Value Advisor Expert - Finance and Intelligent Spend

SAP Belgium NV/SA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 93,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global software firm in Riyadh is looking for a Value Advisor for Finance & Spend Management. This role involves defining value propositions for SAP solutions and aligning business and IT within large accounts. Ideal candidates have 10-15 years in sales or consulting, with expertise in financial analysis, and speak both English and Arabic. The firm celebrates diversity and inclusion and is committed to equal employment opportunities.

Benefits

Constant learning and skill growth

Great benefits

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in Sales/Consulting/Industry.
• 5+ years in strategy/management consulting.
• Proven track record in business case creation and financial analysis.
• English and Arabic language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define and track the value proposition of SAP capabilities.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on clients’ growth strategy.
• Drive alignment between business and IT teams in enterprise accounts.
• Benchmark value drivers and optimize value realization.

Skills

Sales/Consulting experience

Business case creation

Executive presence

Customer-facing experience

Quantitative background

Value selling methodology

Knowledge of sourcing and procurement

Education

MBA

Job description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll 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'll 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.

Value Advisor (VA) for Finance & Spend Management

Your primary responsibility will be to define the value proposition of SAP capabilities to customers and ensure that the promised value is tracked and refined according to the customer's priorities and adopted solutions. The VA Team leads client engagements to assess strategic goals, innovation scenarios, key opportunities for improvement, and other sources of additional economic value in the area of digital procurement, finance, sustainability, travel expenses, supply chain and performance management. This role partners with commercial leadership to identify opportunities, create account strategies, ensure coverage of strategic opportunities, and execute collaborative assessments for deals across different markets.

The key aspects of the VA role include the following:

Develop case for change and business case based on the clients’ strategy, financial analysis, and industry dynamics applying value selling:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand our clients’ growth strategy with the industry context. This includes in-depth market context analysis, revenue projections, and actionable recommendations designed to drive profitable growth for our customers.
• Utilize value-based selling techniques to position solutions that align well with our clients’ growth strategy.
• Align financial analysis and business cases with the company’s 3–5 year game plan to support major regions and key growth markets.
• Understand industry value chains and end-to-end processes.
• Leverage industry-specific insights to understand complex value chains and end-to-end business processes across various sectors. Use these insights to develop tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each client, ensuring alignment with industry trends and benchmarks for maximizing value delivery.
• Support demand generation efforts in insightful ways and drive the Account Planning process in regions and MUs.
• Be viewed as a thought leader in industry circles by speaking at industry forums, publishing articles and delivering innovative solutions.
• Lead the value engagement across every stage and contribute to value realization.
• Benchmark to assess key value drivers prior to go-live, ensuring a clear understanding of potential impacts.
• Post-deployment, track and benchmark the realization of value through ongoing performance assessments, deploying the SAP toolbox specifically designed to support this.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure that value realization is continuously monitored and optimized.

Drive business and IT alignment in large accounts:

• Foster strong collaboration between business and IT teams within large enterprise accounts to ensure alignment on strategic goals.
• Utilize Value Enablement frameworks to standardize best practices across regions.
• Guide key accounts through value-focused engagements by promoting business-IT synergies, supported by thought leadership and benchmarking insights.

What you bring:

• 10-15 years of professional experience in Sales/Consulting/Industry/Line of Business, with at least 5 years in strategy/management consulting.
• Proven track record in business case creation, financial analysis, and process improvement.
• Executive presence, communication, and relationship management skills to act as trusted business advisor.
• Customer facing experience including managing business and IT alignment, executive interview techniques, design and facilitation of executive workshops.
• Strong quantitative background and experience in account management and engagement design.
• Advanced knowledge of value selling methodology & processes, opportunities, value chain and ecosystem analyses experience.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in the following functional areas: Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounts Payable, Working Capital Management, Sustainability, Travel Expenses.
• MBA.
• English and Arabic are required languages for this role.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Meet your team:

You will be working with a diverse team of professionals, experts and thought leaders in the Finance and Spend Management domain across EMEA. You will collaborate with cross-functional (and cross-geo) teams in matrix structures to deliver value to our customers.

Location:

This role is based in Riyadh (KSA) because of customer proximity requirements, and we can only consider candidates which will not require a relocation. If you meet the above qualifications and are passionate about business, spend management, technology, and sustainability, please apply with your resume and a cover letter explaining your experience and interest in the role. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.