Presales Lead - SAP S​/4HANA Manufacturing

Job Requisition: Presales Lead – SAP S/4

HANA Manufacturing     Role Title   - Presales Lead – SAP S/4

HANA (Manufacturing)
Practice -   SAP Presales / Solution Consulting
Location -   Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and Noida

Experience:

15+ years in SAP consulting/delivery, including 5+ years in SAP presales or solution leadership
Deal Scope:
Large   , multi-year SAP transformation deals (ECC to S/4

HANA migration, greenfield/brownfield/Bluefield).
Engagement:
Full  
-time – client-facing, pursuit-based role

Key Responsibilities
Lead presales for large SAP S/4

HANA Public and Private Cloud deals (manufacturing-heavy accounts), owning the solution narrative from RFP/RFI response through final client presentation.
Design and present ECC-to-S/4

HANA migration approaches (brownfield, Bluefield, greenfield) tailored to client landscape and business drivers.
Architect solutions spanning SAP PP/QM/PM, Asset Management (EAM), and MES/shop-floor integration (SAP ME, Digital Manufacturing Cloud, or third-party MES).
Drive value engineering: build business cases, ROI models, and TCO comparisons that quantify benefits of S/4

HANA transformation.
Create and present multi-year digital transformation roadmaps aligned to client manufacturing and operations strategy.
Lead and mentor cross-functional presales teams (functional consultants, solution architects, pricing/commercial) across large deal pursuits.
Own and manage deal pursuits of significant size (typically $5M+ TCV), coordinating with sales, delivery, and partner (SAP) teams.
Deliver executive-level demos, workshops, and design-thinking sessions to CXO and plant/operations stakeholders.
Partner with SAP and hyperscaler alliance teams to align solution positioning and co-sell opportunities.
Stay current on the SAP product roadmap (S/4

HANA Cloud, BTP, AI/GenAI capabilities) and incorporate relevant innovations into presales strategy.
Must-Have Skills
Strong SAP Manufacturing domain expertise (Discrete/Process/Repetitive manufacturing, PP, PP-PI, QM).
Hands-on SAP S/4

HANA knowledge (functional and/or technical) with proven presales or implementation exposure.
SAP Asset Management / EAM (PM module) skills.
MES integration experience – SAP-MES interfaces, shop-floor connectivity, Industry 4.0/IIoT concepts.
Demonstrated experience architecting or advising on ECC to S/4

HANA migration approaches and tools (SUM/DMO, SAP Readiness Check, Fit-to-Standard).
Strong value-selling / ROI and business case development skills.
Roadmap creation and digital transformation strategy experience for manufacturing clients.
Track record of leading presales for large, complex deals (multi-tower, multi-year) and managing pursuit teams.
Excellent CXO-level communication, storytelling, and proposal/RFP writing skills.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (MBA a plus).
Good to Have
SAP certifications in S/4

HANA Manufacturing, PM/EAM, or related modules.
Exposure to SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC), SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN), or SAP BTP/AI use cases.
Prior experience with a Tier-1 SI, SAP itself, or a specialist SAP consulting firm.
SAP AI skills Joule.
Experience working on discrete manufacturing, automotive, industrial equipment, or process industry accounts.

Thanks, and have a great day.
For more details, please feel free to reach out.
Jagadeesh Kalluru

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