Job Title

Integrated Warehouse Distribution (IWD) Solution Lead

Job Description

Your role:

- Support the day-to-day IWD Analytics Solutions portfolio: backlog preparation stakeholder coordination release readiness solution health and rationalisation.
- Translate assigned operational problems into transparent requirements solution components acceptance criteria and measurable success criteria.
- Support technical discovery and solution design for data integrations analytics AI and automation use cases with Business Process Owners and delivery teams.
- Build hands-on prototypes and proofs of concept using approved data and platforms to validate user value feasibility and control requirements.
- Work with IT architects and data engineers on data pipelines APIs access controls orchestration testing and production to solution documentation architecture decisions reusable IWD patterns and handover materials.
- Manage stakeholders at senior leadership levels.

What Success looks like:

- The IWD portfolio has current backlog information clear delivery status and well-managed stakeholder communication.
- Assigned solution components are well designed documented tested and delivered on time.
- Proofs of concept demonstrate a clear value case feasibility and a credible route to production.
- Day-to-day technical delivery progresses smoothly with risk and dependencies surfaced early and escalated to the right owner.
- Production solutions have agreed KPIs adoption support controls and handover documentation.
- MVP releases and hypercare are supported effectively.
- Reusable IWD patterns for data integrations and AI evaluation improve consistency and reduce rework.
- The architect steadily develops technical depth supply-chain understanding and autonomy within defined scope

Youre the right fit if you have :





- Bachelors Degree in Data Science Business Analytics Supply Chain Information Systems Operations Research or equivalent.
- 6-10 years experience in supply chain domain preferably in solution architecture design analytics or data product delivery Data engineering automation AI or digital process transformation.
- Experience supporting analytics or digital solution delivery including backlog work requirements testing releases or adoption.
- Working knowledge of Python SQL Databricks or a comparable cloud data platform data modelling
- Working knowledge in one or more SC/IWD domain preferred: IWD warehousing transport inventory WMS or TMS experience
- Interest or early experience in AI GenAI optimisation automation or data-product solutions and proof-of-concept delivery.
- Sound analytical skills and ability to translate ambiguous operational problems into structured technical solutions
- Ability to collaboratively manage stakeholders across business IT and IWD partners in a fast-moving environment
- Strong communication skills curiosity and willingness to learn through hands-on projects

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations. This is an office based role.

About Philips
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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

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📌 Integrated Warehouse Distribution (IWD) Solution Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Philips
📍 Chennai