Enterprise Solutions is seeking an experienced SAP Supply Chain Presales Solution Architect to lead business transformation and solutioning initiatives for customers across manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, life sciences, high-tech, and distribution industries
Core Expertise
- Deep expertise across SAP Supply Chain modules including MM, PP, QM, EWM, WM, TM, IBP, APO, and related Supply Chain Execution & Planning processes.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Management processes covering Plan-to-Produce, Procure-to-Pay, Inventory Management, Warehousing, Logistics, Demand Planning and Transportation Management.
- Ability to design integrated SAP Supply Chain solutions aligned with customer business objectives.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain architecture and digital supply chain transformation programs.
- Capability to develop solution architectures, business process models, demonstrations, and estimation strategies.
- Strong understanding of SAP ecosystem offerings including SAP BTP, SAP Analytics, SAP Business Network, and Intelligent Supply Chain solutions.
- Lead presales activities for SAP Supply Chain transformation opportunities.
- Analyze customer business challenges, supply chain constraints, and operational inefficiencies.
- Develop innovative SAP-enabled solutions to optimize planning, sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics processes.
- Conduct discovery workshops, process assessments, and solution blueprint discussions.
- Participate in RFP/RFI responses, proposal development, and solution governance activities.
- Build and present compelling value propositions aligned with customer strategic objectives.
- Lead client demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and industry-specific solution walkthroughs.
Solution Architecture & Business Transformation
- Design scalable end-to-end Supply Chain solutions leveraging SAP best practices.
- Develop future-state business process architectures supporting supply chain modernization initiatives.
- Define integration strategy across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, and external ecosystems.
- Support roadmap development, transformation planning, and business case creation activities.
- Drive standardization and adoption of SAP best practices across customer engagements.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to define strategic transformation initiatives.
- Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives and supply chain leadership teams.
- Collaborate with SAP Account Executives, Sales teams, and Alliance partners to develop winning solutions.
- Support opportunity qualification, competitive positioning, and pursuit strategy.
- Present solution capabilities to executive stakeholders and business decision makers.
- Provide industry insights and thought leadership during customer engagements.
Collaboration & Delivery Enablement
- Partner with delivery teams to ensure proposed solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to implementation methodologies.
- Collaborate with geographically distributed teams to develop high-quality proposals and customer responses.
- Support effort estimation, resource planning, and risk assessment activities.
- Develop reusable solution assets, accelerators, and industry-specific templates.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to Supply Chain practice development initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, or related discipline.
- 13+ years of SAP Supply Chain consulting, solution architecture, and transformation experience.
- Minimum 4 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations.
- Strong experience in solutioning, estimations, proposal development, and presales engagements.
- Proven expertise across multiple SAP Supply Chain modules (MM, PP, QM, EWM, TM, IBP).
- Experience presenting solutions to executive and C-level stakeholders.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting experience.
- Ability to manage multiple strategic pursuits simultaneously.
- SAP Supply Chain certifications preferred.
Preferred Industry Experience
Key Success Factors
- Strong customer engagement and storytelling capability.
- Ability to translate technical capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
- Strong commercial, estimation, and value engineering mindset.
- Proven ability to work across cross-functional and global teams.
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on SAP Supply Chain expertise.