• 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’ 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’s & the competition’s offers (engineering degree aligned with segment – 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 • Knowledge & Capabilities • • 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 – 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 – 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