Lead Process & Solutions Supply Chain Architect

Overview

FRESH. FORWARD. FLOWERS.

Flowers Foods, Inc. is not just about baking; it's about crafting moments of joy with every delicious bite. With 2024 sales of $5.1 billion, Flowers Foods is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States, with brands including Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. The company emphasizes a culture built on Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility, and is focused on innovation and community.

Full-time employees are offered the following benefits:

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

Benefits may vary depending on your work location.

Role provides deep technical expertise and governance of the Company's SAP Supply Chain landscape. The role partners closely with the IT Business Relationship Management organization and other IT stakeholders to maximize SAP investment and ensure SAP Supply Chain modules integrate efficiently with the broader ecosystem.

The position leads a team of functional SAP Supply Chain experts who partner with business analysts, SAP Development, and SAP Analytics teams to design, build, test, and implement SAP Supply Chain solutions. It supports transformation, delivery, and realization of SAP Supply Chain solutions and SAP-related third-party Supply Chain applications and executes SAP IT Management processes in Solution Manager.

• Oversee activities that optimize value, cost, and risk of SAP Supply Chain applications.
• Develop and execute vision, strategy, roadmap, and performance indicators for SAP Supply Chain solutions and third-party applications.
• Lead SAP Supply Chain functional activities in partnership with the Business Relationship Management Supply Chain Team, SAP Development, SAP Analytics teams, and external service providers.
• Assess the impact of emerging SAP technologies against strategic business needs and communicate business value to leadership.
• Ensure consistency and maintainability of SAP Supply Chain applications by creating and enforcing technical standards, guidance, and reference architectures.
• Manage day-to-day SAP Supply Chain application delivery and hold delivery teams accountable for cost, risk, and value optimization throughout the lifecycle.
• Mentor SAP Supply Chain personnel and support recruiting to address skill gaps.
• Develop productive relationships with business leaders to enable new value from SAP applications.
• Manage relationships with managed service providers to meet organizational needs cost-effectively.
• Execute and improve application lifecycle management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and continuous improvement practices.
• Ensure processes comply with corporate social responsibility, environmental, and applicable standards and legislation.
• Implement and manage lifecycle status reporting, metrics, and benchmarks for SAP Supply Chain applications.
• Oversee successful delivery of business outcomes in partnership with business colleagues and coordinate with infrastructure and operations to meet Flowers’ standards.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and provide recommendations.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including adherence to schedules and policies.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in SAP application design, development, quality assurance, and implementation processes.
• Experience leading SAP teams at a functional level, including creation of architecture standards, reference architectures, and data models.
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience building cross-organizational consensus with technology providers and/or business clients.
• Experience integrating SAP Supply Chain solutions with a broad range of technologies and architectures.
• Strong SAP Supply Chain technical and functional architecture knowledge, data models, and emerging SAP capabilities.
• Experience across SAP Supply Chain areas such as Plan to Produce, Production Planning, Recipe Management, Specification Management, Plant Maintenance, Enterprise Asset Management, Quality Management, and Master Data for Supply Chain (PP, QM, EAM, PM, PPDS).

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, finance, business management, or a related field. MIS, CIS, engineering, or business-related degrees are preferred.

Salary Range: 125,

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by the stated date. Candidates who complete pre-screening questions and meet basic qualifications may be contacted for a telephone interview.

Flowers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flowers encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or other protected…