Pre-Sales Consultant – Siemens Opcenter APS

Productspace Solutions Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ProductSpaceSoftwareIndiaPvt.Ltd. seeks a manufacturing solution consultant to support sales opportunities for Siemens Opcenter APS. The role involves understanding a manufacturer's planning challenges, shaping the proposed solution, and conducting workshops and demonstrations to support proposals and delivery handover.

Experience in manufacturing consulting and production planning is preferred; APS experience is helpful but not essential. Travel to customer sites will be required.

Qualifications

• 6–12 years in manufacturing consulting, production planning, supply-chain solutions, enterprise software pre-sales or a closely related role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Information Technology or a 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 current 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 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 accurate handover of agreed scope, risks and open items.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

MPS

Capacity planning

Bottlenecks

Sequencing

Changeovers

Due dates

Trade-offs

BOMs

Routings

Resources

Calendars

Shifts

APS

Pre-sales

Solution design

Demonstrations

Value communication

Proposal support

Communication

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Manufacturing

Industrial Engineering

Operations

Supply Chain

Information Technology

Tools

ERP

MES

MOM

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.