SAP Retail Expert (2017 - G42) in Diegem

Job Description/Main responsibilities

• Pre-sales role:
  • On existing account: as per land & expand strategy.
  • On prospects: answer to tenders &  convince on the proposed solution by leveraging unique selling points, competitive advantages, innovative solutions.
• Advice clients using his expertise on SAP modules, provide solutions, promote usage of SAP in relation to business needs, logic and processes.
• Manage the delivery of the sold solution with support of the retail community leader Work on functional evolutions and projects: customer requirement analysis, estimates, functional analysis, deliver quality and on-time

Functional Expertise:

• Strong knowledge of core Retail Business Processes
• Knowledge of retail logistics and supply chain management

Soft skills:

• Strong Pre-sales & presentation skills
• Cope easily with large & complex contexts
• Able to define all the phases of a SAP Retail implementation (including leading fit/gap SAP retails workshops).
• Organizes, prepares and presents SAP Retail workshops (strong communication/presentation skills)
• Support Business Processes mapping effort
• Able to manage a team in a context of a fix price project (stream leading)
• Able to manage an distributed delivery team
• Stress resistant, team oriented, flexible, self organized and communicative
• Strong analytical mentality/conceptual way of thinking

Product expertise: 

• Functional and technical knowledge to elaborate both high-level and detail solution specifications for customizing and development of standard functions of SAP SD and MM modules (latest Enhancement Package) and corresponding business functions in SAP logistic. 
• Strong knowledge of the IS-Retail SAP solution (latest Enhancement Package) with the ability to explain differences/benefits between versions.
• Knowledge of the SAP products portfolio and  high level view around solutions roadmap for retail industry sector including the former third-party solutions from recent SAP acquisitions (ex: SAP CAR, SAP CAR Application Bundle (CARAB), Hybris (as key differentiator))
• Able to understand client’s expectations, anticipate and identify client’s needs and proactively propose innovative solutions in SAP with regards to the latest SAP retail solution roadmap and industry best practice.
• Quick orientation in existing clients’ IT landscape and ability to identify and sell possible transformation from non-standard SAP solutions or non-SAP applications to SAP standard solutions.
• Ability to formulate and propose clients’ SAP solution strategy and roadmap, both short and long-term.
• Min 8 years of proven SAP Experience (SD & MM).  
• Min 5 years of SAP Retail experience.

Languages: 

• Native  Dutch & strong  in English & French.