Intern - Industry Value Advisory (IVA)

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Purpose and Objectives 

SAP NL Intern Program is a paid program that provides university students the opportunity to find purpose in their careers. We believe that through placing passionate people on the right teams, providing leadership and learning opportunities, and working on impactful projects, purpose is born. 

You should apply to the program if: 

• You are passionate about how businesses work, the role enterprise technology has, and its impact on business and people 
• Want to understand global/industry trends and how they change the businesses. 
• You would like to network with mentors, make new friends, and attend six learning sessions from diverse subject matter experts where you learn about the soft skills of consultancy and advisory.  
• You want access to a global network of highly experienced people consisting of SAP leaders and entrepreneurs, and career development opportunities at your fingertips. 

Industry Value Advisory (IVA) Intern 

Location: 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Time schedule: full-time

Start date: 1st February 2025

As the market leader in enterprise application software, we’re helping companies of all sizes and in all industries run better by redefining ERP and creating networks of intelligent enterprises that provide transparency, resiliency, and sustainability across supply chains. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables our customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference worldwide.

SAP Industry Value Advisory plays a critical role in inspiring and guiding our most strategic clients in their transformation journeys to becoming Intelligent Enterprises. 

Our Industry Value Advisors provide industry thought leadership, strategic solution advisory, and expert consultation on value management to support customer co-innovation, enterprise transformation, and business process performance improvement programs. We support customers and prospects by assessing strategic objectives, innovation scenarios, key improvement opportunities and other sources of incremental economic value. 

Through this role you will 

• Work together with different people from the team and get to see different industries and clients within NL 
• Support demand generation activities through rigorous research and analysis of markets, industries, and specific accounts 
• Utilize your problem-solving skills to solve real business challenges for multinational and regional customers 
• Actively participate in demand generation and sales strategic planning meetings, taking ownership of follow-up actions and deliverables 
• Have the opportunity to shape your experience based on your interests and skills 
• Get the opportunity to advise clients in the translation of their strategy 
• Develop an understanding of the role of SAP technology in enabling future business strategies 
• Leverage your creative skills in a business environment 
• Develop analytical skills, mastering techniques such as facilitation, issue identification and cost-benefit calculation 
• Bring the pyramid principle of McKinsey in reality developing clear, structured and high-quality storylines 
• Deliver crisp presentations to small and large audiences and deal elegantly with objections. 
• Learn the McKinsey methodology in problem solving 

We want you to bring your passion, drive, knowledge, and skills to helping us realize our vision. 

Tasks and Expectations 

• Analyze our customers vision, strategy and goals through desk research and support the organization in translating/mapping them into capabilities 
• Understand and apply value-selling methods, benchmarking, and tools to deliver comprehensive value propositions and business content with clear ROI/TCO for customers 
• Liaise with the SAP ecosystem to drive select demand generation activities 
• Drive innovation in existing deliverables to increase effectiveness 
• Responsible for analyzing market potential and the SAP position in this market 
• Collect best practices from other countries and specific learnings for the Dutch market. 
• Research DMU’s of the SAP key customers and their attitude towards IT and SAP in particularly 
• Bring fresh, creative thinking to demand generation efforts, recommend improvements in current engagement processes and operations 

Education and Qualifications / Skills and Competencies 

• WO/Master student in the field of Business, Economics and Management 
• Firm understanding of business processes 
• Business acumen to understand financial reports and build business cases 
• Creativity and a zeal for excellence 
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy 
• Design, presentation, and communication skills 
• Ability to manage and prioritize own workload in context of multiple deliverables with overlapping timelines 
• Team player and high energy level 
• Inquisitive and unafraid to ask questions, but also suggest ideas and recommend solutions 
• Proactiveness  
• Ability to seek out resources and information in a complex organization independently 
• Fluency in spoken and written English

What to know about the application process

If you are interested in the opportunity, please enclose an English resume and a motivational letter that includes a brief overview of your current understanding of the IVA internship. Specifically, address:

• What aspects of the internship would be the most and least enjoyable for you.
• Why you believe the SAP IVA internship is a great fit for you.

Next steps

After submitting a qualified application, you will be contacted to move forward with an interview. If you are shortlisted, you can expect to participate in an exciting in person job day on December 3rd, 2024.

​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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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.
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Requisition ID: 409371  | Work Area: Sales Support  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Student  | Employment Type: Limited Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.