Solution Architect - Supply Chain

at  Jotun Group

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

What we look for

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree.
• 5 years’ experience in Supply chain.
• Knowledge of ERP / IFS solution.
• Good communication skills in English.

Personal qualities to succeed in the role

• Uses a methodical and systematic approach, plans ahead and defines clear priorities, while allocating resources effectively
• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area; participates in continuous professional development
• Quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems, comes up with sound and rational judgements
• Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way, speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively
• Cooperates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals
• Adheres to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results

What we offer

• A friendly and supportive culture based on our values; Loyalty, Care, Respect, and Boldness.
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning.
• A professional and supportive work environment with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Exciting challenges in a growing company with excellent financial result

For more information about the position please contact:
Rajesh Radhakrishnan - Group IT Matrix Manager - Logistic Processes - 94782092
Laura Søvik - Senior HR advisor - 40078970

WHO WE ARE

Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world’s leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun’s global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe’s largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
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SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Do you have strong business-process knowledge in operations, Supply chain and ERP systems? Exciting opportunities await you! We are currently seeking a new team member to our global ERP-team as Solution Architect within logistic processes.
You will be an integral part of a global team of 38 dedicated and proficient solution architects and experts responsible for development, deployment, and operation of our global ERP system (IFS).
We are in the middle of a large upgrade project of our existing ERP-solution (To IFS Cloud), and we will be on the latest and most modern ERP platforms available when this project is completed. The solution architect will work closely with users, vendors, and the rest of the ERP-team to ensure that Jotun has the most up to date and efficient ERP system.
The position will be based at our Headquarters in Sandefjord and reporting to Group IT Matrix Manager - Logistic processes. Some travelling must be expected.

Your tasks will be:

• Evaluate and initiate process and solution improvements by extended utilization of IFS functionality to improve business process efficiency.
• Work closely with business units and Group functions for process and solution improvements.
• Manage or participate in global and cross-functional improvement projects.
• Conduct training for relevant stakeholders to ensure implementation of new functionality and optimal utilization of the Matrix solution.
• Handle and resolve support-cases reported in caretaker by applying specialist skills to correct errors, assist users and improve processes.
• Resolve support-cases reported in caretaker by applying specialist skills to correct errors, assist users and improve processes.

Personal qualities to succeed in the role

• Uses a methodical and systematic approach, plans ahead and defines clear priorities, while allocating resources effectively
• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area; participates in continuous professional development
• Quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems, comes up with sound and rational judgements
• Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way, speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively
• Cooperates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals
• Adheres to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality result