Value Advisor – SAP ERP & Business Network
How You’ll Make an Impact:
- Plan and lead discovery workshops with business and IT stakeholders across finance, procurement, order-to-cash and record-to-report.
- Map current-state processes, pain points and KPIs (DSO, DPO, days-to-close, maverick spend, cost per invoice, working capital).
- Turn findings into a clear problem statement and a prioritized list of improvement opportunities.
- Build phased roadmaps for ERP modernization: RISE with SAP or GROW with SAP, greenfield, brownfield or selective data transition, clean-core and BTP extension strategy.
- Position SAP Business Network (Ariba, Business Network for Logistics, supplier collaboration, e-invoicing) as part of an end-to-end, multi-enterprise process.
- Identify where AI (SAP Business AI, Joule, embedded ML, document automation, agentic use cases) delivers measurable impact, and sequence it realistically.
- Build business cases with baseline, benefit levers, investment, ROI, payback and NPV, backed by industry benchmarks and customer data.
- Present and defend the value case in executive meetings, steering committees and procurement negotiations.
- Co-own deal strategy with the Account Executive: win themes, solution narrative, proposal storyline and orals.
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Brief and driver Presales and Practice Directors for demos and solution designs to prove the value case.
- Build reusable assets: discovery guides, value-lever libraries, industry point-of-views, ROI calculators.
- Track the SAP roadmap and the AI landscape; turn what is new into customer-ready stories.
- Contribute to events, webinars and LinkedIn content to build Westernacher's market voice.
Your Expertise:
- 3–5 years in business or management consulting, SAP advisory, value engineering or solution consulting, ideally at a consulting firm, SAP partner or SAP itself.
- Solid understanding of finance and procurement processes and how SAP S/4HANA supports them.
- Working knowledge of SAP Business Network / Ariba and multi-enterprise collaboration.
- Proven experience running discovery sessions and building business cases or value cases.
- Strong financial literacy: you can explain ROI, TCO, NPV and working-capital impact to a CFO.
- Hands-on curiosity about AI and emerging technology, with examples of applying it to a business problem.
- Excellent storytelling, executive presence and written English; comfortable defending numbers under challenge.
- Degree in business, engineering or finance; MBA a plus.
- Experience with RISE with SAP, SAP Signavio process mining, or SAP BTP.
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Good understanding in S/4HANA Finance, Sourcing & Procurement or Ariba.
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Exposure to supply chain industries.
- Additional languages relevant to our market unit
Why Join Westernacher?
- Inspiring and exciting, innovative working environment.
- Competitive remuneration package (salary, bonus, benefits).
- International company culture and minimal hierarchical structure.
- Chance to work on complex projects from different industries.
- Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model.
Founded in 1969, Westernacher Consulting is a global business and SAP consulting company represented in 28 countries, with 1,400 consultants across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As an SAP Gold Partner with over 30 years of SAP partnership experience, we combine deep industry knowledge, business process expertise, and technology innovation to create sustainable value for our clients.
We are 100% employee-owned, which shapes our entrepreneurial culture and our commitment to shared responsibility, long-term thinking and sustainable success. We work in partnership, challenge conventional thinking and give our people the opportunity to create meaningful impact for our clients, our company and one another.
Westernacher is committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and make employment decisions based on qualifications, experience and business needs, in accordance with applicable local law.
