TCO Business Consultant

ADP; Nantes; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global technology firm is seeking a TCO Senior Business Consultant in Nantes, France. This role involves creating TCO analyses to help clients understand payroll costs, collaborating with sales teams, and developing training resources. Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant experience, be fluent in French and English, and possess advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint. The position requires excellent communication and analytical skills, along with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in pre-sales, business analysis, or related roles.
• Fluent in French and English; additional languages are an advantage.
• High level of mastery of MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsabilités

• Present the TCO methodology to clients.
• Create targeted TCO studies to support sales efforts.
• Maintain the Benchmark Database for business insights.

Connaissances

Technical writing

Customer service communication

Analytical skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Outils

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Job Title:

TCO Senior Business Consultant

Department:

Business Consulting (Business Advisory Services)

Location:

France

JOB PURPOSE & KEY OBJECTIVES:

The TCO (Total cost of ownership) Senior Business Consultant plays a crucial role in the sales process by working closely with the sales and business consulting teams, prospective clients, and internal stakeholders to analyse and communicate the long-term financial benefits of becoming an ADP client. This position involves creating and presenting TCO studies that help prospects understand the full scope of costs associated with In-Country and Global Payroll over time and make informed decisions.

By leveraging their consulting expertise and a proven TCO methodology, the Senior Business Consultant assists sales teams with data and insights to drive an increase in prospective client’s perception of ADP’s value proposition.

The Senior Business Consultant will also contribute to the continuous improvement of the TCO practice. Both by researching internal and external resources for insights, but also by supporting the ongoing maintenance of the materials used to build and support the TCO studies, including the Benchmark database and the team’s Business Insights/Value Drivers Library.

They will need to build an effective personal network of contacts within other ADP functions for cross-functional collaboration: including ADP Research Institute, Product Development, Sales Operations and Marketing, Area Product Leaders (APLs) to name just a few, to gather business insights and latest trends/whitepapers and information to improve our TCO approach and collateral.

As part of the BAS (Business Advisory Services) team, the Senior Business Consultant will often work directly with Field and COE (Center of Excellence), BOB and Multi-country Business Consultants, local field TCO champions, Sales DMs (District Managers) and KAMs (Key Account Managers) to support on TCO activity.

In addition to this role and as an expert of ADP products, the Senior Business Consultant will also produce recordings and documentation that will be used as TCO training material/guidelines for Sales DMs/KAMs and ESI Business Consultants.

KEY DUTIES/TASKS:

• Present the TCO methodology
• Create and present targeted TCO studies to support sales
• Maintain BOB and MNC Benchmark Database and work with fellow BAS Consultants to extract and present business insights for use in the sales process
• Provide benchmark data to support campaigns whitepapers and marketing/sales collateral
• Support the creation of high-level TCO tools/quick calculators and TCO collateral and develop training material including demo recordings to train others
• Chase down insights and TCO metrics from other ADP teams as required for the TCO/value proposition (e.g., marketing, product, security & compliance, implementation, R&D, etc.…) and incorporate insights to improve the TCO approach and Sales message
• Build demo recordings and publish them to Sales and BCs on ADP Works
• Manage content improvement process on TCO offerings and Business Insights
• Develop training methodology, documentation and provide ongoing support for TCO Estimator champions in the Business Consulting community
• Lead projects to automate the Multidomain TCO calculator – like the project related to the Payroll TCO Estimator
• Develop/Create standard client facing collaterals for the HR domain – needed to support generating more Sales Revenue on additional offering along with payroll.
• Improve the TCO Multidomain Calculator (e.g., automating the pricing input and the pricing calculations, reducing manual work and the risk of errors due to user input)
• Lead projects for new TCO tools (e.g., continuous UAT of the tool, track necessary changes, lead the communication with developers, organize and lead the project team meetings – establish priority of changes, track timelines and deadlines)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Language:

French: native speaker/writer

English: native speaker/writer or fluent (C2)

Additional languages are an advantage

Should have good level of skill in technical writing and speaking in English. They should be able to communicate with the rest of the TCO team and other Business consultants that they work with, summarize or rephrase some data provided by subject matter expert or existing content, depending on the level of details required for inclusion in the TCO/Business Insights. Should also be able to communicate with leadership team on TCO/Business Insights presentations, collateral and progress.

Must be able to converse with diverse audiences (typically functional HR and Financial controllers) and appropriately adjust BAS content to meet differing knowledge and interest, and juggling meetings with multiple audience levels.

Experience and qualifications:

Work experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in similar roles (pre-sales, sales assistant, business analyst …)
• High level of mastery of MS Excel (advanced formula & pivot tables) and PowerPoint is mandatory. Client presentations are expected.
• Consulting, finance, payroll or Human Resources background is a plus
• Experience with data science, data gathering, data consolidation and building a business case/value proposition is a big plus
• Experience of working on multinational projects or in a multinational function is a plus
• Experience in a sales, implementation or client service role is also a plus.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional written and oral customer service and communication skills required.

• Is analytical and capable of building a big picture assessment from detailed component inputs

• Ability to influence the actions of others.
• Ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize work and multi-task.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate well at all organizational levels.

• Project Management Experience

• Is resourceful, self-motivated, prospect/client focused
• Highly valued interpersonal skills include the ability to be rational, objective and unbiased when making decisions or taking action
• Enthusiastic, committed and able to remain calm under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
• Has the ability to encourage others to deliver/respond when faced with their apathy or low prioritization
• Ability to travel for client on site meetings if required