Business Process Architect

Mastronardi Produce pioneered the commercial greenhouse industry in North America, and we’re now the leading greenhouse vegetable company on the continent. Our award-winning, flavorful produce is packed under the SUNSET® brand and is available at leading grocery retailers across North America. Family owned for over 70 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry. We are constantly pushing boundaries to be a leader in fresh produce innovation. We seek individuals that demonstrate our PRIDE values (Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, Excellence) to help us fulfill our mission to inspire healthy living through WOW flavor experiences.

 

Our corporate office in Livonia, Michigan is currently seeking a Business Process Architect to join our team! The Business Process Architect is a critical new role responsible for bridging business strategy and technology execution across MPL's enterprise transformation programs — starting with Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and extending into Warehouse Management (WMS), Manufacturing Execution (MES), and Enterprise Data Lake. This individual will lead the definition of target-state business processes, capability models, and functional requirements — with depth in supply chain, distribution, and financial operations — ensuring that platform decisions are grounded in how the business operates.

This role reports dually to the Chief Information Officer and the Vice President of Enterprise Data Management & Grower Platforms. It is a hands-on, cross-functional position that works directly with business stakeholders in Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Distribution to translate operational realities into architecture decisions.

 

Values:

To perform the job successfully, the incumbent’s behavior must be consistent with the PRIDE values expected of all Mastronardi Produce employees: be Passionate; have Respect; be Innovative; be Driven and strive for Excellence.

 

 Primary Responsibilities:

• ERP Transformation: Lead business process analysis and functional requirements definition for ERP platform selection and implementation (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or SAP S/4HANA), with emphasis on distribution, warehousing, and logistics modules.
• Define and document end-to-end business process models across core ERP domains: Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Plan-to-Produce, and Record-to-Report.
• Map current-state processes in the existing Dynamics NAV environment and identify gaps, inefficiencies, and customization debt that the target ERP must resolve.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for system integrators and implementation partners.
• IBP Platform Support: Partner with the IBP program team to ensure the selected planning tool (o9 Solutions or equivalent) integrates cleanly with ERP processes, Master data, and the broader Enterprise Data Architecture.
• Define integration touchpoints between IBP and ERP for demand signals, supply commitments, inventory positions, and financial plan alignment.
• Supply Chain & Distribution Focus: Serve as the business architecture lead for distribution-side operations including warehouse management, order fulfillment, transportation and logistics, load planning, and customer delivery scheduling.
• Document critical chain functional requirements spanning demand planning, supply allocation, inventory management, procurement, and grower coordination.
• Evaluate ERP module fit for perishable goods distribution — short shelf-life constraints, lot traceability, FIFO/FEFO enforcement, quality holds, and dynamic allocation.
• WMS, MES & Data Platform Coordination: Participate in enterprise architecture discussions spanning Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and the enterprise Data Lake / ODP, ensuring business process designs account for how operational data flows between shop floor, warehouse, and analytical layers.
• Collaborate with WMS and MES teams to define integration requirements with the target ERP — pick/pack/ship workflows, production scheduling, quality capture, yield tracking, and real-time inventory visibility.
• Ensure business architecture decisions align with MPL's Data Lake and ODP strategy so that transactional data from ERP, WMS, and MES lands in the right structure for downstream analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
• Define data handoff points and latency requirements between operational systems (MES, WMS) and planning systems (ERP, IBP) to support near-real-time decision-making on the distribution floor.
• Financial Systems & Processes: Lead the business architecture workstream for ERP financial modules — General Ledger, Accounts Paya