Lead Anaplan Architect

Job Title: Lead Anaplan ArchitectLocation: Hyderabad, India

Job Summary: We are seeking a Lead Anaplan Architect to design, develop, implement and maintain an enterprise-grade Demand, Replenishment, Supply, Allocation Planning solution using the Anaplan platform. As the technical and functional lead, you will work closely with business stakeholders, COE, solution consultants, and technical teams to ensure the architecture and solution aligns with performance, scalability, and best practices in supply chain planning, S&OP and S&OE areas. The ideal candidate will be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable Anaplan models and App/Dashboards solutions and help in maintenance and optimization of the existing models. The candidate must be willing to work on site 4 days a week in Hyderabad, during US EST time zone.Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & Design

•    Collaborate with client supply chain, IT, and finance teams to gather requirements and deliver tailored planning solutions.
•    Conduct workshops, solution demos, and training sessions to enable user adoption.•    Act as the primary point of contact for architectural decisions and technical escalations.

Integration & Data Management
•    Guide and validate data integration architecture between Anaplan and source systems (ERP, data lakes, BI tools).•    Support ETL processes, API integrations, and data quality validation in partnership with data teams.•    Work closely with data engineers and architects to ensure data pipelines and integrations support Anaplan models/apps efficiently.•    Demonstrated experience working with Anaplan data integrations including understanding of Anaplan data integration processes with Google Big Query/Oracle DB/SQL DB.•    Good knowledge of Google Cloud Platform Tools like Big Query and Composer. •    Good knowledge on Anaplan integrations using Anaplan bulk and transactional APIs. Other APIs loke Audit, SCIM, Cloudworks would be an added advantage.•    Knowledge of data governance practices and data management tools would be an added advantage.

Continuous Improvement & Support
•    Identify and propose enhancements for planning performance, configuration, or data integration.•    Support hypercare and transition to steady-state planning operations.•    Evaluate emerging Blue Yonder capabilities and industry trends to evolve the planning landscape.•    Contribute to production support and documenting processes and facilitating enablement sessions to empower stakeholders with the necessary skills and knowledge to utilize Anaplan solutions effectively.

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