Specialist IS Architect - Anaplan System

Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a technology-driven industry and a strong focus on design principles for supply chain technology systems & applications. This person will be involved in scoping requirements gathering from business partners and stakeholders, asses fit, and gaps based on user requirements, developing a robust solution working in product team to configure and design the system and even build the POCs for new requirements in system. This person will be part of the product team in designing, configuring and implementing the most appropriate technological solution based on business requirements. This position is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the success of the end-to-end solution delivery process serving as the primary interface with the client for design, develop, integration and user testing collaborating with cross-functional team to achieve established goals.

The ideal candidate will have strong business analysis skills and technical background in end-to-end software development lifecycle, proficiency in managing complex integration projects and ensuring compliance with privacy standards is essential. The candidate should be a self-starter and have a strong passion for fostering innovation and excellence in the biotechnology industry. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain Anaplan models to support various aspects of demand forecasting, and inventory management.

•  Continuously refine and optimize Anaplan models to improve forecasting accuracy across all regions and expansions in categories and hierarchies.

• Scoping of business requirements and translating into clear fit gat analysis and actionable user requirements for configurations, design and implement in Anaplan

• Configure the supply chain planning systems to support business requirements and design innovative features such as New UX based pages, apps, and KPIs

• Resolving complex data and analytic configurations to ensure that the solution produces the expected results

• Update solution documentation, workflows, and system configurations to ensure comprehensive understanding and facilitate knowledge transfer

• Support data integration with multiple sources and target systems like SAP S/4 HANA using Data lakes and API architecture

• Leverage cutting-edge innovations in cloud technologies to achieve process efficiencies through automations using AI/ML, and agentic AI chatbots

• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US and other international locations

• Be a part of an Agile project team utilizing the Agile / Scrum methodologies, working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, closely partnering with business stakeholders

• Partner with Scrum Master, Product Owner and the team in defining Technical User Stories, Partners with Product Owner to identify and prioritize enabler work

Basic Qualification and Experience:

• Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience in Supply Chain Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong system knowledge in supply chain solutions such as Anaplan strong experience in model building and latest Anaplan features such as Workflow, Plan IQ & Polaris

• Prior Solution developer experience of 2-3 projects on Anaplan platform across industry verticals

• Facilitating business process design, requirements gathering, conducting fit gap analysis and ability to write and design technical solutions leveraging Anaplan capabilities

• Ability to provide Functional specifications and process flows, adopting Anaplan platform to Development team, ensure requirements are tested and own the UAT, End user training, and Post deployment enhancements

• Understanding of the solution development life cycle, including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment

• Develop and maintain System Architecture models (e.g. System Interaction diagrams) and reference implementations within systems of record (e.g. Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture tools)

• Knowledge of sprint-based planning and estimations required for implementation

• Willingness to cross train in Supply chain technology functions as needed

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Health Cloud and Lifesciences Cloud hands on experience

• Working knowledge of integrations suite using API’s or 3rd party integration software like Databricks, MuleSoft, Data Lake and Data Fabrics etc

• Extensive experience in software development lifecycle

• Experience using and adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Established business partnerships and IS governance practices involving senior business stakeholders

• Broad working knowledge of key IS domains and layers

• Understanding of FDA regulations governing computer system validation and operation

• Familiarity with security requirements and best practices for data at rest and in transit

• Success in mentoring and developing strong product analysts, business analysts, and developers

• Experience in Healthcare and Lifesciences industry

• Experience is Kinaxis Maestro

Professional Certifications:

• Level 3 Anaplan [Must Require]

• Solution Architect certification [Strongly preferred]

Soft Skills:

• Excellent leadership and team management skills. 

• Strong transformation and change management experience. 

• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills. 

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully. 

• Team-oriented with a focus on achieving team goals. 

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

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