Senior Architect, Planning & Merchandising

About the role

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. This position is fully remote and an Individual Contributor.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the architectural vision, roadmap, standards, and best practices for the Planning & Merchandising domain, ensuring alignment with organizational and enterprise goals
• Serves as the primary technical authority for enterprise planning solutions, guiding implementation decisions, configuration vs. customization trade-offs, and integration approaches
• Provides technical leadership and design guidance to development teams, leading the design of scalable planning system architectures that meet performance, scalability, security, and maintainability requirements
• Designs architectural solutions supporting end-to-end planning processes — demand forecasting, merchandise financial planning, OTB, inventory optimization, replenishment, and allocation — accommodating the full planning hierarchy and pre/in-season workflows
• PARTNERS WITH MERCHANDISING AND PLANNING BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS TO TRANSLATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS INTO SCALABLE TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURES AND DRIVES ALIGNMENT ON LEGACY SYSTEM SUNSET AND INTEGRATION STRATEGIES
• DESIGNS AND COLLABORATES ON INTEGRATION PATTERNS AND DATA PIPELINES CONNECTING PLANNING SYSTEMS TO ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS (ERP, OMS, WMS) USING REST, EVENT-DRIVEN, AND ETL/ELT APPROACHES, ENSUREING DATA QUALITY, LATENCY, AND LINEAGE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET
• DEFINES DATA ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS FOR PLANNING MASTER AND TRANSACTION DATA; COLLABORATES WITH DATA ENGINEERING TO ENSURE PLANNING DATA SUPPORTS REPORTING AND AI/ML USE CASES
• PARTICIPATES IN ARCHITECTURAL GOVERNANCE FORUMS AND COLLABORATES WITH ENTERPRISE AND DOMAIN ARCHITECTS TO ENSURE SOLUTIONS ALIGN WITH CBH ENTERPRISE STANDARDS
• IDENTIFIES AND MITIGATES ARCHITECTURAL RISKS AND TECHNICAL DEBT; CREATES AND MAINTAINS COMPREHENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING SOLUTION SPECIFICATIONS, DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS, AND INTEGRATION MAPS

Requirements

• Strong understanding of retail planning processes including demand forecasting, merchandise financial planning, OTB, inventory optimization, replenishment, and allocation; familiarity with planning hierarchy structures and pre/in-season planning cycles
• Hands-on experience with enterprise planning solutions (e.g., Blue Yonder, o9, Anaplan, or comparable); familiarity with SaaS platform configuration frameworks and customization trade-offs
• Knowledge of how planning systems integrate with merchandising, procurement, inventory management, and supply chain execution systems
• Expertise in enterprise integration architecture using REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven messaging (Kafka, Azure Service Bus, GCP Pub/Sub), and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred, GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns including microservices and containerization
• Proficiency in data architecture: dimensional modeling, data lake/warehouse design (BigQuery, Snowflake, or equivalent), and MDM principles
• Knowledge of architectural governance frameworks (TOGAF, C4) and ability to design and document comprehensive solution architectures
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including business, engineering, and external implementation partners
• Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of architecture experience, including design and governance of enterprise-scale systems
• Experience with enterprise planning solutions (Blue Yonder/JDA, o9, Anaplan, or comparable) and retail planning or supply chain technology strongly preferred
• Experience with enterprise integration platforms, SaaS vendor collaboration, and agile delivery environments

Skills

• Strong understanding of retail planning processes including demand forecasting, merchandise financial planning, OTB, inventory optimization, replenishment, and allocation; familiarity with planning hierarchy structures and pre/in-season planning cycles
• Hands-on experience with enterprise planning solutions (e.g., Blue Yonder, o9, Anaplan, or comparable); familiarity with SaaS platform configuration frameworks and customization trade-offs
• Knowledge of how planning systems integrate with merchandising, procurement, inventory management, and supply chain execution systems
• Expertise in enterprise integration architecture using REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven messaging (Kafka, Azure Service Bus, GCP Pub/Sub), and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred, GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns including microservices and containerization
• Proficiency in data architecture: dimensional modeling, data lake/warehouse design (BigQuery, Snowflake, or equivalent), and MDM principles
• Knowledge of architectural governance frameworks (TOGAF, C4) and ability to design and document comprehensive solution architectures
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including business, engineering, and external implementation partners
• Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life insurance and Disability
• Retailment and 401(k) match
• Paid time off, wellness time and volunteer time
• Merchandise discount and EAP resources
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

$130,000.00 - $160,000.00

Schedule

Full-time

Location

Remote