Solution Architect, SAP S4 Cross functional and Master data, in IKEA Supply SCD Data

• Full-time

Inter IKEA Group brings together three areas Retail Concept, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organisation. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.

Together, we create a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves – to experiment, try new ways, and dare to ask, "What if…?" We believe in everyday personal growth and offer the opportunity to develop your career globally. At IKEA we have a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people". We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles. We offer this position in a fast-paced, truly global environment with an endless supply of challenges and development opportunities.

IKEA is on a constant journey to create a better everyday life for the many people by continuously reinventing ourselves as we continue to grow and develop to meet and exceed our customers' needs. We will transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us.

To realize our ambitions in the IKEA Supply Strategy, IKEA has identified the need to enhance and modernize our way of working. We are setting a new foundational digital core in place, for total IKEA and for many years to come. We have therefore initiated the Order & Finance Platform (OFP) Programme. The OFP Programme is identified as one of the key movements within the common IKEA Digital Roadmap, and OFP is one of the largest digital investments within IKEA Supply during the next years. It will create benefits and impacts across the complete IKEA value chain, from our Suppliers to our Retailers. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a green field SAP S/4 HANA implementation program and introduce an Enterprise Resource Planning solution (ERP) for the first time to our business.

As the SAP S4 Cross functional & master data Solution Architect you will be responsible for technical leadership in all aspects of cross functional master data management, architecture, and governance in the context of OFP program implementation & run covering the SAP S4 systems (S4HANA, MDG, etc) / solutions (on-premise and on-cloud) and its integration to surrounding applications. This is a team effort, and you are at your best, working closely with a team of Business Analysts, External Consultants, Developers (Techno-functional design), Security & Data privacy team, and Data specialists to ensure SAP S/4 design, delivery and maintenance that sticks to standard without compromising the high degree of automation and specialization in our global value chain.

More specifically, in this role you will be:

• Guardian of quality deliverables related to master data management framework within SAP S4 & MDG, including mapping of data sources, data movement, and interfaces with the goal of ensuring data quality and optimized solution across the SAP landscape and domains.
• Work closely together with Product/Process Owners and Lead solution architects in evaluating and aligning any design changes from application maintenance perspective.
• Envision data pipelines and how data will flow through the enterprise.
• Working as a front-line person for the respective business process owners and super users, ensuring a seamless platform experience in the live environment across the complete value chain independent of the underlying application landscape, this includes:
  • Develop data model and metadata policies and procedures for functional and technical design.
  • Ensure data governance and best practices are followed and properly implemented. Support analysis of productive issues (Incident & problem management) and implement resolutions working alongside totality of DevSecOps team including both internal and external teams.
  • Guide the project team in data load, migration approach, and data impact analysis.
  • Architect data transformation from legacy system into S4/HANA landscape and SAP MDG.
  • Blueprinting the process flows and data models from surrounding / legacy to SAP S/4 HANA and MDG.
• Work alongside cross functional scrum teams guiding the configuration in SAP S/4 Hana primarily in logistics and procurement domains & SAP MDG.
• Perform data gap analysis according to business requirements and provide recommendation of suitable system solutions.
• Support Proof of Concepts (POC) for functional solution providing expertise with respect to data related architecture and management.
• Demonstrating cross functional alignments i.e., ability to look at the end-to-end process, explaining how it fits together.
• Configure, test, and deploy MDM solutions to meet business requirements.
• Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for MDM systems, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
• Pro-actively communicate status, escalates issues, and manages timelines and action items.
• Know-how of Syniti (SAP ADMM) and migration activities to support data mapping and migration.
• Risk & mitigation of the challenges surrounding a transformational transition architecture, always ensuring running business.

In this role you will report to our SAP Platform Area Manager in IKEA Supply and work closely with the programme management for Order and Finance Program.

You are passionate about creating value through robust and effective SAP solution architecture and enjoy developing IKEA as a business by building relationships and networks.

To be successful in this role, we believe you are a strong team player with deep techno-functional expertise, able to inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. We are looking for a visionary, pragmatic, and adaptable person, that isn't above rolling up the sleeves, showcasing their techno-functional knowledge, leading by example. You are curious and able to build relationships built on trust between the Supply Data & Technology community and its stakeholders.

We expect you to have at least 2-3 end to end SAP implementation projects under your belt, where you've contributed hands-on as a solution architect, business analyst or functional consultant, must have hands-on configuration experience in SAP S/4 Hana and / or ECC, primarily in modules such as SD, MM, LE, TM etc; have worked in similar supply chain or retail industries, working knowledge of SAP data dictionary, data mapping, and ETL, strong data analytic skills and knowledge of data management methodologies. You are analytical and have a particular eye for details, still being able to relate to the bigger context, building a quick and effective work rapport with distributed team members.

You are highly motivated and effective in communicating, able to present even complex technology challenges in an understandable fashion to stakeholders, getting commitment all around.

The IKEA culture and values are crucial for our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it's important for us that you share our values You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com or just watch this video: https://bit.ly/ikea-what-if.

This position is based in Pratteln (Basel Land), Switzerland. We can as well consider location in Warsaw, Poland. Please also note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. We look forward to receiving your application at the latest 23rd of March, 2025.

You might have some questions about the recruitment process, and we are more than happy to answer those Feel free to connect with the People & Culture Leader Dan Gustafsson, [emailprotected]