Domain Architect Integrated Supply Chain

At AkzoNobel, the Supply Chain Domain Architect plays a pivotal role within our global architecture team, driving technology decision-making across the enterprise. This position 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 role ensures technology decisions align with business goals and are executed with a real mandate to bring change.

You will be instrumental in connecting business and IT, translating strategic supply chain objectives into scalable, resilient, and data-driven architecture. As a strong collaborator and connector with business stakeholders, you will guide enterprise-wide 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