Expert Procurement Solution Advisory

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you'll do:

As the Solution Advisor Expert, you will be the go-to person for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass within the SAP Supply Chain / Procurement – Black Belt team. You will leverage your deep expertise in Source-to-Pay and External Workforce / Services Procurement to support the entire sales cycle, from identifying opportunities to post-sale customer support. Additionally, you will assist customers in expanding their current SAP footprint to maximize value for their organization, while bringing strong technical credibility around integrations and SAP BTP as an added value.

• Provide deep solution-specific expertise to support new sales and adoption for key customers
• Provide both standard and customized/personalized solution demonstrations that bring SAP solutions to life and show customers the value of SAP
• Support the Account Team by delivering solution presentations and events to identify and qualify new opportunities and drive adoption and consumption of SAP solutions
• Evaluate account qualification criteria to determine further investment in pursuing opportunities
• Establish yourself as a thought leader within the account team and fine-tune account strategy
• Collaborate with the team in creating overall themes and competitive differentiation
• Conduct vigorous dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements
• Transition engagement to implementation partner/ Services teams effectively
• Engage with customers to continue selling the vision of SAP solutions and ensure eagerness for renewal
• Leverage digital assets throughout the customer engagement, including demos, presentations, and other content
• Lead discovery workshops with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance/AP, HR (for workforce), Legal/Compliance, and IT to define end-to-end scope and value
• Shape solution approach across SAP landscapes, including key integration touchpoints between S/4HANA/ECC and Ariba/Fieldglass
• Position SAP BTP capabilities (integration, workflow/automation, APIs, extensions) to enable innovation while supporting clean-core principles

What you bring:

• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain / Procurement solutions with large software/IT organizations, preferably in a solution-specific segment
• SAP product experience and/or 5–6 years in SAP Ariba and/or SAP Fieldglass solutions experience
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and procurement processes, with deep expertise (L3/L4 level) in SAP Ariba, including:
  • Sourcing and contract lifecycle concepts (RFx, auctions, award, contract repository)
  • Procurement / Buying & Invoicing (requisition-to-order, invoice processing concepts, compliance)
  • Supplier collaboration and supplier lifecycle concepts (onboarding/qualification basics)
  • Spend visibility/value narrative (savings levers, compliance, maverick spend reduction)
• Strong knowledge (L3/L4 level) in SAP Fieldglass, including:
  • External workforce management (contingent labor)
  • Services procurement (SOW-based services)
  • Time/expense capture and approvals concepts
  • Vendor management and worker/service lifecycle governance
• Solid understanding of adjacent processes and stakeholders:
  • Procurement operating models, shared services concepts, and policy governance
  • Integration touchpoints with Finance/AP (3-way match concepts, dispute handling, payment cycle awareness)
  • Basic master data governance (supplier master, material/service master considerations)
• Good technical knowledge of integrations, with ability to shape credible end-to-end architecture discussions, including:
  • Understanding integration patterns (APIs, middleware patterns, batch vs real-time concepts, monitoring/error handling)
  • Ability to articulate integration assumptions, dependencies, and risks in proposals and customer discussions
  • Familiarity with identity/access considerations (SSO concepts, user provisioning basics)
• SAP BTP knowledge as added value, such as:
  • Integration and extension positioning (integration services, workflow, API strategy, event/messaging concepts)
  • Lightweight extensions/automation to close process gaps and improve user experience
  • Understanding of “clean core” approach via side-by-side extensions
• Working knowledge of Cloud, Hosted Services, and Software as a Service/Platform as a Service models in the Business-to-Business Environment
• Viewed as a solutions/Lines of Business/Industry expert across SAP with a track record of success
• Focus on creating compelling storylines and themes for customer interactions
• Ability to quickly understand customer business goals and ensure they are at the center of recommended solutions
• Passion and energy in all customer interactions

Meet your team:

• Customer Advocate: Collaborate to complement solution expertise and support customers
• Global Digital Content Factory: Leverage digital assets created by the team throughout customer engagement
• Implementation Partner/Customer Services & Delivery: Efficiently transition customer engagement for successful deployment and realization of solution value
• SAP Account Teams: Share best practices and collaborate on providing solutions and services support across the entire customer journey.

Skills you’ll use:

Professional Skills

Business Acumen

Customer Orientation

Establishing Trust

Influencing Skills

Effective Communication

Tech Industry & SAP General Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Process Improvement

Technology Innovation

SAP Cloud Suite Portfolio

RISE and GROW with SAP

SAP Corporate Strategy

Role Specific Skills

Competitive Positioning

Customer Value Proposition

Storytelling

Demonstration Skills

Overcoming Objections

Executive Conversations

Technology Solution Adoption

Client Needs Assessment

Cloud Strategy

Demand Generation

Bring out your best
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Requisition ID: 445135 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid