Domain Architect Integrated Supply Chain

AkzoNobel is seeking a Supply Chain Domain Architect to join our global architecture team, driving technology decision-making across the enterprise. This role provides strategic direction and architectural leadership for supply chain transformation, modernization, planning, and analytics, overseeing a team of architects focused on manufacturing and planning. The position ensures technology decisions align with business goals and are executed to bring real change.

You will connect business and IT, translating strategic supply chain objectives into scalable, resilient, and data-driven architecture. As a strong collaborator with business stakeholders, you will guide consistency and innovation across the supply chain technology landscape to support agility, resilience, and digital competitiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Define and evolve the end-to-end supply chain architecture vision, principles, and reference models.
• Design scalable, resilient, and data-driven architectures across planning, manufacturing, logistics, and analytics domains.
• Lead a team of architects, providing strategic guidance and ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
• Drive the modernization of legacy supply chain platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, o9) into future-ready solutions.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to translate strategy into actionable architecture.
• Champion enterprise architecture governance, ensuring consistency and quality across initiatives.
• Represent supply chain architecture in global forums and contribute to enterprise-wide decision-making.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders in IT and the business to drive alignment and adoption.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to navigate complex architectural challenges.
• Ensure architectural coherence and integration across global business units and IT delivery teams.
• Promote the use of emerging technologies such as AI/ML, digital twins, and advanced analytics.
• Operate with a clear mandate to drive real change, turning strategic vision into business impact.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience in a senior architecture role, ideally within a global matrix organization.
• Deep knowledge of supply chain domains, particularly in planning (S&OP, demand/supply, capacity), manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and analytics.
• Proven experience in designing end-to-end architectures and leading complex transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with SAP and familiarity with platforms like Oracle, Kinaxis, or o9 is a plus.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills — able to build strong relationships and align diverse business and IT teams.
• Strategic and hands-on approach to modernizing legacy systems and shaping digital, future-ready supply chains.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with strong communication and influencing skills.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• 15% performance bonus
• 30 holidays
• 8% vacation allowance
• Hybrid work option
• Travel expenses to and from work with the possibility of a company car.
• Opportunities for ongoing education and professional development.
• Being part of events and networking platforms.
• Paint with a discount.

For more information, please contact Maria Botha, maria.botha@akzonobel.com