Presales Solutions Architect

Adastra is seeking a highly skilled Presales Solutions Architect with deep experience in Manufacturing Retail and Distribution (MRD) to support our sales organization in designing positioning and shaping cloud data and AI-driven solutions for complex enterprise clients.

This role bridges technical architecture expertise and industry-specific knowledge supporting sales teams through discovery solutioning and technical validation. As a trusted technical advisor you will help MRD clients modernize operations optimize supply chains improve visibility across production and inventory and unlock data-driven decision-making across physical and digital value chains.

Primary Location: Toronto ON

Work Model: Hybrid 3-Days Onsite

Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time

Vacancy Status: New

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner closely with Manufacturing Retail and Distribution sales leaders to understand client business models operational challenges and transformation priorities
• Conduct discovery sessions and technical qualification focused on MRD use cases such as supply chain optimization inventory intelligence demand forecasting and operational analytics
• Develop and deliver compelling solution presentations technical workshops and executive briefings tailored to both business and technical stakeholders
• Translate MRD business requirements into high-level solution architectures across cloud data platforms AI/ML and application modernization
• Design end-to-end conceptual architectures supporting MRD workloads including:
  • Supply chain and logistics analytics
  • Demand forecasting and inventory optimization
  • Manufacturing operations analytics and IoT-enabled insights
  • Retail customer intelligence personalization and pricing optimization
  • Distribution visibility and fulfillment analytics
• Provide technical guidance across compute storage networking security identity and governance aligned to enterprise MRD environments
• Recommend cloud-native and hybrid architectures that balance scalability resilience cost efficiency and data governance
• Support cost estimation solution sizing and effort planning for proposed solutions
• Contribute to RFP/RFI responses proposals solution diagrams and technical write-ups
• Collaborate closely with delivery industry SMEs and partner teams (AWS Microsoft Databricks) to ensure solution feasibility and alignment

QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 7 years of experience in pre-sales solution architecture or technical consulting roles
• Strong experience supporting enterprise clients within Manufacturing Retail and/or Distribution
• Hands-on experience designing solutions across cloud and data platforms (AWS Azure Databricks or similar)
• Strong understanding of MRD data domains including:
• Supply chain and logistics
• Inventory and fulfillment
• Manufacturing operations
• Point-of-sale ERP and OMS data
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Proven experience supporting sales cycles through discovery workshops demos and proposal development

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with AI/ML use cases in MRD (forecasting optimization anomaly detection computer vision etc.)
• Familiarity with IoT / edge data architectures in manufacturing or logistics environments
• Experience aligning solutions to ERP platforms (SAP Oracle NetSuite Dynamics)
• Cloud certifications (AWS Azure Databricks or equivalent)

ABOUT ADASTRA

Adastra is a global leader in AI and data-driven transformation helping organizations lead with artificial intelligenceresponsibly strategically and at scale. With over 25 years of experience Adastra empowers enterprise clients to unlock business value through data innovation operational excellence and smart customer engagement.

Trusted by some of the worlds most prominent brands Adastra delivers end-to-end solutions grounded in thoughtful strategy robust governance and deep technical expertise. From defining vision to ensuring execution Adastra guides organizations through every stage of their AI data and cloud journeybuilding future-ready capabilities and delivering measurable lasting impact.

Adastra serves clients across key industries including financial services automotive manufacturing technology media and telecom (TMT) healthcare retail and professional services. The company employs more than 2000 professionals across North America Europe and Asia.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Opportunity for advancement and career progression
• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Successful referral program
• The opportunity to work with one of Canadas 50 Best Managed Companies
• Satisfaction of working for a reputable company
• A flexible dynamic and diverse workplace

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

In our commitment to promote fair and equitable treatment of all employees and applicants Adastra Corporation provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of age sex disability race ethnic origin citizenship creed sexual orientation marital status or any other ground as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code.In addition accommodation will be provided during the hiring process. Adastra Corporations implementation and support of employment initiatives encourage diversified labour force participation and equal access to opportunities based on merit and performance.

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