and mapping to Retail Solution functionalities, performing system integration, and assisting with user acceptance testing and issue resolution
  • Experience implementing solutions that leverage Cloud technologies, ideally Microsoft Azure
  • Ability to utilize Microsoft Office 365 tools such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint to manage professional documents and communications


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The annual salary range for this position is $80,959 - $143,896.18

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401K with Matching
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Corporate Fitness Program
  • A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more


About Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder is a software company that provides artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for supply chain management. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Blue Yonder's solutions are used by more than 3,000 customers worldwide, including many of the world's largest retailers, manufacturers, and logistics companies.
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