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We are looking for a Solution Architect to join us in developing ways for IKEA to stay relevant for our customers. Our diverse team for is growing and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following:
Job Responsibility
Design enterprise planning architecture across SAP EPPM, SAP Analytics Cloud Planning, SAP S/4HANA, legacy IBM planning platforms and enterprise applications ensuring scalability, performance and maintainability
Collaborate with Business Steering, Finance, Project Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture teams to define future-state planning capabilities
Drive modernization initiatives including migration from IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics and home-grown planning solutions to SAP-based planning capabilities
Define integration architecture between SAP EPPM, SAC Planning, SAP S/4HANA and enterprise data platforms
Develop architecture principles, reference architectures and technical standards for enterprise planning solutions
Ensure planning solutions meet security, governance, scalability and performance requirements
Provide architectural leadership during implementation, ensuring alignment with IKEA Enterprise Architecture principles
Evaluate emerging SAP planning capabilities and AI-enabled planning features to improve planning accuracy and user experience
Guiding and reviewing development work, setting standards for SAP applications, data flows and reporting implementations
Define architecture principles and technology standards
Review solution designs
Ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture
Govern integrations
Drive platform modernization
Manage technical debt
Promote reusable architecture patterns
Requirements
Proven expertise in designing enterprise planning solutions using SAP Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management (EPPM) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Strong understanding of planning processes including Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Investment Planning, Portfolio Planning, Project Planning, Capacity & Resource Planning
Experience designing planning solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA
Experience architecting migration from legacy planning platforms (IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics and custom-built planning applications) to modern SAP planning solutions
Strong understanding of SAP Integration Suite, APIs and enterprise integration patterns
Experience defining enterprise architecture, data models and planning governance
Knowledge of SAP BTP services is highly desirable
SAP certifications in SAC, SAP EPPM or SAP S/4HANA are advantageous
SAP certifications in relevant planning modules
Experience with S/4HANA-based planning capabilities (e.g., aATP, PP/DS embedded in S/4HANA)
Nice to have
Knowledge of SAP BTP services is highly desirable
SAP certifications in SAC, SAP EPPM or SAP S/4HANA are advantageous
SAP certifications in relevant planning modules
Experience with S/4HANA-based planning capabilities (e.g., aATP, PP/DS embedded in S/4HANA)
What we offer
Work on some very interesting problems as described above, where we create value for our great business in everything we do
Opportunities to have a global impact with your work
A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Technology)