Director - SAP S/4HANA UK/Hybrid
Gartner's Consulting business is an extension of Gartner's industry-leading IT Research. From CIOs to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner's resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base.
About the role
Gartner Consulting is looking for an experienced SAP Director to help develop and mature their SAP capability. The role is expected to deliver services across the end-to-end SAP strategy and implementation lifecycle, building practice capability to drive accelerated client value and impact across industries such as manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, utilities, pharma/life sciences, or oil & gas. The successful candidate will enhance the ERP/SAP capability alongside a focused team of SAP practitioners who are seeking to empower our clients' capabilities across the EMEA region. Our objective is to deliver increased value to our clients beyond strategy development and towards transformational value realization.
Responsibilities
Proactively seek opportunities to develop and mature the Enterprise Applications consulting service with a focus on SAP, including SAP strategy, assurance, programme management, and architecture definition.
Deliver end-to-end ERP/SAP transformation programmes from initial strategic assessment to implementation and go-live.
Identify enhanced capability growth opportunities and develop go-to-market plans.
Enhance approaches/methodologies and tooling to accelerate client impact while leveraging Gartner research.
Provide key deliverable quality assurance.
What you'll need:
Extensive client-facing consulting experience ideally from a tier 1 consultancy.
Excellent executive communication skills at CxO level.
Willingness to develop strategic analysis and presentations for clients with the support of concise capable teams using PowerPoint.
Good knowledge of competitor services offerings in SAP Strategic advisory, Implementation, and Assurance.
Experience leading or contributing to the development of an existing SAP capability.
Willingness to work with clients across EMEA (limited travel).
Eligible for UK Security Clearance.
In addition, you will ideally have experience in both pre-sales and implementation work. However, if your skillset focuses on one more than the other, please do not hesitate to apply.
Valuable experience includes:
Presales: Strategic assessments, business case development for S/4HANA, programme definition and planning/roadmapping.
Implementation: Prior experience in a "techno-functional" role and currently working within SAP programme management or SAP Enterprise Architecture.
Experience of delivering multiple E2E implementations across large enterprise SAP projects.
Senior or leadership role in 2+ large migrations to S/4 HANA.
Good understanding of the process and activities required for transitioning to an S/4 HANA-enabled target state.
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation, and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging, and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
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