sap retail consultant

The SAP Retail / Fashion - Senior Consultant focused on Retail and/ or Fashion industries facilitates the implementation and support of the SAP Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting solutions to enhance the clients' business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction. In addition, the consultant will partner with the client to analyze and define business requirements, processes and objectives to scope project and deliverables for same. The consultant will implement, customize and test solutions on client system and develop client-specific enhancements to meet business requirements as needed; as well as assisting clients in achieving their Digital Transformation vision and Best-Run Business capability from their SAP and other IT investments. Our vision is to drive business value and ultimately successful outcomes by helping our customers understand how best to leverage, implement and sustain SAP solutions for the industries in which they operate. Qualifications This is a key leadership role, requiring deep knowledge and understanding of SAP technical & functional capabilities as well as business processes and industry best practices. The consultant provides comprehensive advice to our customers on long-term (Big Picture) and short-term (Quick-win) perspectives on their key strategic imperatives and recommends innovations which anticipate the future directions of both business and IT stakeholders. Excellent facilitation and communication skills are essential as is engaging with executive stakeholders, partners and SAP account teams. Key member of the SAP Consumer Industry Practice that helps define our client's core strategic road map and provides leadership in their transformation journey. • Help our customers understand how SAP fits into their roadmap and what functionality should be leveraged to meet their business requirements. • Provide our customers key insight and direction related to industry trends, best practices, and world-class solutions. • Broad knowledge of the SAP IS-Retail / Fashion Management Solution and deep industry expertise. Deep product expertise/business experience with specific focus on SAP Finance/Controlling/Accounting (exposure to SAP Simple Finance and/or Central Finance preferred). • Extensive functional and/or solution experience with the ability to facilitate, implement, and support SAP's products to enhance our clients' business functionality and overall performance, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction. • Ability to provide thought leadership and resolve complex issues in escalated projects. • Performance of feasibility studies / solution and process design reviews. • Support of pre-sales activities (license and services). Additional Information Work Experience • A minimum of 5 years SAP consulting experience in the Retail / Fashion Industry with a focus on Finance/Controlling and at least 2 end to end implementations. • Strong leadership skills - able to lead customer engagements at an executive level. • Deep understanding of Retail / Fashion industry business processes. • Has been in a team lead role on a major project and has provided mentoring/leadership to others. • Experience in license and services pre-sales activities. • Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation. • Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills; ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a manner that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes understanding for technical and non-technical audiences.