Solution Advisor Team Manager-Supply Chain Management, Korea

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.

Customer Advisory – Supply Chain Management Solution Advisory Team Manager

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

The Solution Advisor Manager manages the Solution Advisor team that brings expert level solution and business process knowledge to customers by demonstrating a compelling vision of the future with SAP/partner solutions. They manage all solution requirements for the account team, identifying, qualifying, and demonstrating how SAP can provide the best solution to achieve their business outcomes. The Manager engages memorably and guides the delivery of customer experiences with stories that differentiate with business outcomes. They support the team’s activities to ensure

customers fully realize the value of SAP's solutions and are eager to renew.

Account Team Engagement:

Ensure the team engages with customers early in the sales cycle by matching customer needs to SAP solutions and qualifying the opportunity against a probability of success.
Support new sales and adoption via a team with deep solution-specific expertise and competitive differentiation knowledge.
Provide thought leadership to the Solution Advisors and account team on the development of the account strategy.
Guide direct team and account team in creation of overall theme and competitive differentiation (value wedges) and the execution of dry runs on strategic deals and customer engagements.
Engage customers through impactful storytelling.
Provide answers to customer / internal SAP team inquiries concerning advanced solution topics focusing on driving customer success and business outcomes.
Encourage consistent messaging and the employ of digital assets in all customer engagements, including recorded demos, presentations, microsites, and other reusable content.
Provide deep expertise in SCM solutions including areas such as Supply Planning, Design to operate, Logistics, Manufacturing, Asset management, Sustainability, Network Collaboration.

Customer Lifecycle Engagement:

Collaborate with sales, consulting, product management, and marketing teams to align on go-to-market and customer engagement strategies.
Guide the effective transition of key details of deals to on-Boarding teams / partner / Services.
Drive adoption by guiding the team sell the vision and impact of SAP's solutions post-selection.
Provide expertise through customers' successful deployments and realization of value and build the team’s knowledge at the same time.
Encourage the team to expand the SAP footprint by showing how other SAP solutions can be leveraged to address other areas outside of their primary line of business.

Talent Engagement:

Articulate a clear vision and priorities for the customer Solution Advisor team and support the success of direct reports, the account team and all employees in the team surrounding - including partners.
Ensure all contribute to the business goals of SAP and of the customer.
Ensure all are actively transferring knowledge to colleagues - particularly those early on in their learning curve.
Coach and mentor team members on industry trends, solution positioning, and consultative selling skills
Provide feedback, coaching and development opportunities.

Experience & Educational Requirements

10+ years of expertise in Enterprise Applications or Supply Chain Management
3+ years of expertise in relevant Presales, Solution Advisors, Solution Engineering or Consulting roles with in SCM or Enterprise Applications domains.

Strong understanding of supply chain processes and systems.
Customer-first mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
Positive, Passionate and Purpose-driven Leadership, drive for results and “can do attitude
Successful experience leading/managing in a team environment and Strong team collaboration and coaching skills.

Professional experience with large, multi-national software/IT organizations and with a demonstrated expertise of at least one solution segment / Line of Business (LoB).
Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills in customer-facing environments.
Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including C-level executives.
Working knowledge of Cloud in the Business-to-Business (B2B) environment.
Proven track record of success in the selected solution/ Line of Business area.
Education bachelor's degree (or equivalent) required

​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.

Employment Type: Full time permanent
Probation Period: 3 months from the date of hire (extendable if necessary)
The detailed working conditions will be subject to the employment agreement
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Requisition ID: 431508 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.