Senior Solution Advisor

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How?
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new.
Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done.
Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots.
That's why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.
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We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all.
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Because it's the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people's lives.
Do you like coffee?
Great
SAP's customers produce more than 65% of the world's coffee and tea that we drink every day.
What about Beer?
Cool
SAP's customer's produce more than 70% of the planet's beer, including some delicious brands produced in APJ.
Chocolate perhaps?
Sweet
Guess what?
SAP's customers produce 70% of the world's chocolate.
Do you like watching movies?
50% of the world's movies are produced by our customers of SAP.
We think it's the better ones too
SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue.
Based on market capitalization, we are the world's third-largest independent software manufacturer.
We've been around for 44 years, we have roughly 85,000 team members in 130 countries and our annual revenue is over €20 billion – but more importantly, 87% of the Forbes Global 2000 making tea, coffee, beer and a lot more beside use our solutions to Run Simple.
We have well over 100 million cloud users, after all, we are a Cloud Company powered by SAP HANA.
Senior Presales Role: For this role, we are looking for someone with strong SAP ERP Procurement functional business knowledge across both ECC and S/4HANA with an understanding of interactions with other procurement solutions, such as SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass.
The role has a focus on driving adoption of the Intelligent Spend Management by engaging existing and prospective customers by showing empathy and creating a memorable experience across our end-to-end engagement with the outcome of a customer for life.
To achieve this, you will need to be able to help identify and execute demand generation activities, become an educator of both our customers and supporting partners, undertake discovery to understand the business drivers for change, deliver engaging and value-driven demonstrations, strategic proof of concepts to our prospects and throughout the whole process provide a memorable experience.
To achieve a customer for life the relationship must not stop at the point of sale but continue post-sale by ensuring hand-off to the services partner and continuing to follow up with the customer post-sale to ensure we have a customer for life.
The primary responsibility are to influence the Sales effort by working closely with the sales team by: Listening to customers' and prospects' Procurement and Spend Management problems and needs Communicating SAP vision for Intelligent Spend Management via multiple solutions – S/4 HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, etc Leading compelling, memorable and tailored product demonstrations Additional responsibilities include taking the lead in responding to functional RFx's and helping the team build supporting ROI business cases for prospects and customers.
Presenting our solutions to a diverse range of stakeholders in many different industries from the C-suite to the hands-on end-user Providing our customers with solution expertise to support strategic Proof of Concepts.
Maintaining knowledge with quarterly release cycles you need to proactively stay up to date on the latest enhancements and new capability Working with a diverse team spread across ANZ you will work on a variety of opportunities Innovate, innovate and innovate across client solutions architected, presentations given and those mesmerizing demonstration Display deep knowledge of the customer's processes (e.g., Procurement, Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Finance).
Acts as the "voice of the customer" and sales liaison to Product Management, Product Development, and Product Strategy   You, simply put, are The Intelligent Spend Management Evangelist You are a guru at procurement solutions (Ariba, Fieldglass, etc), as well at ERP Material Management (MM) A pipeline generator Empathetic Prepared to be flexible Love the Cloud A presentation Ninja Incredibly memorable Able to excite audiences of all shapes and sizes Innovative and creative Curious – you learn by exploring, you teach yourself Quick learner – new solutions will come into your bag to position for customers Great at finding solutions to a customer's problems Always improving yourself A team player who loves to share and contribute Anxious to join the best presales team on the planet Open to travelling as required
Required Qualifications Requires 8+ years of professional experience SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4) Material Management (MM) experience, certification, and/or consulting experience.
Alternatively, Core ERP, SRM and/or Plant Maintenance experience.
5+ years of application Presales (Solution Advisory) experience, or Consulting knowledge Any relevant Procurement and/or Digital Supply Chain experience is very highly prized.
City: Sydney, Canberra, Perth     ? Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively.
Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management.
As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development.
Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves.
At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best.
At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential.
We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
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Requisition ID: 409258  | Work Area: Presales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.