Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud Architect

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of innovative solutions within the Consumer Goods sector. This role requires a deep understanding of Salesforce architecture and the ability to translate business needs into scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in the beverage industry and demonstrate exceptional leadership skills.

• Role: Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud Architect
• Location: All Persistent Locations
• Experience: 12 to 17 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Own the end-to-end architecture for Salesforce Consumer Goods Cloud implementations, including solution design, roadmap, governance, security, and scalable integration patterns.
• Design Retail Execution capabilities, covering visit and route planning, mobile/offline execution, surveys, store audits, merchandising, inventory visibility, guided selling, order capture, and store-level KPIs.
• Architect Trade Promotion Management and customer planning capabilities, including promotion planning, trade funds, accruals, claims, uplift forecasting, execution tracking, spend effectiveness, and ROI reporting.
• Design use cases for Agentforce, Einstein, and Data Cloud to enhance sales-rep productivity, visit recommendations, next best action, promotion guidance, order intelligence, and customer insights.
• Integrate Salesforce with ERP, order management, distributor, inventory, pricing, finance, fulfillment, and enterprise data platforms using APIs and middleware.
• Lead discovery workshops, architecture reviews, executive 

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 12 to 17 years of Salesforce experience, with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in Consumer Goods Cloud.
• Proven leadership in enterprise CG Cloud and Retail Execution transformation programs.
• Deep knowledge of CG Cloud, Retail Execution, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Data Cloud, Agentforce, and Salesforce mobile capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, Apex, LWC, REST/SOAP APIs, Salesforce DX, CI/CD, data migration, security, and integration patterns.
• Strong beverage industry domain experience across bottlers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, or route-to-market operations.
• Experience with MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, or comparable integration platforms.
• Ability to translate commercial, trade, and sales-operations priorities into scalable platform solutions and measurable business outcomes.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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