Senior Retail Solutions Architect

Hiring: Retail Solution Architect (Contract)

📍 Location: UK (SouthEast – Remote)

💼 Contract Role

We are looking for an experienced Retail Solution Architect to support a large-scale Merchandise Planning & Range Planning transformation programme for a leading global fashion retailer.

Important Note:

We are currently not offering visa sponsorship for this role. Kindly do not apply if you require visa support or sponsorship now or in the future.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across retail planning platforms

• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

• Drive integration architecture across enterprise applications and APIs

• Review and challenge third-party vendor solution designs

• Collaborate with engineering, business, and external partners

• Support delivery across design, build, testing, deployment, and hypercare

🔹 Key Requirements:

• 8+ years in Solution / Enterprise / Technical Architecture

• Strong retail domain experience (Merchandising, Planning, Range Planning)

• Proven experience in large-scale retail transformation programmes

• Strong integration and data architecture expertise

• Ability to manage stakeholders across business and technology teams

🔹 Preferred Experience:

• Platforms: Blue Yonder, RELEX, Oracle Retail, o9, Anaplan, SAP IBP

• PLM tools: PTC FlexPLM

• Experience with leading retailers (Primark, M&S, Tesco, etc.)

• Strong exposure to APIs, cloud, and enterprise applications

🔹 What We’re Looking For:

• Strong solution ownership across complex programmes

• Experience in multi-vendor environments

• Ability to balance strategic architecture with delivery execution

📩 Interested candidates, please share your CV to [email protected] or reach out directly.