The Principal Consultant is involved in large and multiple engagements and understands and appreciates SAP offerings and SAP product capabilities. He / she utilizes his / her industry skills with SAP product skills to leverage new opportunities for the organization.
The Principal Consultant has overall responsibility for project results including quality of deliverables, customer satisfaction, and timelines. The Principal Consultant provides direction from Industry Specific or new offering perspectives to the project team. He / She would also perform specific tasks based on the demands of the project.
Essential Functions
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously while:
- Providing industry specific solutions & best practices to customers.
- Developing a solution framework and an implementation plan for industry specific projects (at times using new dimension products).
- Conducting strategic level workshops with customers to drive a SAP solution for acceptance and implementation.
- Using and ensuring that SAP solution maps, implementation and other relevant SAP methodologies/tools are effectively deployed in customer strategic workshops & deliveries.
- Ensuring solutions are delivered on time and are of high quality.
- Working with the Project Manager/Programme Manager/Consulting Manager in drafting project plan (Scope, Deliverables, Timeline and Resources), identifying team members, and preparing & assisting in the preparation of work plans.
- Leading the execution of assigned project tasks in areas of demonstrated competence. This includes facilitating meetings/task groups, tracking and managing task group progress, tracking project deliverables, etc.
- Writing and publishing white papers.
Engagement with Customers
- Engage with the customers by:
- Analyzing customer's business processes and designing the appropriate SAP solution. Moving logically and creatively from facts to conclusions.
- Maintaining and expanding customer contact at a high level and building credible relationships with key customer personnel.
Required Qualifications
General degree or equivalent/recognized professional qualifications.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Deep proficiency in core module of SAP with 10-12 years of SAP functional experience and industry knowledge.
- Lateral knowledge of all complementary modules and with the ability to be deployable in a second module.
- SME on business process and solution.
- Exposure to Fashion or CI in a working capacity for at least 5 yrs.
- Thorough understanding of integrated business environments.
- Knowledge and experience in the Rizing Implementation methodology.
- A minimum of 8 complete project life cycles in a SAP consulting capacity.
Additional KSAs
- Project Planning Skills.
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written. Ability to articulate ideas and opinions to all stakeholders.
- Ability to lead and work in teams - interpersonal skills are essential.
- Leadership capabilities, result orientation, conceptual thinking, and innovative mindset.
- Ability and willingness to take on new initiatives/technologies.
Work Environment and Special Consideration
- Works within a professional office environment.
- Routine business travel required.
- Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computer, keyboard, printer/scanner, and telephone applications.
Company Values
Respect
Integrity
Courage
Rizing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Ready to become someone’s hero?
At Rizing we solve business challenges. We create solutions that accelerate our clients’ ability to excel at what they do best – so they can get back to doing more of what they do best. Our secret sauce is combining our industry knowledge with SAP technical expertise.
We’re a multi-million-dollar global SAP professional services firm who chose a specialized focus on SAP Enterprise Asset Management, Consumer Industries, and Human Capital Management. We win through recognition that diversity spurs creativity. Our teams place collaboration, integrity, courage, mutual respect, and a commitment to excellence as their top priorities. And we often accomplish this through remote and virtual work environments.
We’re not so big to have lost sight of our mission and vision or to have lost connection with our clients. We’re the right size to deliver personal professional services and to give our employees opportunities that often aren’t available at larger firms.
If your passion is solving puzzles, improving processes, and leading change as part of a team of SAP experts, then this might be the place for you.
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