Product Expert (Production Engineering and Operation (PEO), Private Cloud ERP)

Job Description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you’ll do

As a Product Management Expert for Production Engineering and Operations (PEO) in S/4HANA Private Cloud ERP, you will contribute to define and drive the product vision and roadmap by deeply understanding customer challenges and creating innovative, outcome-driven solutions that deliver value, differentiate from competition, and drive business growth. As the solution is built on the foundation of ERP core and integrates with several area like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), Project Systems (PS), Digital Manufacturing and more, you will be required to align with cross-functional teams to ensure products delight customers and serve strategic goals of SAP. In addition, you will be responsible for evangelizing PEO across multiple internal and external channels.

Task and Responsibilities

• Conduct in-Depth discovery to understand Customer problems, market trends, and competitive landscape.
• Address stakeholder needs by crafting solutions that maximize customer value while achieving business goals of SAP.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure products are optimized for growth, aligned with customer needs, uniquely differentiated, and effectively positioned for Go-To-Market success.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to communicate the product vision, its customer value, and future impact to customers, partners, and analysts.
• Support strategic customers, engage with communities, and drive engagement initiatives.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration or other related fields
• Exposure to business processes and customers in discrete manufacturing industries such as Aerospace & Defence (A&D) and Industrial Machinery & Construction (IM&C)
• Subject matter expertise with deep knowledge in the Production planning (PP) and manufacturing operations (MES). Deep knowledge in product lifecycle management (PLM), engineering change management is highly appreciated.
• Good general knowledge of ERP or S/4HANA
• Successful execution of projects with customer exposure
• Practical experience in product management or consulting and good knowledge of software development and requirements management, cloud software experience is a plus
• Strong communication, presentation and networking skills
• Fluent in English
• Work Experience: 12+ years of professional experience in discrete industries, project teams and proven track record in product management, consulting, solution management

Meet the team

The Product Management in the Private Cloud ERP is responsible for the inbound and outbound product management of the Production Planning portfolio. Our current priority is to accelerate the development and market adoption of the S/4 HANA Private Cloud products.

We do always have a strong focus on end-to-end scenarios in which our applications are embedded. In addition, we are passionate about enhancing our industry portfolio to support the latest trends and adopt the newest technologies.

​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. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 431869 | Work Area: Solution and Product Management | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.