Architect, LTS Solutions - Remote

Senior Architect

The purpose of this position supports Americas EMEA. This role leads the development and implementation of engineered and business solutions for APLL's Land Transport Solutions (LTS) business:
Managed Transport Services, Domestic Control Tower, Multi Modal, Domestic Ground Distribution, Drayage, US-Mexico and Pan European Cross Border businesses.

The role focuses on assessing customer domestic network challenges and multi-mode transportation business needs. This role also has a key focus providing industry with the best practices and functional expertise translating APLL transportation operational needs into solutions leveraging APLL Technology Management Systems. The Architect also directly works with customer and APLL functional teams (engineering solutions, operations management and project management) providing inputs and recommendations:

The Senior Architect will also work closely with the Lead Solutions Architect, APLL product management team, LTS and AUTO operations teams, and technology teams to ensure alignment of solutions with business objectives, customer requirements, and operational feasibility.

The role involves significant collaboration with commercial teams, operations, and technology teams to deliver effective solutions across the Americas and EMEA markets. Additionally, the Architect will help evaluate pricing strategies and assist in the preparation of business cases, RFP responses, and post-sales support activities.

Responsibilities:

• This position will lead solution definition, design and project execution activities related to the job purpose.
• This role is responsible for leading analysis and supporting processes continuous improvement initiatives for LTS operations in Americas.
• Through innovation and automation, this role is responsible to achieve 15% to 20% productivity gain while optimizing organization contribution margins (CM)
• This position develops and maintains product and pricing information on business systems and participates in the development of quotation and deal evaluation methods to ensure consistent use across line of business.
• This individual works directly with commercial and engineering team in the review and analysis of RFPs to identify and approve pricing and contractual requirements to ensure feasibility of projects with respect to company costs and budget.
• Customer facing responsibilities include:
• Pre-Sales Support – RFI/RFP Preparation, Presentation Preparation, Solution Strategy etc.
• Sales Support – Collaboration with product owner and sales leads to creating technology solutions pitch to customers, perform application demonstrations in support of the sales process and requirements discovery.
• Post-Sales Support – Requirements discovery, documentation, and solution design collaboration with business and technical teams (Scope of Work, Business Requirements Documentation etc.)
• Implementation Support – Identifying and validating business requirements, use cases, process mapping, solutions definition to meet customers' implementation requirements. Collaboration with IT, Customer Support and Operations. Assist in setup, testing and training.
• Post Implementation Support – key/strategic account support for new technology requirements and solution design.
• Service/ Product management related responsibilities include:
• Determine investment opportunities based on business and financial objectives.
• Create and manage roadmap of prioritized future capabilities.
• Identify technology solutions to meet business and financial objectives.
• Ensure alignment with company's maxims and enterprise technology standards.
• This role is responsible for supporting the implementation of new TMS technology platform to support Land Transportation in Americas and EMEA across all APLL LOB's
• This position communicates (verbal and written) frequently with internal and external customer and/or project sponsors and stakeholders
• This role requires an individual who can troubleshoot issues that arise and has the ability to analyze, propose solutions and implement needed changes.

Key Result Areas:

• Effective at conveying the product vision and other messages requiring action, in a way that brings…