Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Global Solution Architect Operations (Warehouse & Transportation) @Pernod Ricard
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Global Solution Architect Operations (Warehouse & Transportation) @Pernod Ricard
Chiswick, GB
Global solution architect accountable for target architecture definition, technical governance, and delivery alignment of WMS/TMS solutions, primarily leveraging Blue Yonder. Partners with product teams, enterprise architecture, and delivery squads to translate complex operational needs into robust, reusable, and globally deployable solutions, supporting large scale rollouts across diverse warehouse landscapes. Key Responsibilities & Impact• Define and own global target architectures for WMS and TMS platforms (Blue Yonder), ensuring alignment with Pernod Ricard enterprise architecture standards, cloud native principles, and industry best practices. • Lead end to end solution design across application, integration, data, and infrastructure layers, covering system components, interfaces, data flows, and deployment models.• Architect AI enabled warehouse and transport solutions, applying predictive and prescriptive analytics.• AI & Intelligent operations focused on embedding decision intelligence in warehouse and transport execution.• Provide architectural leadership and governance across the full delivery lifecycle, guiding global product squads, engineering teams, and system integrators to ensure consistent and high quality implementations. • Enable global rollouts across multiple Pernod Ricard brand companies, supporting multi site and multi instance warehouse landscapes, including production + warehouse and warehouse only archetypes. • Design and govern complex integration architectures with SAP S/4HANA, carriers, 3PLs, OT systems, MHE/ASRS, and external partners using APIs, events, webhooks, and modern integration patterns.• Evaluate architectural options and trade offs across WMS/TMS platforms, cloud services, and integration patterns, balancing scalability, risk, and total cost of ownership (TCO).
EDUCATION
Anna University Chennai
BE, Electrical n Electronics
Space Central School, Sriharikota
Senior Secondary Certificate
ABOUT RAJESH RAMAKRISHNAN
I am a Senior Solution Architect with 17+ years of experience delivering enterprise supply chain and logistics technology across leading retail and consumer brands. My background spans solution architecture, integration, and large-scale transformation, with deep expertise in warehouse management, transport management, supplier inbound management, and warehouse automation. I work across application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains to shape solutions that are scalable, governable, and aligned to enterprise standards, business objectives, and operational realities. My focus is on turning complex requirements into practical architectures that can be delivered across multiple markets. I bring a strong balance of strategic thinking and execution discipline, combining target-state design, architecture governance, vendor alignment, and rollout assurance to support sustainable business change. I am also a strong advocate for using AI in supply chain and am actively building an AI generalist skill set to complement my experience in architecture and delivery. Key architecture strengths- Enterprise and global solution architecture for supply chain and logistics transformation- End-to-end design across application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers- AS-IS / TO-BE analysis, capability mapping, and target-state roadmap definition- High-level design, key design decisions, and architecture governance- Vendor evaluation, RFP support, and COTS solution assessment- Cross-functional stakeholder leadership across business, IT, operations, and vendors- Rollout assurance and implementation alignment across multiple markets- Scalable, reusable, and standards-based solution design.
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