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Arnold RuijterAR

Arnold Ruijter

Enterprise Architecture & IT Leadership

€920/day
Amsterdam, NL
15+ years
Enterprise Architecture
Leadership
Coaching
Roadmapping
Stakeholder Management

Average response time: 1 hour

About Arnold

Unlock Your Digital Potential with Proven Enterprise Architecture Expertise

Are you looking to transform your IT landscape, modernize legacy systems, or drive data-driven decision-making? I help organizations like yours achieve seamless digital transformation by combining over 20 years of hands-on experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and technology leadership.

What I Bring to the Table:
  • Deep expertise in shaping IT and business architecture for complex, international environments.
  • A track record of guiding digital transformation, modernizing IT landscapes, and aligning IT with business goals.
  • Strategic insight paired with strong technical depth and organizational sensitivity.

Why Work with Me?
  • I deliver clear, actionable roadmaps and target architectures that accelerate your business objectives.
  • My approach ensures standardization, scalability, and security—reducing support issues and raising your security maturity.
  • I’m skilled at leading and coaching multidisciplinary teams, and communicating effectively with senior management and boards.

Typical Projects & Deliverables:
  • Developing and implementing enterprise and solution architectures.
  • Guiding ERP migrations, cloud transitions, and integration platform rollouts.
  • Designing and optimizing business processes, data governance, and BI solutions.
  • Advising on IT governance, security alignment, and middleware architecture.
  • Coordinating international teams and harmonizing data and integration strategies.

Let’s connect to discuss how I can help your organization achieve its digital ambitions—efficiently, securely, and with lasting impact.
Digital and IT Services
Wholesale
Retail (Small Business)
IoT (Internet of Things)
Fashion and Cosmetics

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Conversational

  • French

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • New Balance
    EMEA Technology Director
    RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
    September 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 3 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Responsible for Enterprise Architecture within EMEA and alignment with global IT governance.
    • Developing target architecture for ERP migration, data foundations, and integrations.
    • Co-owner of BI Governance program: promoting data quality, data governance, and adoption of data-driven decision-making.
    • Leading European transformation initiatives, including onboarding new countries and rationalizing IT landscapes.
    • Promoting standardization, scalability, and security within EMEA.
    • Stakeholder management with global teams in Boston and delivery teams in Pune.
    IT Leadership Digital Transformation Team management Coaching IT Architecture
  • Karl Lagerfeld Europe BV
    Director IT Transformation
    RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
    November 2020 - August 2024 (3 years and 9 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Responsible for overall IT strategy, Enterprise Architecture, and annual roadmap.
    • Built a broad IT organization (5 → 25+ FTE) in domains such as ERP, BI, security, eCom, infrastructure, and integration.
    • Led enterprise architecture, defined principles, reference architectures, and roadmap for modernization.
    • Migrated to modern cloud and SaaS platforms (including OKTA, Boomi, Meraki, OneStream, AuditBoard).
    • Significantly rationalized IT landscape: 60% fewer support issues through network and retail platform modernization.
    • Prepared ERP migration to Infor CloudSuite; improved omnichannel and integrations.
    • Raised security maturity to a 99% score on Security Scorecard.
    Enterprise Architecture Digital Transformation IT Leadership Coaching Roadmapping
  • Ruijter ElaborIT
    Eigenaar
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    May 2019 - October 2020 (1 year and 5 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • IT and enterprise architecture advice for retail and fashion brand clients (including Crocs, McGregor).
    • Developed target architectures and standardized business processes.
    • Advised on integration platforms, EDI, data quality, middleware, and ERP.
    • Coordinated between European and US IT teams, including harmonization of data and integration strategy.
    Enterprise Architecture Integration Architecture Stakeholder management
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Education

  • TOGAF Enterprise Architecture
    Pearson Vue
    TOGAF Enterprise Architecture
  • SAP-certificeringen (PI/PO, XI, integratie, ALE)
    SAP-certificeringen (PI/PO, XI, integratie, ALE)
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Skill set

Integration Development
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
EAI (Enterprise Application Integration)
Digital Transformation
ERP Integration with External Systems
IT Architecture
IT Strategy
IT Vendor Management and Procurement
System Integration
Business Plan Development

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