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Solution Architect – SAP EPPM & SAC Planning

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  • Bangalore, Intia
  • IT & digitaaliset ratkaisut

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  • Työpaikan tunnus: 351219

  • Julkaisupäivämäärä: 30/06/2026

    • Who you are

    We are looking for a Solution Architect to join us in developing ways for IKEA to stay relevant for our customers.

    Our diverse team for is growing and we would love to talk with you, if you recognize yourself in some of the following:

    Passionate about being the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering making sure both sides are understood
    Have a strong background in transforming legacy architecture landscape into SAP with hands on experience within SAP
    Hands-on experience designing enterprise planning solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning integrated with SAP S/4HANA.
    Love being creative to find the solution for the business needs
    Take ownership and independently drive towards desired outcomes
    Know about developing architectural design based on the business needs and requirements
    Experience designing enterprise planning architectures integrating SAP EPPM, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud and enterprise data platforms.
    Experience modernizing legacy planning platforms including IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics or custom-built planning solutions.
    Experience designing cloud-first planning architectures using SAP BTP Integration Suite, APIs and event-driven integrations.
    Strong understanding of enterprise planning processes including strategic planning, financial planning, project portfolio planning, resource planning and investment planning.
    Experience working closely with Finance, Business Steering and Project Portfolio Management stakeholders.
    Have experience working in multicultural environment
    Are a team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with peers and loves sharing knowledge with others
    Proactively managing relevant stakeholders
    Are curious, self-directed and want to keep learning!

    This is our wish list! If you don’t recognize yourself in all these points, you might still be an excellent candidate for the role.

    The must-haves we see for this role is though:
    Proven expertise in designing enterprise planning solutions using SAP Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management (EPPM) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning.
    Strong understanding of planning processes including
    Strategic Planning
    Financial Planning
    Investment Planning
    Portfolio Planning
    Project Planning
    Capacity & Resource Planning
    Experience designing planning solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA.
    Experience architecting migration from legacy planning platforms (IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics and custom-built planning applications) to modern SAP planning solutions.
    Strong understanding of SAP Integration Suite, APIs and enterprise integration patterns.
    Experience defining enterprise architecture, data models and planning governance.
    Knowledge of SAP BTP services is highly desirable.
    SAP certifications in SAC, SAP EPPM or SAP S/4HANA are advantageous.
    SAP certifications in relevant planning modules.
    Experience with S/4HANA-based planning capabilities (e.g., aATP, PP/DS embedded in S/4HANA).

    The IKEA culture and values are very much a part of our business and day-to-day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more about our values and life at IKEA on our website www.ikea.com.

    A day in your life with us

    You’ll be a vital part in the transformation of IKEA into a more front line obsessed company by ensuring that we have efficient solutions on Statutory reporting

    This mean that you will:

    Design enterprise planning architecture across SAP EPPM, SAP Analytics Cloud Planning, SAP S/4HANA, legacy IBM planning platforms and enterprise applications ensuring scalability, performance and maintainability.
    Collaborate with Business Steering, Finance, Project Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture teams to define future-state planning capabilities.
    Drive modernization initiatives including migration from IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics and home-grown planning solutions to SAP-based planning capabilities.
    Define integration architecture between SAP EPPM, SAC Planning, SAP S/4HANA and enterprise data platforms.
    Develop architecture principles, reference architectures and technical standards for enterprise planning solutions.
    Ensure planning solutions meet security, governance, scalability and performance requirements.
    Provide architectural leadership during implementation, ensuring alignment with IKEA Enterprise Architecture principles.
    Evaluate emerging SAP planning capabilities and AI-enabled planning features to improve planning accuracy and user experience.
    Guiding and reviewing development work, setting standards for SAP applications, data flows and reporting implementations.

    Architecture Leadership
    Define architecture principles and technology standards.
    Review solution designs.
    Ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture.
    Govern integrations.
    Drive platform modernization.
    Manage technical debt.
    Promote reusable architecture patterns.

    Technology Landscape:
    The role requires architecture knowledge of:
    SAP EPPM
    SAP Analytics Cloud Planning
    SAP S/4HANA
    SAP BTP
    SAP Integration Suite
    SAP Datasphere (if planned)
    IBM TM1 Migration
    IBM Planning Analytics Migration
    Enterprise APIs
    Home-grown Planning Applications

    IKEA has long been a global leader in home furnishing. We are proud of our vision to improve the everyday life of the many people. But our industry is quickly changing, and we need to adapt to stay competitive.

    We see so many opportunities for what we can accomplish and have the ambition to be a world-class team. At the same time, we believe that our work is not just about building models, but also about learning and having fun together.

    We can offer you:
    Work on some very interesting problems as described above, where we create value for our great business in everything we do!
    Opportunities to have a global impact with your work.
    A team of great colleagues to learn with and from (with world-class experience across all aspects of Technology)
    Flexible and friendly working environment.

    Together as a team

    We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.








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