Solution Architect (WMS)

1. Architectural Development and Alignment

• Develop and adapt Blue Yonder WMS (Discrete) and related IT architectures for the region in line with Rhenus Core and Competence Centre guidelines.
• Drive a "standard-first" mindset - maximizing configuration and reuse over custom development.
• Ensure design documentation, naming conventions, and technical structures follow common Rhenus standards.
• Maintain architectural integrity across multiple projects, ensuring scalability and sustainability.
• Together with the BY CC, embed architectural standards and design governance within the project management methodology, ensuring deliverables and quality gates are clearly defined and consistently applied.

2. Design Governance and Quality Assurance

• Act as design gatekeeper within project delivery: review, delegate, and approve solution designs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain and enforce templates, checklists, and review criteria for all design phases.
• Ensure every project passes quality gates (scope definition, design review, go-live preparation) with full traceability and documentation.
• Evaluate deviations from standards; propose solutions and, if needed, escalate to the BY CC for approval.
• Ensure all designs balance efficiency, maintainability, and compliance with the Rhenus WMS Core.

3. Project Delivery and Implementation Involvement

• Actively participate in project execution, from scoping to go-live, ensuring design feasibility and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, logistics engineers, and IT teams to guarantee the delivered solution meets design expectations.
• Take ownership of the design outcome - accountable for architectural integrity, even when tasks are delegated.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with IT infrastructure, operations, business development, and the BY Competence Centre to ensure designs are both technically feasible and operationally effective.
• Serve as a trusted partner to business and technical stakeholders in translating customer and operational requirements into scalable, standard-compliant solutions.

5. Standardization and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the Rhenus WMS Core templates.
• Integrate regional needs and lessons learned into the global design framework.
• Promote reuse of best practices, minimizing deviations and redundant developments.

6. Knowledge Transfer and Community Leadership

• Lead and moderate the regional key user and consultant community, fostering knowledge exchange and continuous learning.
• Develop and manage knowledge-sharing formats such as reviews, lessons learned,, webinars, and communities of practice.
• Ensure that experiences from projects are documented and reused to improve quality and speed in future implementations.

7. Coaching and Capability Development

• Coach functional and technical consultants on architecture standards, design practices, and problem-solving approaches.
• Support career development by mentoring less-experienced team members and reinforcing a culture of learning and ownership.

8. Financial / Value Orientation

• Work closely with operations and project management to evaluate the cost-
• effectiveness of design choices versus development effort.
• Act as the go-to person for assessing how solution design contributes to productivity, efficiency, and other operational KPIs.
• Support the Head of RIC in measuring design impact and identifying optimization opportunities.

9. Innovation and Strategic Alignment

• Participate actively in innovation initiatives (e.g., automation, robotics, digitalization) to ensure architectural readiness and future-proof designs.
• Represent Rhenus in global BY customer and partner discussions (e.g., Special Interest Groups).
• Ensure regional alignment with global roadmaps and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Bring:

Key Deliverables

• Approved and documented WMS solution designs following Rhenus templates.
• Maintained repository of architectural and design templates/checklists.
• Completed and approved quality gate reviews.
• Contribution to knowledge-sharing sessions and lessons-learned documentation.
• Demonstrable productivity and design efficiency improvements (KPIs).
• Aligned architectural inputs in project methodologies and governance frameworks.

Do you have experience in Warehouse management system?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * University degree or equivalent experience in industrial engineering, logistics, or

• information technology.
• 5-10 years of experience in complex WMS projects (implementation, integration,
• upgrade, or migration).
• Proven experience as senior expert with Blue Yonder WMS (Discrete).
• Deep understanding of both functional logistics processes and technical WMS configuration/integration.
• Strong knowledge of technical components (e.g., MOCA, PL/SQL, Integrator, Groovy, Jasper Reports, Page Builder).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - from warehouse floor to senior management.
• Strong moderation and facilitation capabilities; able to bridge technical and business perspectives.
• Pragmatic, structured, and able to operate under pressure while keeping focus on quality and outcomes.
• Fluent in English; intercultural competence across countries and business environments.

Attitude & Mindset

• Acts as a driving force for standardization, learning, and collaboration.
• Balances pragmatism with quality - finding solutions that work in practice.
• Builds community and trust through openness and consistency.
• Demonstrates accountability for architectural integrity, quality gates, and knowledge sharing.