Delivery Architect Director - SAP Solution Architect - Aerospace & Defense (A&D) SME

Job description :

A Solution Architect is a Transformation Leader and must demonstrate they understand Capgemini's approach to Transformational Change and can convince clients of our ability to lead and deliver change on a complex program. Understands the relationship between change activities and the broader program delivery, able to consider this in both solution and delivery execution.

Aerospace and Defense Industry Subject Matter Expert must have a deep understanding of the A&D sector, including industry-specific processes like defense contracting, product lifecycle management, configuration management, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) & Supply Chain Logistics (Distribution Supply Chain), and compliance with defense standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• SAP Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Solution Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing SAP solutions tailored to the unique needs of the aerospace and defense industry.
• Ability to Deliver sophisticated projects. Lead and assist customer and Sales Operations Text.
• Demonstrates aptitude and attitude to rapidly pickup new technologies or value propositions relevant across Capgemini lines of business and effectively map them to the requirements of our existing and prospective clients.
• Commitment to continuous learning and continued Industry expertise.
• Build and maintain commercially productive relationships with multiple complementary third-party organizations at a regional level.
• Develop and deliver proposal and presentation content, as well as marketing materials across multiple areas of expertise, within or across industry sectors, that is consistently leveraged across multiple presales opportunities within a region.
• Proposal Development: Able to own plan and deliver an entire proposal response from specific reference to a client’s requirements, and or industry, including the executive summary, for external opportunities.
• Pricing & Strategies: Estimating the effort required to deliver the entire scope of a project and propose and optimize resources for opportunities.
• Client Relationships: Building credibility and gain "trusted advisor" status with key clients, project team members and stakeholders, including directors, across the entire scope of the engagement.
• Delivery Excellence: Champion for delivery methodology (iCaptivate, LTP, DAN, etc.) and supporting toolsets (JIRA, Confluence, DAN, etc.). Will be a recognized leader amongst peers in knowledge and execution excellence - consistently setting the bar for Capgemini excellence in delivery.
• Proactively working with regional and global capability management to ensure delivery capabilities are aligned to market demand in both established and new areas of expertise.

Required Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of SAP solutions specific to the A&D industry (MRO/ Supply Chain Distribution), including SAP S/4, SAP Cloud Platform and industry specific cloud offerings.
• Big 4 / consultancy Experience is preferred.
• 12 years professional experience with a Minimum 5 FLC / experience with S4.
• S/4HANA Greenfield/ Brownfield implementation experience.
• Expertise knowledge in core business processes, and associated functions, for one industry sector, or a limited number of micro industry sectors. Capable of facilitating a technology agnostic business capability/process workshop.
• Ability to develop and present innovative implementation strategies, including consideration of a client’s budget, cash flow, and time to value.
• Ability to identify, articulate, and present different commercial strategies (including outcome-based models) which are appropriate for delivering business outcomes and associated value while being commercially viable to Capgemini.
• Ability to deliver a compelling presentation to prospective client, key project team members and stakeholders, including directors, across the entire scope of a proposed engagement.
• Delivery Excellence: Ability to lead the delivery of a solution business blueprint that will satisfy business requirements and enable timely and profitable delivery on projects.
• Ability to take a leadership role on a program shaping strategy and roadmap across multiple lines of business.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across the full lifecycle of large transformation projects.
• Understanding of all functions and phases across the many services required of Capgemini and its 3rd party partners to deliver the program outcomes.