Architect - JDA Supply Chain in Hyderabad, भारत

The role will serve as a strategic S&T Lead for the GMD/Asia Foods agenda across APAC, partnering closely with the Central Supply Chain Hub team and cross-functional stakeholders across Business, IT, and Supply Chain functions within the Region.

This role will be responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of supply chain transformation initiatives focused on import/export planning capabilities for Asia Foods. The individual will ensure alignment with established export market processes across APAC while enabling end-to-end automation and standardization of import/export planning capabilities for emerging markets. Acting as a key bridge between strategy and execution, the role will lead the deployment of scalable solutions across markets and functions, collaborating closely with capabilities such as ISCP, SAP, RPA, Digital Product Catalog and Power BI.

The position requires strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and deep expertise in supply chain planning and execution systems, with a focus on delivering operational excellence, scalable transformation, and measurable business outcomes.

Markets in Scope:

• Supply Plant : TH, CN, ANZ, FLNA, TW
• Import Countries : HK, SINPAC, KR, JP, MY, ID and PH (Non-COSO MU) & CN, INDO CN and ANZ (COSO BUs)

• Works closely with Central Supply Chain Hub and Asia Foods organization in APAC Region and manages the Supply Planning related IT support for the integrated end-to-end supply chain workflow of Asia Foods import/ export countries and helps business in achieving the key KPIs
• Operational and Value focused role that is dedicated to support GMD business organization in APAC
• Acting as a single point of focus to the GMD Business, IT teams (JDA/BY, SAP and KPI) serve as the common thread throughout adoption to ensure business results are achieved
• Works as IT Specialist for Supply Planning for GMD enablement workflow using JDA/BY and SAP
• SP Analyst role is strategic and is expected to scale up as the GMD business grows in APAC
• SP Analyst has to work closely with current ISCP team of sector and ensures that all the new requirements coming from GMD business are included in ISCP and also any change in sector ISCP solution should not adversely impact the GMD workflow
• as GMD Import/ Export specialist within IT for APAC sector
• Works collaboratively with GMD organization on identifying the new requirements and supporting them in sustaining the existing solution
• Working closely with ISCP and SAP team to protect the GMD workflow and ensures testing every change that is happening in ISPC or SAP and its impact on GMD workflow
• Work collaboratively with Product Catalog, Data & Digital, SAP and ISCP teams and represent IT from Supply Planning point of view
• Drives new ideas to improve the current workflows and how to bring in more automation to bring down the overall cost
• Manages business relationships with IT teams, vendors and 3rd party providers
• Oversees prioritization and delivery of solutions for area(s) of ownership to ensure value realization
• Supports development of strategic roadmap (i.e., defines the case for change, gains investment approval, identifies pursuit opportunities)
• Serves as an escalation point for projects (via steering committee participation) to help resolve issues requiring business partner engagement
• Anticipates needs by supporting Proof of Concept and investigating potential solutions in order to communicate solution recommendations
• Supports compliance, risk management and security strategies and programs, championing risk management and security discipline
• Analyzes components of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) impacting process reengineering
• Participates in business process design workshops with internal or external teams
• Participates in change management analysis during process design

• Engineering or Management Graduate
• Subject matter expertise in the area of functional responsibility
• Ability to work with multiple teams in a matrix environment
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders
• Minimum of 8 years of related IT business work experience
• Outstanding customer service skills to direct and indirect customers
• Consulting background with a large scale supply chain program is an additional advantage
• Ability to solve highly complex problems within his/her work team
• Degree level education
• Proficient business level English language skills