Job Description

• Experienced in Consumer Packaged goods applications and processes, with a good expreience in his domain of expertise, especially in Automation and software architectures.
• Works in synergies with Global CPG leader and with Segment Marketing & Strategy to establish VoC, Solution offer strategy, solution roadmap requirements, solution offer definition, test, validatation, documention & implemention of CPG architectures or solutions.
• Interact and collaborate with the CPG Segment solution architect community.
• Supports major TVDA and CPG solutions as required.

• Qualified and experienced in CPG Process.
• The solution architect is responsible for adapting, promoting and supporting integrated, intelligent solutions for CPG customers to implement Schneider Electric strategy.
• The solution architect must possess the ability to build cross-business solutions while understanding the customer context, including all participants, processes, and requirements, as well as the technical complexity arising from the integration of numerous inter-connected components and sub-systems
• Solution expert with a strong knowledge of the target application, customer processes and Schneider Electric created solutions. The Local Solution Architect is an expert in this field with Schneider Electric customers & internally in terms of:

• Segment customer process knowledge
• Segment understanding
• Practical experience leading to in-depth customer understanding: 3-5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in the targeted segment leading to a good knowledge of customer vocabulary, pain-points, expectations and deliverables
• System architecture methodology, starting from customer needs identification
• Technical background to understand customer problems & requirements, as well as Schneider Electric\xe2\x80\x99s & the competition\xe2\x80\x99s offers (engineering degree aligned with segment \xe2\x80\x93 mechanical, electrical, electronics & software)
• Solution technology (Global geographical standards, understanding of system problems, competitors)
• Communication skills and ability to influence and convince
• Internally to deal with Solution Architects and business units
• Externally to convince customers and standardisation institutions
• Ability to foster co-operation and animate a community
• Cross-cultural understanding of the different needs of a global community
• Qualified skills to create new documentation and reports that explain clearly and simply created segment solutions to other solution architects and customers
• High level English language skills in writing

• Extensive knowledge & experience of targeted application, industry, standards & legislation
• Customer focus, listening and communication skills
• Process and Technical background to understand customer issues, as well as Schneider & competition offers (Engineering Degree aligned with Segment \xe2\x80\x93 Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Software )
• Deep commercial and technical knowledge about the Segment system offer, and competent to use this knowledge
• Link the specific customer\'s needs to UVP\'s and killer apps of the segment solutions
• Identify limitations/constraints
• System architecture methodology, starting from customer needs identification
• Scope: Complete solution offer of the segment
• Understanding of the Application offer used inside the Segment
• Tested Validated and Documented Architectures (TVDAs)
• Value proposition, Killer Apps and their technical background
• Networks (Principles, connectivity, limitations, performance)
• Ability to foster cooperation and animate a community
• Ability to create documents and reports on a professional level
• Background / Experience
• Candidate must have relevant experience with customer applications within the desired segment and understand a wide scope of segment related systems and typical possibilities and limitations within the segment
• Minimum requirement for the position:
• Worked as a Technical engineer or application designer within desired segment for several years
• Practical experience leading to in depth customer understanding: 3-5 years experience in the targeted segment leading to a good knowledge of customer vocabulary, sore-points, expectations and deliverables
• Expertise in local region and global standards relevant for the desired segment
• Expertise in network communication
• Knowledge of the electrical distribution, automation offer, IT knowledge and related competitors & customers.
• Extensive knowledge & experience of targeted applications, industry, standards & legislation
• Preferably experience with Schneider Electric technology
• Preferably experience within a customer or channel partner from a target Process OEM or OEM application
• Qualifications
• Engineering degree or prolonged experience with technical education (engineering degree aligned with segment \xe2\x80\x93 mechanical, electrical, electronics & software)
• Language skills
• Local language: perfect verbal, written
• English: High Level verbal, written
• Communication skills to convince and influence all internal and external partners
• Experience in working in a global community with different cultural

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