Value Advisor-SAP Supply Chain

Westernacher Consulting GmbH; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Westernacher Consulting GmbH in India is seeking a Senior SAP logistics consultant to drive discovery, blueprint roadmaps and value-based selling across warehousing and transportation domains.

You will lead workshops, map current-state operations, develop SAP EWM, SAP TM and S/4HANA roadmaps, and advise on automation, AI, and multi-site rollout strategies. Strong storytelling and MBA-level insights are valued.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in supply chain or logistics consulting or SAP advisory.
• Solid understanding of warehouse and transportation operations and how SAP EWM and/or SAP TM support them.
• Proven experience running discovery sessions and building business or value cases.
• Strong financial and operational literacy: link productivity gains to cost, service and working capital.
• Hands‑on curiosity about AI and emerging technology with operational examples.
• Excellent storytelling, executive presence and written English; comfortable defending numbers.
• Degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations or business; MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead discovery workshops and site walk-throughs across inbound, storage, picking, packing, outbound, yard and transport.
• Map current-state operations and KPIs (order cycle time, pick productivity, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock time, OTIF, freight cost per unit, truck utilization).
• Turn findings into a clear problem statement and prioritized improvement opportunities.
• Build phased roadmaps for SAP EWM, SAP TM, Yard Logistics and SAP Business Network for Logistics.
• Advise on automation and robotics integration (AS/RS, AMRs, conveyors, MFS) and multi-site rollout.
• Identify AI opportunities: slotting, demand-driven labor planning, predictive ETA, route and load optimization.
• Connect planning (SAP IBP) with inventory and order promising to shape execution.
• Build business cases with baselines, benefit levers, ROI, payback and NPV; defend value to leadership.
• Co-own deal strategy with Account Executive; drive demos and solution designs.
• Contribute to presales materials and thought leadership on SAP supply chain.

Skills

Discovery workshops

Value engineering

Executive storytelling

Financial literacy

AI in logistics

Multi-site rollout

Education

Degree in supply chain/industrial engineering/operations or business (MBA a plus)

Tools

SAP EWM

SAP TM

Yard Logistics

SAP Business Network for Logistics

S/4HANA

SAP IBP

Job description

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Discovery and business consulting


• Plan and lead discovery workshops and site walk-throughs across inbound, storage, picking, packing, outbound, yard and transport.


• Map current-state operations and KPIs: order cycle time, pick productivity, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock time, OTIF, freight cost per unit, truck utilization, empty miles.


• Turn findings into a clear problem statement and prioritized improvement opportunities.


• Transformation roadmap


• Build phased roadmaps for SAP EWM, SAP TM, Yard Logistics and SAP Business Network for Logistics, including legacy WMS/TMS migration and S/4HANA alignment.


• Advise on automation and robotics integration (AS/RS, AMRs, conveyors, MFS), labor management and multi-site rollout strategy.


• Identify where AI and emerging technology create impact: slotting and wave optimization, demand-driven labor planning, predictive ETA, route and load optimization, computer vision, IoT, digital twins and agentic workflows.


• Connect execution to the wider supply chain: how planning (SAP IBP), inventory and order promising shape what happens in the warehouse and on the road.


• Value case and deal support


• Build business cases with operational baselines, benefit levers, investment, ROI, payback and NPV, using benchmarks and customer data.


• Present and defend the value case to operations leaders, finance and procurement.


• Co-own deal strategy with the Account Executive: win themes, solution narrative, proposal storyline and orals.


• Brief and drive Presales and Practice Directors for demos and solution designs prove the value case.


• Thought leadership and growth


• Build reusable assets: discovery guides, warehouse and transport value‑lever libraries, ROI calculators, industry point-of-views.


• Track the SAP supply chain roadmap, automation market and AI developments; turn them into customer‑ready stories.


• Contribute to events, webinars and content that reinforce Westernacher's leadership in supply chain.

Your Expertise:

• 3-5 years in supply chain or logistics consulting, SAP SCM advisory, value engineering or solution consulting, ideally at a consulting firm, SAP partner, 3PL or SAP itself.


• Solid understanding of warehouse and transportation operations and how SAP EWM and/or SAP TM support them.


• Proven experience running discovery sessions and building business or value cases.


• Strong financial and operational literacy: you can link a productivity gain to cost, service and working capital.


• Hands‑on curiosity about AI and emerging technology, with examples of applying it to an operational problem.


• Excellent storytelling, executive presence and written English; comfortable defending numbers under challenge.


• Degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations or business; MBA a plus.

Nice to have

• SAP certification in EWM, TM or IBP; APICS / ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) certification.


• Exposure to warehouse automation vendors or MFS projects.


• Industry experience in supply chain heavy industries.


• Additional languages relevant to local market unit.