Pre-Sales Consultant Supply Chain & Manufacturing Planning DELMIA

Dassault Systèmes; Merafong City Local Municipality; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable technology seeks a Pre-sales Consultant in Supply Chain & Manufacturing Planning to join their MEA pre-sales team. The consultant will engage with clients to deliver value through advanced planning and scheduling solutions. Applicants should have a relevant degree and extensive experience in logistics, along with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Fluent in English; French language skills are a plus.
• Ability to work independently in multicultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and implement strategies for opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations and responses to tenders.
• Support pre-sales activities for DELMIA solutions.

Skills

Transportation and logistics processes

Supply chain strategic processes

Planning software experience

Effective communication skills

Value selling approach

Education

BSc, MSc, or PhD in Business Administration, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Supply Chain Management

Job description

DASSAULT SYSTEMES provides businesses and people with virtual twins to imagine sustainable innovations capable of harmonizing product, nature, and life.

Our brands support 12 industries across manufacturing, life sciences & healthcare, and cities & infrastructure sectors.

DELMIA brand empowers manufacturing, supply chain, and service providers to efficiently plan, manage, optimize, and execute their operations.

Supporting all planning levels and horizons, from strategic network planning to manufacturing scheduling, the result is next-generation supply chain efficiency, essential to meet customer expectations sustainably and on budget.

Role Description & Responsibilities

As Pre-sales Consultant in Supply Chain & Manufacturing Planning DELMIA, you will be part of the “EuroWest” team responsible for MEA pre-sales activities regarding our DELMIA Quintiq & DELMIA Ortems solutions. These solutions offer extensive functionalities and optimization capabilities that enable customers to solve complex planning and scheduling challenges across various industries (Energy & Materials, Transport, Logistics, etc.), with a focus on transport and logistics planning.

In close collaboration with our Sales team, you will execute technical activities necessary for the sales cycle.

• Define, develop, and implement strategies for opportunities, identifying challenges and key stakeholders at customer sites.
• Articulate value by understanding and mapping customer requirements, their impact on business processes, KPIs, and KVIs, demonstrating how our solutions deliver expected value.
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations, demonstrations, and responses to tenders.
• Act as Opportunity Technical Leader, overseeing all related activities.
• Support pre-sales activities for DELMIA Quintiq and DELMIA Ortems through advice, methodologies, and informational sessions.
• Collaborate as a unified team with all relevant DASSAULT SYSTEMES organizations (Sales, Industry, Brands, R&D, Services, etc.).

Qualifications

BSc, MSc, or PhD in Business Administration, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Supply Chain Management, with electives in Operations Research, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or mathematical optimization.

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role with the following skills:

• Experience in transportation and logistics processes involved in production, storage, inventory, delivery, and distribution across industries like rail, mining, ports, airports.
• Experience in supply chain strategic, tactical, and operational processes (S&OP, MPS, MRP, Scheduling).
• Experience in planning, scheduling, and optimizing supply chain/logistics and manufacturing, preferably across multiple industries.
• Experience with planning software as a user, developer, or consultant.
• Ability to work independently within multicultural teams.
• Effective communication skills across organizational levels, from operations to C-Level.
• Experience with value selling approach.

You are curious, enjoy solving puzzles, and eager to learn. You seek responsibility and ownership, are proactive, and persistent in overcoming challenges.

The final job location will be in Johannesburg, South Africa, with an initial integration period of a few months in Velizy, France.

Fluent in English; French language skills are a plus.

Inclusion Statement

As a leader in sustainable technology and innovation, Dassault Systèmes strives to build inclusive and diverse teams worldwide. We value our people as our greatest asset and aim to foster an environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We are committed to creating opportunities for all to participate in a harmonized Workforce of the Future.