Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Syntax is a leading Managed Cloud Provider for Mission Critical Enterprise Applications, seeking a Principal Pre-Sales Solution Architect with deep expertise in supply chain management, distribution, and warehouse management. This highly visible leadership role combines pre-sales solution architecture, strategic advisory, product management, and consulting leadership to support strategic sales pursuits and advise customers on transformation programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead pre-sales functional and solution architecture expert for Oracle supply chain management opportunities, with particular focus on: Oracle E-Business Suite SCM, Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM, Distribution operations, Warehouse management and warehouse operations, Inventory, fulfillment, logistics, and related process areas
- Lead solution design activities for strategic Oracle SCM pursuits, ensuring recommendations align with customer business objectives, operating models, and target-state architecture
- Partner with sales, delivery, and executive leadership to shape and support strategic pursuits, RFP/proposal responses, presentations, and customer workshops
- Lead discovery sessions with prospects and clients to understand current-state business processes, operational pain points, organizational readiness, and transformation objectives
- Conduct fit-gap analyses to assess business requirements, process maturity, Oracle application fit, required extensions, and transformation priorities
- Translate business priorities and operational requirements into: solution visions, target-state process designs, phased transformation roadmaps, implementation strategies, and advisory recommendations
- Develop and present compelling executive-level solution narratives that connect business outcomes to Oracle application capabilities and Syntax service offerings
- Support RFPs, proposals, estimates, assumptions, and solution positioning for strategic Oracle SCM opportunities
- Act as the company’s principal subject matter expert for supply chain business processes across planning, execution, distribution, warehouse management, and fulfillment
- Provide expert guidance on best practices for: inventory management, warehouse operations, receiving, picking, packing, and shipping, order fulfillment, distribution network processes, logistics coordination, supply chain operating models, and process standardization
- Translate business process requirements into application capabilities, functional designs, and software requirements for Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM solutions
- Help customers define future-state business models and transformation priorities grounded in real-world supply chain operating experience
- Bring strong functional knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM modules including, as applicable: Inventory Management, Order Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, Logistics / Distribution processes, Fulfillment and related supply chain execution capabilities
- Bring strong functional knowledge of Oracle E-Business Suite SCM capabilities including, as applicable: Inventory, Order Management, Purchasing / Procurement, Advanced Supply Chain Planning, Bills of Material / Work in Process, Warehouse and distribution-related processes, Shipping, receiving, and fulfillment operations
- Advise customers on application fit, process alignment, and design decisions across Oracle SCM landscapes that may include hybrid EBS and Fusion environments
- Build strategic functional roadmaps aligned to customer business objectives, maturity, and transformation priorities
- Develop implementation project plans that reflect practical sequencing, scope definition, dependencies, governance, and risk management
- Create and/or guide organizational change management plans to support adoption of new supply chain processes, roles, technologies, and performance measures
- Provide credible delivery guidance based on prior hands-on leadership in supply chain projects and global rollouts
- Participate in and, when required, lead consulting engagements where senior functional leadership and architectural oversight are needed
- Provide advisory leadership related to configuration strategy, solution governance, and functional design decisions across Oracle SCM implementations
- Work with technical and integration teams to define and validate integration requirements and architecture considerations for adjacent enterprise systems, warehouse technologies, logistics platforms, reporting environments, and third-party applications
- Coordinate the product management function for Syntax offerings related to Oracle SCM across both: project solutions, and application managed services (AMS)
- Help define service offerings, delivery approaches, reusable methods, accelerators, collateral, and commercial packaging for Oracle SCM services
- Partner with consulting leaders, product management, and executive stakeholders to align Oracle SCM offerings with Syntax strategy and market demand
- Drive consistency of messaging, solution positioning, and offering structure across consulting and managed services
- Contribute to roadmap planning for Oracle SCM-related service capabilities, including innovation opportunities tied to automation, analytics, and GenAI
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of GenAI concepts and practical applications in the Oracle SCM landscape
- Identify and articulate how GenAI can improve outcomes across supply chain processes such as planning, operations support, user productivity, knowledge retrieval, exception management, and solution adoption
- Preferably bring hands-on experience using GenAI with Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM or supporting adjacent business use cases involving AI-enabled process improvement
- Help shape Syntax thought leadership and solution positioning around GenAI-enabled Oracle supply chain transformation
- Work across architecture, sales, consulting, AMS, and executive leadership teams to align strategy and execution
- Mentor colleagues in pre-sales solutioning, business process architecture, and Oracle SCM best practices
- Collaborate closely with Oracle services leadership and supply chain consulting leaders to ensure global alignment on capabilities, offerings, and priorities
- Act as a senior internal advisor on deal strategy, delivery risk, transformation planning, and customer positioning
- Represent Syntax with credibility in executive discussions, strategic workshops, and industry conversations
Skills
- 15+ years of experience in supply chain, distribution, warehouse management, and related operational functions as a practitioner, consultant, or both
- Significant hands-on experience in supply chain operations and strategy
- Hands-on experience serving as a project lead and/or team lead for supply chain initiatives or transformation programs
- Deep expertise in business processes related to: supply chain management, distribution, warehouse management, inventory and fulfillment, logistics coordination, and operational process improvement
- Strong experience with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management solutions
- Ability to translate business process needs into software requirements, functional designs, solution architectures, and transformation plans
- Demonstrated ability to create strategic functional roadmaps, implementation project plans, and organizational change management plans
- Experience supporting pre-sales, solution architecture, or enterprise transformation advisory activities
- Experience leading or supporting solution design, fit-gap analysis, configuration planning, integration definition, and RFP/proposal support for Oracle SCM transformation programs
- Proven experience completing five or more global rollouts
- Strong executive communication, workshop facilitation, and presentation skills
- Experience operating effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional leadership environment
- Position is remote, with ability and willingness to travel up to 25% as required for customer engagements, workshops, internal planning sessions, and strategic pursuits
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Operations, or related field
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree
- Six Sigma certification or similar process improvement credential
- Experience with Oracle SCM capabilities spanning areas such as Inventory Management, Order Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Planning, Warehouse Management, Logistics / Distribution processes
- Experience across both Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM transformation programs
- Familiarity with managed services, application support models, and continuous optimization services for Oracle applications
- Prior experience helping define service offerings, accelerators, or go-to-market motions for consulting or AMS organizations
- Practical experience applying GenAI to Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM or adjacent enterprise business scenarios
- Experience working with global teams and multi-region transformation programs
- Oracle SCM implementation certifications preferred
Benefits
- Competitive, above-average compensation
- Global tourist: With us, you can also work from abroad from time to time
- Flexible working time models, home office
- Attractive benefits, e.g. company pension scheme or various health offers
- A modern environment in which the "you" is part of it
- Open feedback culture, flat hierarchies and a motivated team
- Individual career planning with continuous training and coaching on the job
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