Enterprise Architect

Orkla House Care is 100% owned by Orkla ASA. Orkla House Care is the leading provider of brushes, rollers and other painting tools. Including relevant consumables such as sanding, tape, protection gear and cleaning equipment. The main markets are the Nordic countries, Benelux and the UK. The main proprietary brands are Jordan, Harris, Anza, Spekter, SAM and Hamilton. Sales are mainly through traditional paint shops and trade merchants. The business has around 750 employees and the total business has a turnover of approximately 1,5 billion Norwegian kroner. Most of the products are self-produced and distributed through Bankeryd in Sweden, and Bromsgrove in the UK. The head office is at Skøyen in Oslo.

Do you want to set your mark on our future?
Enterprise Architect for Orkla House Care (OHC)

You know that feeling of happiness that comes when you finish a painting project? At Orkla House Care, we work every day to help our customers achieve this feeling by providing them with the best tools for the job. With a proud history, focus on innovative products and close collaboration with our consumers, we look forward to giving the right candidate an exciting and educational role as Enterprise Architect. We are a positive team that works together to achieve our goals, and we are looking for a person who is motivated by learning and success. You will have a unique opportunity to set your mark on how the company works together within Digital processes.
 

We are looking for a skilled and committed person with a good understanding of technical solutions in combination with business understanding. As an Enterprise Architect in Orkla House Care, your main responsibility will be to develop an enterprise architecture plan, analyse where processes can be integrated or decommissioned in our organisation and improve the efficiency and reliability of our business information.
An important part of the Enterprise Architects responsibilities will be to plan and implement OHC`s future Dataplatform, making sure we build a scalable, secure and flexible platform which adapts to the needs of our business.

OHC has also started to implement and develop a global ERP solution. The solution is currently implemented in the UK, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, while Belgium, the Netherlands and China are next in line. 

As our Enterprise Architect, you will not only participate in this exciting journey - you will also help draw the map for our technological future!

Your responsibilities:

• Architectural responsibility for OHC global solutions and other defined applications/platforms
• Documenting the enterprise architecture in a holistic and reusable   way
• Responsible for planning and implementing OHC future Dataplatform
• Set architectural requirements for projects and ensure that these are followed. 
• For some projects take on a project management responsibility if needed
• Ensure that technical improvements to existing solutions are successfully implemented.
• Assist as an advisor in relevant acquisitions and contribute towards an OHC global strategy, where the goal is to create global processes and systems.
• Responsible for handling the established Digital Change process in OHC.
• Responsible for communication and handling of relevant 3rd party suppliers

Qualifications:

• Master's/bachelor's degree or equivalent within Computer Science.
• Broad understanding of modern architectural principles and integrations.
• Experience with data sourcing and enterprise data management.
• Broad technical insight and experience from implementations of ERP projects. Experience with implementation / change of ERP systems will be particularly important.
• Experience with establishing and managing necessary operational processes for an ERP cloud solution will be an advantage.
• Experience of working across countries and cultures will also be an advantage.
• You must be fluent in a Scandinavian language and strong in English - orally and in writing.

Personal characteristics:

• Business-oriented and curious – interested in new technology and how it can contribute to commercial development.
• Ability to translate business needs into IT requirements and vice versa.
• Relationship-oriented and good with people - builds trust and appears confident.
• Listens well, understands and respects others, but is clear and cuts through when necessary.
• Ability to handle many tasks in parallel, also under high tempo and time pressure.
• Analytical and structured - works according to plan and understands the details.
• Proactive and strong in execution.
• Very good communication skills.
• Constructive, positive and solution oriented.

We are an organization that strives for equal opportunities for all and aims to cultivate a diverse workplace for all employees. Therefore, we encourage everyone to apply, even if they may lack some qualifications listed above.

What can Orkla House Care offer you?
Orkla is one of the leading suppliers of brands. What is the secret of our success? Our people. That is why we make sure that you have everything you need to achieve success. If you want to become part of our close-knit team and want a rich selection of learning opportunities - Orkla House Care is the place for you!
 

With us, you will have the opportunity to participate in several social events internally at Orkla House Care and with Orkla ASA, the opportunity for excellent work out facilities and a flexible home office solution.
 

The workplace is our head office on Skøyen in Oslo and the position is 100% full-time. Localization in Sweden and the UK will also be possible. Some travel must be expected in the position.
If this sounds interesting, we look forward to hearing from you! The deadline to apply for the position is 30th of May 2024.

If you have any questions related to the role, you are welcome to contact Kristine Songstad on tel. +47 924 65 309. 

How to apply:

Please click on the link to submit an application, we do not accept applications on e-mail.