Business Process Principal Consultant - Customer Industry Solutions (CIS) (f/m/d)

SAP SE; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP is seeking a Business Process Principal Consultant for Customer Industry Solutions (CIS) in Germany. You will lead discovery workshops, translate business challenges into AI solutions, and drive use cases from discovery through deployment, partnering with engineering to ensure measurable outcomes.

With 10+ years in relevant industries, you will shape requirements, KPIs, and value metrics, contributing to a fast, value-driven transformation for customers while collaborating across SAP’s

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Manufacturing, Energy & Natural Resources, Consumer Products, or Professional Industries with process transformation experience.
• Experience defining AI use cases and data-ready, measurable outcomes.
• Proven track record in product definition or business transformation initiatives at senior level.
• Ability to lead executive workshops and co-innovation engagements with stakeholders.
• Strong, strategic problem solving and clear value articulation for AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops and boot camps with business and IT to surface AI opportunities.
• Define high-value Industry AI use cases with KPIs and quantified value.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to deployment with engineering alignment.
• Deliver rapid value by iterative development and early production deployment.
• Build an Industry AI portfolio with reusable assets and documented value.

Skills

Industry expertise

AI use cases

Product/consulting

Executive engagement

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

SAP knowledge

English communication

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Signavio

LeanIX

SAP Joule

Job description

Business Process Principal Consultant - Customer Industry Solutions (CIS) (f/m/d)

Date: 10/07/2026

Company: SAP

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we will 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 will 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 build

• Lead customer innovation engagements: Run discovery workshops and FDE-style boot camps with business and IT stakeholders to surface, qualify, and prioritize Industry AI opportunities capable of fundamentally transforming how customers operate and grow.
• Define high-value Industry AI use cases: Translate business challenges into implementable AI solutions - applying AI tools in the definition process itself to sharpen requirements, agent architecture, KPIs, and quantified value metrics.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle: Drive use cases from discovery to deployment - defining requirements, building prototypes and acceptance criteria, partnering with engineering throughout, and validating business outcomes.
• Deliver value rapidly: Apply a fast, iterative model that puts measurable customer value in production within weeks, not quarters.
• Build the Industry AI portfolio: Turn customer learnings into industry-specific AI assets and accelerators - with documented financial and operational value, reusable across SAP globally.

What you'll bring

• Deep industry expertise: 10+ years in Manufacturing, Energy & Natural Resources, Consumer Products, or Professional Industries - with operational-level knowledge of where processes break and where transformation creates real value.
• AI use case expertise: Hands-on experience defining Agentic AI solutions with a clear focus on data readiness, process fit, and measurable outcomes.
• Product Management or consulting excellence: Proven track record in product definition and delivery, or in leading business transformation initiatives - translating complex challenges into structured programs that deliver at the senior stakeholder level.
• Customer engagement and emotional intelligence: Demonstrated ability to lead executive workshops, FDE-style discovery sessions, and co-innovation engagements - navigating complex organizational dynamics with emotional intelligence and building trust at every level.
• Strategic thinking and complex problem solving: Ability to cut through ambiguity, identify the highest-impact AI opportunities, and chart a clear path from complex business challenge to executable solution.
• Business acumen and value orientation: Ability to translate AI opportunities into quantified business cases - with realistic KPIs, ROI timelines, and a clear understanding of how value is created and measured in the businesses you serve.
• SAP platform knowledge: Strong working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business AI Platform, SAP Joule, Signavio, LeanIX, and clean-core, cloud-first architecture principles.
• Communication and influencing skills: Clear, concise English - written and verbal - able to produce sharp requirements documentation, lead executive-level discussions, and influence diverse stakeholders toward a shared direction. German proficiency is an advantage.

Where you belong

You will join SAP's Customer Industry Solutions (CIS) team - a global group of industry experts at the intersection of deep domain knowledge and cutting‑edge AI engineering. The role demands both rare domain depth and the ability to influence engineering teams, product managers, and customer executives. Guiding others to define sharper use cases, ask better value questions, and close the gap between AI potential and business reality is an explicit expectation at this level.

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 world.

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Job Details

• Expected Travel: 0 - 70%
• Career Status: Professional
• Employment Type: Regular Full Time
• Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid