About us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 119 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 26,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

As we move forward, our consumers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The Role

Reporting to the PLM and Compliance Platform Lead, the PLM Architect will be responsible for creating the PLM architectures and designs, and overseeing and providing technical guidance to projects delivering relevant solutions. In doing so, the PLM Architect will seek opportunities to build out and leverage existing components of the platform and reusable services.

Key Accountabilities

• Perform hands-on solution design, solution architectures, architecture roadmaps, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, and development tasks as required in support of current and new projects
• Ensure solution is scalable and meets overall business requirements
• Act as a liaison between Technical team, Vendors and Business Partners, and Enterprise Architecture to drive implementations 
• Be recognised as a functional expert in relevant Domain Architecture
• Conduct Solution Architecture reviews with project teams prior to design and development activities and ensure solution is scalable, is aligned with internal product roadmaps and meets customers’ business requirements
• Guide technical team & vendors to deliver a flexible and scalable solutions
• Work with offshore teams as required
• Participate in shaping demand activities and internal initiatives as required

Key Relationships

Internal (excluding direct team and manager)

• Business Engagement Leads and Business Analysts
• Architecture & Design Leads and  Architects

External

• Partners and Suppliers in the relevant subject matter area

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Domain Requirements (PLM)

• PLM data modelling, integration patterns and architecture best practices
• PLM (Aras) offerings, including licensing options
• An experienced PLM architect (Print / PCC / BOM / Material Management / Compliance), able to help our Imperial PLM community assess their current digital technology maturity, identify gaps and shape a comprehensive, end-to-end digital blueprint and technology roadmap
• At minimum 5+ years’ experience with the Aras Innovator product
• Experienced in supporting business development activities, including designing and top-down and bottom-up estimating PLM solutions based on minimal requirements provided by Business Partners

General Requirements

• Extensive experience in systems development and an understanding of the systems development / delivery life cycle including requirements and design
• Strong Information analysis, modelling and database design skills
• Breadth of knowledge in established and emerging data technologies, including Big Data and ‘as a service’ architectures
• Strong problem solving, communication, relationship building skills

• Engaging, articulate and able to influence across internal IS and business stakeholders

• Natural gravitas based on foundation of sound knowledge of subject matter and communication abilities. Strong and inspirational leadership qualities and a common sense approach.
• Proven networking skills and stakeholder management skills with a good understanding of the wider objectives.
• Ability to work positively with a wide range of individuals.
• Fluent oral and written English language skills

Desirable:

• FMCG background and experience

What we offer

Imperial Brands offer a competitive package of salary, bonus scheme, pension and holidays, as well as hybrid work.

Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV highlighting their suitability for the role.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions, or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants.

We welcome talented people with stories to tell, who can bring fresh thinking, new ideas and different experiences to our business and believe in enabling every person to succeed; to deliver their best performance and realise their full potential.

We understand that these are the things that make you ‘you’ and if you join us, we’ll support you in being able and confident to share your whole self with us.  

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please click here resourcing@uk.imptob.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

Don’t talk yourself out of applying.