Platforms Consulting Senior Manager

Industry and Function Expertise:

• Demonstrate industry focus through deep knowledge and expertise in one or more related industries. We serve clients in multiple industry sectors like Resources (Energy/Utilities/Chemicals), Manufacturing (Automotive/Life Science/Consumer Goods/Retail/High-Tech/Software/Semi-Conductors) etc.
• Possess deep functional expertise that helps you have technology-agnostic business process conversations with senior client leadership. We are looking for expertise across all functions: Planning, Sales, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance and Controlling.

Solution Architecture Leadership:

• Help clients realize value from transformation initiatives by understanding challenges, gleaning opportunities for improvements, identifying how SAP capabilities deliver value to business.
• With a deep understanding of client context, opportunity context, industry context and business challenges, bring industry-focused functional process and SAP expertise to support solution architects and sales teams in proposing solution approaches that resonates with the client.
• Take on workstream lead or process lead roles during solution delivery and participate in orals and client discussions to bring our solution to life.
• Bring Accenture assets and offerings from multiple teams to differentiate proposal responses.
• Take an end-to-end functional ownership, work with other SMEs in individual areas to define the orchestrate proposal responses.

Networking and Business Development

• Create and manage relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Support project and practice leadership in expanding opportunities with existing clients through proactive identification of pain points and innovative solutioning
• Support practice leadership on identifying and solutioning for new business opportunities.
• Lead Accenture’s pursuits related to S/4HANA opportunities by bringing together experts and building responses to Requests for Proposals and/or Requests for Information.

Developing Thought Leadership and Assets

• Support/develop cutting edge Point of View (POV)/articles on bringing differentiation, Innovation to SAP led transformations.
• Design and build assets that distinguish Accenture capabilities to drive additional business in SAP S/4 HANA

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

• Possesses deep knowledge and work experience in industry functional processes to be able to serve in an advisory capacity.
• Knowledge of industry business trends, technology trends and how specifically how SAP is leveraged in shaping the future ways of working for our clients.
• Knowledgeable about the capabilities and roadmap for SAP solutions.
• Owns and writes proposal response sections, bring client references, credentials, certifications.
• Demonstrate a forward-looking approach through negotiation and identifying ways to resolve challenges and roadblocks.
• Impeccable team management skills with an ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to solve complex business problems and deliver client delight.
• Strong analytical and writing skills to build viewpoints on industry trends
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent power point slide creation and presentation skills.
• Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• Ability to travel on a short notice.
• For Finance, CPA and MBA designations is a plus.
• Experience in industry-specific standard functions of SAP is a plus.

Your experience counts

• 10+ years combined in-depth experience for one or more workstreams in SAP (e.g. OTC, PTP, MFG, FIN)
• Participated in several client RFPs, solution proposals, and oral presentations as functional subject-matter expert.
• 5+ end-to-end SAP transformation engagements for one or more workstreams driving client workshops, blueprinting and design.
• Open to cross-country relocation.