Technology Consultant Planning & Analytics- Melbourne/ Sydney/ Brisbane

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SUMMARY

Planning & Analytics is one of the fastest growing areas and this role requires using innovation and state-of-the-art software to help customers deploy cloud-based solutions. As we are strengthening our team in this exciting growth area, we are looking for a consultant who can bring an entrepreneur mindset and help our customers on their journey of innovation and digital transformation.

As a consultant in the Analytics & Insight Services team you will be responsible for the delivery of Analytics, Planning and Data Management solutions based on SAP’s Business Technology Platform.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

In this role, you will work directly with Line of Business, Industry and Technology experts to translate our customers business needs into outcome-based analytics solutions. The role will involve both functional and technical expertise to develop data & analytics skills to best address our customers needs.

• Bring strong thought-leadership and cloud mindset with clear understanding of cloud concepts and cloud architecture to help SAP customers on their journey to the cloud.
• Articulate and lead analytics business use case discovery working with business users at all levels
• Participate in the design, build and deployment of analytics and data management solutions for SAP customers
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of SAP Solutions for Data & Analytics
• Lead by example and coach others in the team
• Work towards achieving a strong customer C-level relationship on strategic accounts and become a trusted advisor
• Contribute to solution knowledge base with specific areas of expertise, develop and document enterprise knowledge in the form of technical articles, and best practices
• Team player, proactive networking attributes, results and execution focused, self-starter
• Willingness to participate in sales process, if needed, as a subject matter expert

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Management, or related fields

PERSONAL SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in SAP Analytics Cloud planning, modelling and creating visual stories.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Functional knowledge about financial and operational planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Understanding of SAP HANA or SAP BW system environments is beneficial.
• Good knowledge of SQL and related programming languages.
• Proven experience in project management and team leadership.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are necessary.
• Familiarity with EPM, SAP BPC, and SAP Analysis for Office is beneficial.
• Willingness and ability to learn quickly new cloud-based solutions for Data & Analytics, but also eager to stay on top of technology innovations and to continuously learn
• Data science related skills like Machine Learning to drive predictive planning scenarios are a plus

CUSTOMER FACING SKILLS

• Excellent interpersonal, strong verbal and written communication and solid presentation skills
• Ability to inspire confidence and work with all levels of client and internal staff. Ability to deliver clear, concise presentations to non-technical audience.
• Ability to present complex information in a clear and precise manner with non-technical audience
• Ability to capture customer requirements and translate them into software specifications

​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.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 409931  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 80%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.