Senior JDA​/Blue Yonder Solution Architect – Space & Floor Planning

Position: Senior JDA / Blue Yonder Solution Architect – Space & Floor Planning
Position Overview  We are looking for a  Senior Solution Architect / Application Consultant  with extensive  retail planning and merchandising application experience , particularly with  JDA Space Planning and JDA Floor Planning . The ideal candidate will serve as a senior SME and trusted advisor, providing functional application support, solution design, troubleshooting, enhancements, requirements analysis, integrations, and application modernization guidance.
Key Requirements & Responsibilities    10+ years of experience  in retail application consulting, retail planning, merchandising systems, or a closely related domain.
Strong hands-on experience with  JDA Space Planning and JDA Floor Planning  in enterprise retail environments.
Strong knowledge of  Micro Space, Macro Space, Planograms, Fixtures, Store Layouts, Departments, Selling Areas, and Space Allocation .
Experience supporting  enterprise retail applications in production , including complex issue troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, enhancements, and continuous improvement.
Ability to gather  business requirements  and translate them into functional requirements, solution designs, workflows, and implementation approaches.
Experience analyzing  application integrations, data flows, interfaces, upstream/downstream dependencies, APIs, databases, and enterprise integration environments .
Strong understanding of the interaction between  Space Planning, Floor Planning, Assortment Planning, Planogram, and Merchandising applications .
Ability to assess whether issues are related to  configuration, data, integrations, application behavior, or business processes  and recommend practical solutions.
Experience working directly with  business stakeholders, technology teams, developers, analysts, and delivery teams  in requirements workshops, design reviews, testing, defect triage, and production support.
Experience contributing to  application modernization, migration, future‑state architecture, cloud transformation, or legacy application replacement  initiatives.
Strong ability to evaluate enhancement requests and recommend  configuration, customization, process, or architectural solutions  based on feasibility, risk, maintainability, and business value.
JDA / Blue Yonder product experience or certification , large‑scale retail experience, multi‑store/multi‑format environments, and CAD/AutoCAD or store‑layout data experience are considered assets.