Levi Strauss & Company:
Solution Architect - Global Supply Chain Job in San Francisco, VT

JOB DESCRIPTION At LS&Co we’re embarking on a multi-year business transformation program to position the company for long term success in the rapidly changing retail environment. The goal is to transform our supply chain, commercial operations and technology platform by implementing a scalable set of global systems and processes. At the core of the program we will be implementing SAP S4 Fashion and rolling it out globally over the next 3-5 years. We will also be implementing other best of breed supply chain packaged solution as part of the Supply Chain roadmap. The scale and complexity of the LS&Co business model(s) and system landscape make it an extremely challenging and exciting environment to work in. As a Solution Architect within the Global Supply Chain organization within LS&Co IT you’ll manage the overall solution design for various large-scale, cross-domain projects within the overall program. Candidate will collaborate with software engineers, business partners, domain architects and leadership to achieve robust solutions that are aligned with our technology and business capability roadmaps. You are a hands-on leader who is passionate about technology and delivering value through technology. Key Responsibilities: • Develop project level solution architecture and system concepts • Participate in and facilitate architecture design reviews • Collaborate with business partners, Subject Matter Experts (SME) and other stakeholders to establish and document business requirements • Understand the functional intent of business requirements • Translate functional requirements into a technical solution that supports the e2e business process. • Lead efforts to scope and estimate technical deliverables • Manage the Key Design Decision Process and Design Escalations • Collaborate closely with domain architects and other solution architects to ensure that the solution architecture aligns with technology and business capability roadmaps • Develop technical designs in partnership with the development team(s) that align with technology standards and architecture principles. • Perform software inspections and design reviews. • Ensure that technical and other non-functional requirements are designed into the end-to-end solution. • Mentor resources working on technical solutionand act as the point person for cross-project technical issues/resolution • Ensure development is in line with the solution design • Oversee operational readiness and implementation strategy • Document technical debt and Identify opportunity to alleviate it Required Qualifications: • 10+ years working in Information Technology, preferably with experience implementing large-scale complex ERP initiatives on a global / enterprise level • 5+ years’ Supply Chain architecture experience at vertically integrated retail businesses; ideally working in an apparel and wholesale environment • A solid understanding of essential Supply Chain trends • A strong technical background and passionate about technology and technology trends. • Solid understanding of e2e business processes in the areas of Product Development, Sourcing & Costing, Planning, Order Management, Inbound Logistics, Distribution and other primary business functions. • Experience implementing packaged solutions that include ERPs (Oracle, SAP ECC & AFS), Logistics (GTNexus), Warehousing (JDA, Manhattan), PLM (PTC), Master Data Management solutions and other best of breed package applications. • SAP functional and technical experience is highly desirable in this role. Specifically SAP HANA, ECC 6.0 (FICO, SD, MM), AFS 6.0, FMS, S4 HANA Finance, ABAP, NetWeaver. • An understating of different integration methodologies including ETL, EDI, asynchronous messaging and service-based integration patterns. • Experience with SAP integration tools (iDocs, BAPI, PI/PO) and other integration tools such as MQ, IBM GIS, MuleSoft, Informatica, FTP, AS2. • Some cloud platform experience (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) is helpful. • Experience managing internal and external development teams at onsite and offshore locations. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to decompose complex problems and perform root cause analyses. Educational Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline/experience. • LOCATION 1155 Battery St. San Francisco, CA, 94111 FULL TIME/PART TIME Full time We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care, taking time off, improving your health or planning for retirement, we've got you covered. Here's a small snapshot: • 401K match: $1.25 for every $1.00 you contribute up to the first 6% of pay you save. • Five hours of paid volunteer time per month with nonprofit organizations • Product discount of 40% off regular-price merchandise Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital or family status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Company policy prohibits harassment of applicants or employees on the basis of any protected classes. LOCATION1155 Battery St. San Francisco, CA, 94111FULL TIME/PART TIMEFull time