Enterprise Architect - Supply Chain at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The Enterprise Architect will act as a trusted strategic advisor and architectural authority for the Supply Chain function, ensuring business capabilities, applications, data, integrations, and platforms operate as one connected, scalable, and efficient ecosystem. Own and continuously evolve the Enterprise Architecture vision and strategy for the Supply Chain function. Define target architectures, transition roadmaps, architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks to support business and technology transformation. Provide architectural leadership and assurance across programmes, products, platforms, and major transformation initiatives. Ensure architectural coherence, interoperability, scalability, resilience, security, and alignment with enterprise strategy across the technology landscape. Act as the architectural authority for key technology and solution decisions, assessing designs, dependencies, risks, and long-term business impact. Drive simplification and rationalisation of the application, integration, and data landscape to improve agility, operational resilience, service levels, user experience, and cost efficiency. Lead enterprise-level architectural thinking for Supply Chain transformation, leveraging a strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain operations and their commercial impact. Advise senior business and technology stakeholders on architectural trade-offs, risks, opportunities, investment decisions, and technology strategy. Provide architecture assurance and due diligence for major programmes and investments, ensuring alignment with approved architectures, standards, and strategic roadmaps. Partner closely with Agile and SAFe delivery teams to ensure architecture is practical, actionable, and effectively translated into delivery outcomes. Build and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders, technology leadership, product owners, delivery teams, and strategic technology vendors. Demonstrate deep knowledge of end-to-end Supply Chain processes, including Demand Planning and Forecasting, Supply Planning, S&OP/IBP, Procurement, Supplier Collaboration, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Transportation, Logistics, Distribution, Customer Fulfilment, Supply Chain Performance, and Sustainability/Circular Supply Chain initiatives. Design and govern enterprise architectures across complex, multi-vendor technology environments. Bring strong experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP EWM, SAP TMS, Blue Yonder, IoT platforms, modern data architectures, API-led integration, and enterprise integration patterns. Demonstrate a practical understanding of AI, emerging technologies, cloud platforms, data architecture, and modern digital capabilities. Apply strong UX principles and ensure technology architecture supports intuitive, effective, and business-focused user experiences. Apply TOGAF principles pragmatically across architecture governance, target-state definition, transition planning, standards, and architectural assurance. Hold Matric and a relevant tertiary qualification. Have extensive Enterprise Architecture experience within large, complex FMCG/CPG or similarly sophisticated organisations. Demonstrate strong executive presence with the ability to influence business and IT decisions and translate complex technical concepts into clear business value. Proven ability to operate strategically while maintaining sufficient technical depth to challenge, guide, and govern complex architectural decisions. Desired Skills: Enterprise Architecture Supply Chain SAP S4HANA SAP EWM SAP TMS Blue Yonder Desired Qualification Level: Degree About The Employer: