Pre-Sales Consultant – Siemens Opcenter APS

Productspace Solutions Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ProductSpaceSoftwareIndiaPvt.Ltd. in Hyderabad seeks a seasoned consultant to support sales opportunities for Siemens Opcenter APS. You will understand manufacturing planning challenges, shape the proposed solution, run customer workshops and contribute to proposals and delivery handovers.

The role requires strong manufacturing and solution consulting skills; Opcenter APS experience is helpful but not essential. Travel to customer sites will be required as needed.

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of manufacturing consulting, production planning, supply-chain solutions, enterprise software pre-sales or closely related role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, IT or related discipline.
• Strong customer orientation, professional judgement and willingness to learn Siemens Opcenter APS through structured enablement.

Responsibilities

• Engage with production planning, supply chain, operations and IT stakeholders to understand processes, pain points and business priorities.
• Translate customer requirements into a practical APS solution covering demand, capacity, materials, resources, constraints and production sequencing.
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations, discovery workshops, product demonstrations and proof-of-concept.
• Define the high-level solution architecture and integration needs across ERP, MES/MOM and related systems.
• Contribute to RFI/RFP responses, technical proposals, solution scope, assumptions, effort estimates and implementation roadmaps.
• Explain the expected business value of APS using measures such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, throughput, WIP, lead time and planner productivity.
• Work closely with sales, product specialists and delivery teams, and ensure an accurate handover of agreed scope, risks and open items.
• Explain the expected business value of APS using measures such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, throughput, WIP, lead time and planner productivity.
• Work closely with sales, product specialists and delivery teams, and ensure an accurate handover of agreed scope, risks and open items.

Skills

Production planning & scheduling

Manufacturing processes

APS problem solving

Consultative pre-sales

Solution design

Demonstration & value communication

Proposals support

Communication & learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Company: ProductSpaceSoftwareIndiaPvt.Ltd.

Experience: 6–12yearsofrelevantexperience;capabilitytakesprecedence

Travel: Customer-sitetravelasrequired

Rolesummary

TheconsultantwillsupportsalesopportunitiesforSiemensOpcenterAdvancedPlanningandScheduling
(APS).Theroleinvolvesunderstandingamanufacturer’splanningandschedulingchallenges,shapingthe
proposedsolution,conductingcustomerworkshopsanddemonstrations,andcontributingtoproposalsand
deliveryhandover.Thepositionrequiresstrongmanufacturingandsolution-consultingcompetence;prior
OpcenterAPSexperienceishelpfulbutnotessential.

Keyresponsibilities

• Engagewithproductionplanning,supplychain,operationsandITstakeholderstounderstandcurrent
  processes,painpointsandbusinesspriorities.
• TranslatecustomerrequirementsintoapracticalAPSsolutioncoveringdemand,capacity,materials,
  resources,constraintsandproductionsequencing.
• Prepareanddelivercustomerpresentations,discoveryworkshops,productdemonstrationsandproof-
  
• Definethehigh-levelsolutionarchitectureandintegrationneedsacrossERP,MES/MOMandrelated
  
• ContributetoRFI/RFPresponses,technicalproposals,solutionscope,assumptions,effortestimates
  andimplementationroadmaps.
• ExplaintheexpectedbusinessvalueofAPSusingmeasuressuchason-timedelivery,schedule
  adherence,throughput,WIP,leadtimeandplannerproductivity.
• Workcloselywithsales,productspecialistsanddeliveryteams,andensureanaccuratehandoverof
  agreedscope,risksandopenitems.
• ExplaintheexpectedbusinessvalueofAPSusingmeasuressuchason-timedelivery,schedule
  adherence,throughput,WIP,leadtimeandplannerproductivity.
• Workcloselywithsales,productspecialistsanddeliveryteams,andensureanaccuratehandoverof
  agreedscope,risksandopenitems.

CandidateProfile

• 6–12yearsinmanufacturingconsulting,productionplanning,supply-chainsolutions,enterprise softwarepre-salesoracloselyrelatedrole.
• Bachelor’sdegreeinengineering,Manufacturing,IndustrialEngineering,Operations,SupplyChain,InformationTechnologyorarelateddiscipline.
• Strongcustomerorientation,professionaljudgementandwillingnesstolearnSiemensOpcenterAPSthroughstructuredenablement.

Requirements

• 6–12yearsinmanufacturingconsulting,productionplanning,supply-chainsolutions,enterprise softwarepre-salesoracloselyrelatedrole.
• Bachelor’sdegreeinengineering,Manufacturing,IndustrialEngineering,Operations,SupplyChain,InformationTechnologyorarelateddiscipline.
• Strongcustomerorientation,professionaljudgementandwillingnesstolearnSiemensOpcenterAPSthroughstructuredenablement.

Mandatoryskillsets

• Productionplanningandscheduling: goodunderstandingofMPS,finite-capacityplanning,bottlenecks,sequencing,changeovers,duedatesandscheduledtrade-offs.
• Manufacturingprocesses: AbilitytounderstandBOMs,routings,operations,resources,calendars,shifts,capacities,materialsandalternateresources.
• APSproblemsolving: Abilitytoanalyzeplanningchallengesandconvertthemintoafeasible,constraint-basedsolutionapproach.
• Consultativepre-sales: Experienceincustomerdiscovery,requirementworkshops,solutionpresentationsandhandlingbusinessandtechnicalquestions.
• Solutiondesign: Abilitytodefinesolutionscope,assumptions,risks,dataneedsandhigh-levelintegrationwithERPandMES/MOMsystems.
• Demonstrationandvaluecommunication: Abilitytoexplaincomplexplanningconceptsclearlyandconnectsolutioncapabilitiestomeasurablecustomeroutcomes.
• Proposalsupport: ExperienceincontributingtoRFI/RFPresponses,technicalproposals,estimates,scopedocumentsanddeliveryhandovers.
• Communicationandlearningagility: StrongwrittenandverbalEnglish,analyticalthinking,presentationskillsandprovenabilitytolearncomplexenterprisesoftware.