SAP Architect Advisor f/m/d Consumer Product Retail 

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia 

930904658

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Bring your expertise in IT, Business and/or Enterprise Architecture, with skills you gained in consulting, business development, sales or solution management showcasing successful outcomes and impact over multiple years in software/IT organizations.
• Follow and understand the market developments in the CP&R Industry in Switzerland and Europe.
• Lead key customer engagements in the CP&R industry from an architectural perspective and become the trusted advisor for your customers.
• Engage with C-level and other business stakeholders to understand business requirements, current and future business demand and industry trends and define the added value of SAP
• Map SAP solution capabilities to the customer requirements.
• Guide customers in defining and implementing a transformation roadmap towards a common goal.
• Challenge the customer with new ideas, inspire and generate demand.
• Present SAP and partner solutions and processes from an industry end-to-end view and apply high level business process best practices.
• As a key member of the account team, define and execute the account strategy based on business needs and incremental solution opportunities.
• Build a strong network inside the SAP CP&R industry community
• Maintain and expand the partner network to define and manage joint go-to-market activities and customer engagements.

What you bring:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Presales, Consulting, Architect, Business Development and / or experience in several business functions at customers in the CP&R industry
• Experience in industry specific business processes, Sales and sales processes, Project Management, Agile Frameworks, Teamwork, Delivery of high-volume short duration work packages
• Master / MBA / Ph.D.: optional
• Native speaker equivalent German language skills, fluency in English. French / Swiss German skills are an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of the SAP Solution suite, with an CP&R background
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture management, methodology (e.g. TOGAF), and respective tools (e.g. LeanIX) would be a plus.
• Proven experience of driving tangible outcomes in Enterprise Architecture for customers.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Functional leadership and project management experience is an advantage.
• Proven interpersonal and team skills at all levels and ideally multi-cultural environments.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of SAP business strategy and solutions, partners, markets, and competition.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to de-escalate problematic situations.
• Open mindedness and ability to quickly adapt to new requirements.
• Outstanding drive for execution.
• Proven “can do / will do“ attitude.
• Cloud mindset.

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