Solution Advisor Senior Specialist - Supply Chain Management (EMEA)
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We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Solution Advisor to join our Supply Chain Management team in Italy, supporting our broader EMEA region.
In this role, you will actively contribute to our customers’ evolution and transformation, helping them unlock their full potential and bring out their best. You’ll play a key part in showcasing how SAP, through its AI First, Suite First strategy, empowers organisations to achieve resilient, agile, and intelligent supply chains with end-to-end visibility and real-time responsiveness.
What You’ll Do
As a Senior Solution Advisor, you will act as a trusted expert and business partner, supporting our customers throughout the entire sales engagement — from discovery to value realization. You will guide them in understanding the full scope of SAP’s Supply Chain Management portfolio, anchored in our Design to Operate (D2O) framework and extended with business networks and collaboration.
Account Team Engagement
* Partner with customers from the earliest engagement stages, aligning their goals with SAP’s solution capabilities.
* Lead discovery sessions to understand business challenges and map them to D2O-based transformation scenarios.
* Present clear, differentiated solution proposals built around SAP’s vision and competitive strengths.
* Collaborate with account teams to shape strategic direction and drive deal progression.
* Deliver value-based narratives supported by compelling storytelling, demos, and digital content.
* Actively use multimedia tools (e.g. Camtasia, PowerPoint) to elevate customer experiences and messaging consistency.
* Serve as a visible trusted advisor of SAP’s approach to next-generation supply chains, inside and outside the organisation.
Customer Lifecycle Engagement
* Facilitate a seamless handover from presales to delivery, ensuring solution intent is preserved.
* Continue to evangelise the solution vision through adoption and post-implementation stages.
* Support expansion and renewal conversations by identifying new areas of value through adjacent SAP capabilities.
* Drive visibility into measurable business outcomes and long-term solution impact.
What You Bring
* Expertise in SAP solutions within the Supply Chain Management portfolio, with a solid understanding of the end-to-end Design to Operate approach.
* Direct experience with one or more solutions such as: Digital Manufacturing, Asset Management, Supply Chain Planning, Extended Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Business Network, Supply Chain Collaboration.
* Proven track record in implementing SAP S/4HANA and/or individual supply chain solutions with integration scenarios.
* Familiarity with the competitive landscape in the global supply chain software market and SAP’s differentiators.
* Strong presentation and storytelling skills, including public speaking and C-level engagement.
* Highly proficient in tools such as PowerPoint, Camtasia, and other presentation/video tools to craft engaging digital content.
* Strong organisational capability with the ability to prioritise tasks, work effectively under pressure, and manage concurrent workstreams.
* Solid understanding of software sales cycles and collaborative selling alongside account executives.
* Prior exposure to C-level stakeholders across multiple customer organisations.
* Knowledge of one or more industry sectors (e.g., Automotive, Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Industrial Manufacturing) is a plus.
* Educational background in Engineering, Economics, Computer Science or similar; an MBA or Master’s degree is a plus.
* Familiarity with the world of Artificial Intelligence and its application in business and supply chain transformation is highly valued.
Meet the Team
You will join a collaborative and expert Supply Chain Management team in Italy, working in reporting line closely with peers across the EMEA region. As part of this high-impact group, you will contribute to some of SAP’s most strategic engagements, embrace innovation and transformation in alignment with our core promise to help our customers to Bring Out Their Best.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Requisition ID: 423801 | Work Area: Presales | Expected Travel: 0 - 30% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.
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