About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- Strong experience architecting solutions using Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management.
- Experience delivering at least three major Category Management implementations and/or upgrades.
- Strong understanding of CKB and Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management architecture and configuration.
- Experience designing Category Management solution configurations, process flows and application security.
- Strong database experience with Oracle RDBMS and Microsoft SQL Server.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and PL/SQL scripting.
- Technical development experience using .NET, C# or VB.
- Experience developing extensions or modifications within Blue Yonder Category Management.
- Ability to lead solution and design workshops and produce high-quality functional and technical design documentation.
- Experience leading and coordinating global or offshore delivery teams and working directly with customer stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management architecture, ideally across complex enterprise implementations and upgrades.
- 14+ years of relevant experience in solution architecture and/or Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management.
- Experience with Cognos Reporting.
- Experience working within large-scale retail Category Management environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead solution architecture and design for Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management.
- Lead functional and technical workshops and produce Functional Solution Design documentation.
- Define Category Management solution configuration, process flows and application security.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to global and offshore delivery teams.
- Work with customer teams across design, development, testing and implementation phases.
- Create project deliverables and review solution and design deliverables produced by the wider team.
- Prepare and configure CKB environments across Development, Test, Pre-Production and Production.
- Support Blue Yonder/JDA Category Management installation, configuration and upgrade activities.
- Design and develop required extensions and modifications to the Category Management solution.
- Create training materials and deliver user training where required.
Technologies
- Architect
- C#
- Support
- Oracle
- SQL
- Security
- ASP.NET
More
We are recruiting a Solution Architect – Blue Yonder (JDA) Category Management for a high-profile retail transformation programme with a leading UK retailer. The role is based in Southampton and follows a hybrid working arrangement, with three days in the office and two days remote. You will combine architecture leadership with hands-on technical expertise while working with customer stakeholders and global delivery teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
last updated 46 week of 2026