D365 F&O Solutions Architect

About Mizkan America

Based in our Corporate Headquarters in Schaumburg, IL, Mizkan America is a subsidiary of the Mizkan Group, a global, family-owned company that has been Bringing Flavor to Life™ for over 220 years. As one of the leading makers of vinegars, condiments, and sauces in the United States, Mizkan America maintains 12 manufacturing facilities that serve the retail, food service, specialty-Asian and food-ingredient trade channels.

We are committed to following our two core principles: continuously challenging the status quo and delivering only the finest products for our customers. Our leadership seeks out, embraces, and implements ideas for improvement from all of its employees. Transparency and accountability are two key factors that drive our company’s overall management approach.

The D365 Solutions Architect is a hands-on functional and technical leader responsible for the solution design, configuration, enhancement, integration, support, and continuous improvement of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations across all Mizkan America business functions. This role partners with leaders and users across Finance, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Manufacturing/Production, Procurement, Planning, Inventory, Transportation, Quality, Master Data, and other business areas to deliver scalable, secure, and supportable solutions that optimize processes, improve data quality, and maximize business value.

• Serve as a primary D365 F&O solution architect and trusted advisor for enterprise business processes across all functional areas, including finance, commercial, operations, supply chain, warehousing, manufacturing, quality, transportation, procurement, planning, inventory, and master data.
• Apply deep D365 F&O functional and technical expertise to identify, prioritize, design, configure, and deliver application solutions that create measurable business value and align with IT strategy and business priorities.
• Evaluate and recommend utilizing D365 built in AI capabilities and other AI tools to improve efficiency, reduce redundant work efforts, etc.
• Lead solution architecture and design for D365 enhancements, integrations, reporting, data migration, security roles, workflow, extensions, ISV solutions, and cross-platform capabilities including Microsoft Power Platform and Azure where applicable.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, analysts, developers, vendors, and IT leaders to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable solutions.
• Analyze end-to-end business processes, identify software gaps or process constraints, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions that balance business needs, controls, cost, complexity, and technology realities.
• Own or support analysis, requirements, design, configuration, testing, deployment, documentation, and post-go-live support phases for D365 projects, enhancements, integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform impact assessments for proposed changes to D365 F&O and related applications; communicate risks, dependencies, downstream impacts, and recommended mitigation plans to appropriate stakeholders.
• Work with third-party vendors and implementation partners to evaluate, architect, integrate, and support solutions within the D365 F&O environment while ensuring alignment with internal standards and governance.
• Demonstrate industry best practices and practical application of D365 capabilities within a manufacturing or CPG environment, including order to cash, procure to pay, plan to produce, warehouse and inventory management, transportation, quality, and record to report processes.
• Move effectively between executive-level architecture discussions and hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, testing, issue resolution, and support activities as needed.
• Mentor, train, and guide IT team members and business partners in areas of D365 expertise, business process design, and solution adoption.
• Provide day-to-day support for complex production issues, root cause analysis, solution design, and coordination of resolution across business and technical teams.

• Strong functional and technical knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, with the ability to design solutions across multiple business functions and end-to-end enterprise processes.
• Deep understanding of D365 modules and capabilities supporting Finance, Sales, Customer…