Reyes Holdings is a global leader in the production and distribution of food and beverage products. Our five business units service client accounts across 43 states in the United States and 19 countries worldwide – meaning the sun never sets on Reyes Holdings. We continue as a family-owned and operated business, true to how we began in 1976. We’re known for excellence, motivated by safety, and rooted in relationships. Our top priority is our people – all 33,000+ of our employees. We’ve created a workplace where our diverse team has the ability to thrive, challenge one another to continually reach higher, and support each other on our Journey Forward together.
Pay Transparency Statement:
The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.
Position Summary:
The Technology Solution Architect reports to the Vice President of IT, US and is responsible for the solution design as it relates to evaluating and leading proof of concepts of newer technology solutions and their applicability with Martin Brower business processes, specifically in distribution and supply chain space. It is a technical role directly facilitating the collaboration of vendors and Martin Brower internal SMEs in various areas, ensuring adherence to architecture standards, ensuring a smooth transition to operations for all technology solutions, and serving as a technical liaison to business leads to ensure the technical solution requirements of their projects are being met. The candidate will provide a successful track record on enabling change through technology and the ability to dive deeply into underlying businesses and associated technologies. The individual will work closely with the vendors, architecture, engineering, and operations teams to document and transition solutions that scale and can be leveraged and supported broadly for a fast-growing global company. The ideal candidate must have both leadership and prowess to effectively and efficiently manage projects and their associated virtual teams.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
• Serve as the primary point person for the evaluation and discovery of innovative solutions through technologies like AI, Automation, RPA or systems
• Provide leadership to ensure the delivery of solutions and build rapport and trust with RH IT and business stakeholders through transparency and integrity
• Collaborate with the different business areas to address continuous process improvement plans as it relates to inefficiencies and errors in execution
• Work closely with the IT Security team to ensure overall security of all engineered solutions is addressed
• Responsible for aligning solution designs to policies, standards, guidelines, roadmaps, and business requirements in conjunction with security, architecture, service delivery and service management teams
• Work to deliver solutions to operations with minimal support requirements through the use of automation, self-healing, and stable architectures
• Accountable for handoff to operational teams in functional areas and ensuring operational readiness for all engineered solutions
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve process, technology, and people, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Create business case and detailed financial analysis of proposed solutions and their benefits to the organization
• Other projects or duties as assigned
Required Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, System Analysis or a related study and 5-7 years in the Distribution or Supply Chain Industry including technical implementations, engineering and/or management, OR High School Diploma AND 9+ years of the above stated experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years’ experience of leading and managing projects and virtual teams within a technical solution roll out or shared services environment
• Working knowledge and management skills for DC operations, supply chain, automation, traceability, food distribution, Artificial intelligence and WMS like systems
• Experience with Microsoft technologies (Server, Active Directory, Azure)
• Ability to understand enterprise computing requirements, develop designs and solutions that align and meet requirements for the IT and business roadmaps
• Capability and experience to provide technical leadership of large IT projects independently as well as participating in multi-phase projects
• Strong ability to clearly document system design elements including use of appropriate documentation tools
• Ability to collect and summarize product information, quotations, and technical design information from multiple IT landscapes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical audiences
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as necessary
• Ability to analyze data and produce management level reports to enable quick and accurate decision making
• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made
