Solutions Architect - Retail Sector/B2C

Hybrid - 2/3 days a week in Manchester

£80,000 - £90,000

Are you an experienced Solutions Architect looking to join a well-established and rapidly growing Retail company in a brand new Architect Team?

We're looking for a talented Solutions Architect/TDA to work on a number of exciting retail projects. This is a great time to join as you'll be part of a brand new architect function which is set to grow further and you'll have the opportunity to really make a difference and put your own personal stamp on this role.

The Solution Architect has responsibility for designing and implementing short and long term strategic goals for the management and maintenance of systems and software. It is the role of the Solution Architect to understand the entire IT estate and how it supports the various business operational areas.

It is the goal of the Solution Architect to provide knowledge and expertise to others within IT and the business. It is expected that the Solutions Architect will conduct research on new technologies and approaches within their field of systems development and create and develop plans for investing in such systems and solutions.

The Solution Architect will fully understand the end to end business processes and systems that are being used to support those processes. The role will look to methods of continual improvement and development within IT

Skills & Experience Required

* Deep experience of implementation and optimising functional exploitation of NetSuite in a retail omnichannel environment

* 5-10 years' experience within a retail (ideally apparel) environment.. Experience developing strategic architecture plans.

* Experience in system and network creation and development.

* Can identify, analyse and resolve system challenges.

* Be familiar with a wide variety of systems and processes within the context of the retail environment.

* Broad knowledge of the retail fashion industry from an ERP solution perspective ideally NetSuite ERP experience.

* Excellent oral and written communication skills.

* Able to communicate to both IT teams in a technical way and business teams in an appropriate business language.

* Able to write clear documentation, either programme specifications or training documents.

* Able to present information in an effective way and respond to questions from groups of managers, users and peers.

* Take a lead role within the IT leadership team providing industry solutions expertise, technical knowledge and best practice.

You'll be rewarded for all your hard work with a salary of up to £90k and the opportunity to develop your career further. If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for then please email across your CV ASAP