Sap Solution Architect

WomenTech Network; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting company based in Johannesburg is seeking a Manager, Solutions Architect with expertise in SAP S / 4 HANA. The role involves engaging with clients to define solutions and support SAP implementations. Candidates should have a strong business development background and excellent communication skills, with a track record of designing end-to-end solutions. Relevant SAP certifications are required.

Qualifications

• 10-14 years of overall IT experience with strong understanding of SAP.
• Experience in functional workstreams (FICO, SD, SF, EWM, TM, Ariba, Hybris, IBP).
• Ability to understand methodologies like Agile and SCRUM.
• Experience in functional workstreams like FICO, SD, and others.
• Prior business development experience (3-4 years) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to define solutions and explain business benefits.
• Create innovative solution designs utilizing service offerings.
• Support SAP implementation as a solution architect.
• Support SAP implementation and play a solution architect role.
• Participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

SAP S / 4 HANA expertise

Business development experience

Verbal and written communication

Out of the box thinking

Business development experience

Education

SAP Certification(s)

10-14 years of overall experience

Tools

SAP S / 4HANA cloud service offerings

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a Manager, Solutions Architect, SAP to join our rapidly expanding Technology Consulting team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of SAP solutions and appropriate industries to maintain credibility with prospective customers. Provide proof points with relevant customer stories.
• Engaging with Clients in understanding their requirements, scoping, discovering and defining solutions, explaining business benefits and use cases and a roadmap to meet their goals.
• Creating innovative solution designs that utilize our extensive service offerings.
• Support the SAP implementation project and play solution architect role binding the entire solution to meet client requirements
• Have deep technical knowledge around the SAP landscape from a design and implementation perspective as well as understanding the integration architecture and roadmap development
• Participation in meetings with internal / external stakeholders (Delivery managers, Account managers and client partners) and Vertical & Horizontal teams.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Expertise in SAP S / 4 HANA and with relevant implementation experience
• SAP Certification(s)
• Deep technical understanding of SAP S / 4HANA cloud service offerings with relevant implementation experience
• Experience in more than one of the functional workstream (FICO, SD, SF, EWM, TM, Ariba, Hybris, IBP)
• Worked on implementation RFP’s as a solution architect responsible for designing solutions end to end
• Prior business development experience (at least 3-4 years, overall 10-14 years) with exposure to SAP Delivery. A strong understanding of SAP and integration with other applications / systems in an IT landscape
• Strong verbal and written communication with out of box thinking abilities.
• Ability to understand Methodologies (Activate, Agile, SDLC, SCRUM) and other industry business fundamentals and ability to showcase a quick learning curve