Sr Solutions Architect - Supply Chain Technology

* Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide sponsorship for employment visas now or in the future.*

Welcome to Love's! Our IT Supply Chain Distribution team is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect responsible for designing, governing, and enhancing the technology architecture that supports end-to-end merchandising and supply chain operations, including assortment planning, category management, procurement, demand planning, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, order fulfillment, and logistics execution.

This role serves as the strategic bridge between business operations and technology teams, ensuring merchandising, supply chain, data, AI, and enterprise platforms work together to support growth, profitability, inventory productivity, customer service, and operational excellence. The architect defines future-state technology roadmaps, evaluates emerging technologies, establishes architecture standards, and leads complex transformation initiatives that improve visibility, decision-making, automation, and scalability across the enterprise.

The position plays a critical leadership role in identifying and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities that drive measurable business value across merchandising and supply chain functions.

• In partnership with the Technical Product Managers, develop and maintain the merchandising and supply chain technology architecture roadmap.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, design patterns, and governance processes.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and business strategy.
• Evaluate technology investments and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead architecture review and governance activities for supply chain technology.

• Design integrations between merchandising platforms, ERP systems, supply chain applications, and store systems.
• Review and approve solution architectures developed by project/technology teams, vendors, system integrators, and solution architects.
• Provide guidance and architectural direction during planning and design activities.
• Assess technical tradeoffs, risks, scalability, maintainability, and business alignment of proposed solutions.
• Ensure consistency across merchandising, supply chain, data, integration, and AI platforms.
• Identify opportunities to simplify application landscapes and reduce technical debt.

• Partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Store Operations, Finance, Data & Analytics, and Technology teams to understand strategic priorities.
• Translate business capabilities into technology architecture requirements.
• Advise leadership on technology trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support business case development and technology investment decisions.

• Define the enterprise AI vision and roadmap for merchandising and supply chain functions.
• Evaluate AI and automation opportunities and advise business leaders on potential value and implementation approaches.
• Review and approve AI solution architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Establish governance frameworks for AI models, data quality, security, privacy, explainability, and responsible AI practices.
• Partner with Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering teams to ensure AI initiatives can be operationalized and scaled effectively.

• Bachelor’s degree required (Information Systems, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field/experience).
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Merchandising technology
• 5+ years experience providing architecture leadership, governance, or solution review responsibilities for complex enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting or implementing merchandising, planning, ERP, WMS, TMS, data, analytics, or AI platforms in a retail, distribution, or supply chain environment.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating emerging technologies, establishing standards, and advising leadership on…