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*Please note: This role can be located anywhere within Europe and is not specific to the UK. Applicants must have the legal right to work for the country they are applying to, we are unable to sponsor visa's for this position.

What you’ll do

Role Description

The SAP Fieldglass Architect is responsible for building the business and technology scenarios, which will allow the customer to decide on the most appropriate solutions from the array of existing SAP Procurement Solutions (S4 HANA private or public / SAP Ariba / SAP Fieldglass / Partner-solutions options) to acquire and implement and to do so in an efficient way. Architects consult the customers on all types of Services available, with the end-goal of building the path into a digitized future for them, focusing on our latest technology as well as our entire portfolio of Services and Solutions. The Architect will primarily focus on the SAP Fieldglass guiding customers and partners how to solve business challenges by advising on solution capabilities and integration options throughout the customer’s lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities/ Tasks

• Acts as a Trusted Advisor to customers and partners by providing a holistic advice and guidance on SAP Procurement solutions and their adoption in large, complex engagements.
• Assess the as-is situation as well as the business objectives of customers and provide a structured path towards an integrated application landscape as well as guidance on the relevant operational approach required for the implementation. Validates and optimizes the approach for maximum customer success.
• Challenges existing solutions / approaches / concepts, to generate a state-of-the-art and future-ready outcome.
• Supports translating the desired application end-state scenario of the customer into specific functional/ integration scope as part of scoping for the implementation work.
• Collaborates closely with SAP Delivery teams providing advice both internally and externally on SAP procurement solution capabilities/ recommended solutions (predominantly SAP Fieldglass) during solution deployment.
• Works together with the different Services roles (Consultants, Project Managers, etc) as well as Sales/Presales and Post-Sales teams where required to support the customer’s roadmap with respect to solution best-practices.
• Supports sales deals by providing guidance on procurement solutions architecture and solution capabilities to contribute towards well defined deployment scope and effort estimates.
• Supports managing expectations from various stakeholders within the customer organization relating to SAP solution capabilities and how to best address customer’s business challenges, especially in complex use cases; creates a path to solution which integrates diverse points of views, and which serves as a starting point for future business.
• Helps troubleshooting critical complex solution related customer issues during deployment.
• Drives knowledge management and innovation activities based on this experience with customers. Documents successful approaches, tools etc. and makes them available to colleagues at SAP.
• Collaborates and co-innovates with the respective development teams.
• Stays up to date with newest developments driving business and technology trends and uses this knowledge to expand the list of the SAP innovation stories with tangible customer engagements.     

What you bring

Experience & Education Requirements

• Minimum Job Experience: 6 Years
• University degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology Services or equivalent
• Experience deploying SAP Fieldglass required, exposure to SAP Ariba solutions preferred
• Some experience in SAP S/4HANA Procurement space or ECC / SRM solutions advantageous
• Some experience in end-to-end architecture design for procurement solutions
• Experience working in an outcome-driven cooperation with customer and partner subject matter experts and IT teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide consultation to partners and customers while managing expectations.
• Self-motivated to deliver efficient and effective business-outcomes and ensure customer success. Ability to manage several projects in parallel.
• High quality professional standards in documentation, presentations, project approach and ways of working.  
• Highly organised with strong time-management and the ability to manage own workload and prioritise in a fast-paced culture.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Since we are an international team, we require fluent English language skills to communicate with our global teams (additional European language skills would be advantageous).
• Flexibility and willingness to travel approximately 10-30% of the time.

We build breakthroughs together

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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: 389917  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 30%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: Virtual - Europe #LI-Hybrid.