Associate Principal - Architecture Job Somerville area,New Jersey USA,Business

Role description

Job Title:

Supply Chain Logistics Architect

Location:

Raritan, NJ (Remote)

Job Description:

Lead the definition and evolution of the endtoend business architecture for the future state supply chain including capability model process hierarchy and operating principles
Define and maintain the enterprise capability framework including ownership scope and interaction of key logistics capabilities across the value chain
Establish global standards for business processes and operating models ensuring consistency across regions site types and partner configurations
Define integration points across capabilities eg OTC warehouse operations transport execution ensuring seamless endtoend process flow
Provide architectural oversight across capability areas eg Outbound Freight Warehouse Operations ensuring alignment and avoidance of fragmentation or duplication
Partner with Systems Strategy and IT teams to ensure alignment between business architecture and systems architecture including translation of capabilities into system requirements
Collaborate with Network Design and Value Assurance teams to ensure business architecture assumptions are reflected in network decisions and business cases
Support Partner Management and Procurement teams to ensure alignment between business architecture and 3PL partner operating models and contractual frameworks
Define deployment principles and guardrails to ensure consistent implementation of capabilities across regions and sites
Drive governance of business architecture including review of capability designs escalation of deviations and alignment of cross functional decisions
Identify gaps inefficiencies and inconsistencies in current processes and capabilities and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Develop and maintain documentation playbooks and standards to support scalability and repeatability of the business architecture

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

A minimum of a Bachelors degree is required
A Masters degree or MBA in Supply Chain Operations Engineering or a related field is preferred
Experience and functional competencies
Minimum 10 to 14 years of relevant experience in supply chain logistics strategy or operating model design with demonstrated ownership of endtoend process or capability architecture
Strong understanding of distribution networks warehouse operations transportation execution and Order to Cash processes
Experience defining operating models capability frameworks or process architectures in complex multiregion environments
Experience working within or alongside 3PLoperated logistics environments and assetlight operating models
Strong understanding of integration between business processes and systems ERP WMS transport systems
Proven ability to work across functions Operations IT Finance Procurement and align stakeholders without direct authority
Strong strategic thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to translate highlevel objectives into structured capability frameworks
Experience supporting large scale transformation programs and aligning multiple work streams under a unified architecture
Excellent communication skills with ability to synthesize complex topics into clear structured narratives for senior stakeholders

LEADERSHIP

COMPETENCIES:

Live Our Credo Demonstrates and inspires the behaviors that reinforce Our Credo
Connect Cultivates meaningful external relationships and partnerships outside of JJ adding value and insights for the enterprise leverages insights to proactively uncover critical unmet needs and turn them into new opportunities
Shape Translates insights into innovative and viable products or solutions creating value challenges the status quo and leads change management activities creating positive change takes and properly manages risks while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance contributing to value creation
Lead Takes ownership for talent acquisition performance and development in a way that enhances the performance and development of self and others maximizes and leverages diverse perspectives backgrounds and talent to generate innovative ideas or solutions to address organizational challenges engages in and encourages others to have transparent and constructive conversations and encourages others contributing to a high performing organization
Deliver Empowers people to act with speed agility and accountability enabling them to achieve organizational goals and strategies makes decisions and takes actions based on a global and enterprise wide mindset that adds value across the enterprise balances short and longterm strategic choices positions the organization