Senior Solution Architect - Business Applications

Senior Solution Architect - Business Applications

Head Office

Closing date

28.10.2026

Job number

160840

Senior Solution Architect – Business Applications

Coop Denmark, Albertslund

Do you want to help shape the future of business applications in one of Denmark's largest retail companies?

At Coop we are in the middle of an ambitious digital transformation, where modern technology plays a decisive role in creating efficient supply chains, strong customer experiences and well-functioning stores across the country.

Therefore we are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect who can translate business needs into robust and future-proof solutions across our central application landscape. You will play a key role in developing solutions within, among others, SAP S/4, Relex and other strategic platforms, where you help define architectural principles, set the technical direction and ensure coherence across complex systems.

If you are motivated by working at the intersection of business and technology, and want to make a visible difference in one of Denmark's largest retail companies, this could be your next career step.

Your new team

You will become part of the Supply Chain team in Technology / Business Applications, which is responsible for developing, managing and further developing IT solutions including SAP S/4, Relex and a number of other technologies that support Procurement, Category, Purchasing and Logistics in Coop Denmark.

The team plays an important role in Coop's continued transformation by designing and implementing solutions that support both business development and stable operations. At the same time, we contribute to ensuring that our supply chain runs efficiently across more than 900 stores.

You report to Category & Sourcing Applications Manager.

About the job

As a Senior Solution Architect you will be a central sparring partner for both the business and Technology, with a particular focus on Supply Chain, Demand and Supply forecasting. Together with colleagues across the organization you will be responsible for setting the architectural direction and ensuring that new solutions support our strategic goals, architectural principles and Clean Core approach.

You work with complex business-critical solutions including SAP S/4, Relex Plan and other tightly coupled applications. Here you translate business needs into concrete architectural requirements and contribute to creating solutions that are scalable, coherent and durable in both the short and long term.

You will be involved in both new initiatives and complex operational issues where your technical insight and experience will be crucial in making the right decisions. At the same time you contribute to technology roadmaps and ensure that our solutions support stable operations across the business.

In the role you will work closely with several product areas and Scrum teams, where you help plan and describe both smaller improvements and larger development initiatives. Your work provides the foundation for internal development teams and external vendors to deliver solutions that create real business value.

Your partners span a wide range including business areas, IT suppliers, developers, architects, project managers as well as specialists in infrastructure, security and operations.

Your primary areas of responsibility will

Strategic solution architecture

• Define the architectural direction for larger programs and transformations.
• Ensure coherence between enterprise architecture and solution architecture.
• Drive technology choices and architectural decisions with a long-term perspective within the area.
• Assess the implications of technical and business decisions across the system landscape.

Leadership and advisory

• Act as a technical advisor for management, program managers and Product Management.
• Facilitate architecture boards and governance forums.
• Coach and mentor other architects.
• Drive establishment of best practices and architectural standards.

Cross-cutting responsibilities

• Ensure architectural coherence across areas
• Identify and address technical debt and architectural risks.
• Contribute to roadmap planning and investment decisions.

About you

You thrive in interaction with many stakeholders and are motivated by delivering results through collaboration. At the same time you work analytically and in a structured way, are good at creating an overview in complex contexts and can translate technical issues into solutions that deliver value to the business.

You communicate fluently in both Danish and English and are able to build trust across the organization.

In addition we envision that you

• Have solid experience with complex enterprise solutions
• Have good familiarity with Relex Plan, or similar forecasting/planning solutions
• Have a strong understanding of integration architecture, cloud and data architecture
• Have experience with architecture governance
• Have experience with larger transformation programs
• Are able to balance business value, costs, risk and technical quality
• Are strong in stakeholder management
• Think strategically and holistically and demonstrate natural professional leadership
• Are able to create consensus across the organization
• Have high impact and credibility
• Have a relevant education in IT or equivalent experience
• It is advantageous if you have experience from Supply Chain and/or Retail

Coop offers

Coop is one of Denmark's largest retail companies, and you will play a central role in the heart of our Technology organization. We offer a flexible workplace with high professionalism, high complexity and the opportunity to influence the development of some of Coop's most important business applications.

You will become part of a competent and collaborative team where knowledge sharing, sparring and professional development are a natural part of everyday life. At the same time you will have significant influence on both technological decisions and the long-term architectural direction.

We offer an attractive salary package including pension scheme and health insurance. In addition you get access to a range of attractive employee benefits such as staff discounts in Coop stores, holiday home rental, staff clubs and purchasing benefits.

You get flexible working hours and the possibility of one day of remote work per week.

Your workplace will be at Coop's head office in Albertslund.

Interested?

Are you ready to shape the architecture behind some of Denmark's most business-critical IT solutions?

Then upload your CV via our online application form. The application deadline is 28 October 2026, but we conduct ongoing interviews and close the posting when we have found the right candidates. Therefore we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

If you have questions about the job or the application process, you are welcome to contact Cindy Blankley, Manager Category & Sourcing Applications, at +45 28 30 72 29.

You can read more about Coop as an employer at www.coop.dk

We look forward to receiving your CV.

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At Coop we work from clear narratives about quality, responsibility and community. This means we take responsibility for our decisions, work together across to achieve the best results, and we believe that quality arises when we share knowledge, lift together and take joint responsibility.

Coop is one of Denmark's leading providers of groceries. We operate chains SuperBrugsen, Kvickly, Brugsen and 365discount. We employ around 40,000 people and together with the consumer co-ops we have a total revenue of more than 40 billion DKK in our approximately 900 stores across Denmark. Therefore there are many opportunities for both new tasks and education and not least internal job moves within Coop. We are owned by our 2 million members and the mutually owned energy company OK.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, and we actively seek qualified candidates regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability or age. For us it is about working together and creating frameworks where there is room for differences, professionalism, and quality in what we deliver – with a shared responsibility for each other, for society and for the future.

In addition we aim to create equal opportunities for all and ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process. It is therefore up to you whether you want to attach a cover letter and a photo.

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Job number

160840

Job definition

IT & Technology

Job type

Full-time

Region

Region Capital

Company

Coop Denmark A/S (DK26259495)