Partner Bus Management Associate

Job description / Role

Work Area: Sales
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That's why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it's the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people's lives.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Partner Business Manager (PBM) is a field-based employee that covers partners/ region for a specific solution (B1, BYD, HCM, CEC, SRM, etc) or for a specific engagement type (Solex, 3rd Party, MCaaS, OEM, ISV, gVAR, Distribution, etc), in order to grow SAP's software license revenue across the SAP solution portfolio. The PBM is responsible for proactively developing the partner's SAP business by driving sales (to net new customers and to the partner's current customer base), demand generation and partner capabilities with a strong focus on mid-term perspective.

The PBM is the main point of contact for building the partner relationship with SAP. The PBM is the central advisor to the partner, owning the partner relationship end to end, and responsible for coordinating all SAP interactions (with executives, PSA, solutions teams, peers, etc.) in order to drive partner investments and growth in SAP's solutions portfolio. The job incumbent is responsible for appropriately managing/balancing the use of SAP assets (i.e. Pre-Sales, Training, PSA, etc.) without under- or over-utilizing those assets. He or she develops partners for long term development, health-of-business and transformation to new solutions, technologies and models. The Partner Business PBM supports partner enablement to drive partners to self-sufficiency from demand generation to closing deals. The PBM provides support to partners in sales cycles via coaching, mentoring and shadowing in customer facing sales activities. Position is measured on revenue, year-over-year growth, market share growth, adoption of strategic solutions (i.e. Hana, Cloud), level of enablement conducted and also demand generation activities conducted.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:

Strategic Value and Business Development:

- Responsible to support in the holistic management and representation of the Partner to SAP, and for proactively supporting in managing and developing the partner following a disciplined business planning process to expand their partner's business with SAP.
- Understands the partner's basic financial structure and key drivers which influence their business and decisions
- Proactively supports in developing active and long-term partner relationships across all roles in the partner (executives, sales, marketing, technical), and keeps up to date with all changes to the partners' organization as well as with the changing environment at SAP
- Understands and articulates the relevant SAP portfolio in terms of the customer value proposition and the partner value proposition (including partner economics, partner ROI, advise the partner on investments into various solutions as is seen fit, using available SAP experts);
- Organize sales enablement sessions and coordinating with marketing teams for all campaigns and demand generation events and activities.
- Track all potential leads/ opportunities and support LOBs/ AE to conclude and close the partner deals.
- Supports the effective joint annual business planning with partner to ensure proper planning and execution of Sales, Marketing, and Enablement.
- Works on investment and expansion plans,
- Supports in documenting partner's commitments and investments,
- Utilizes existing experts within SAP to prepare, deliver and follow up on the business planning
- Proactively provide professional preparation and leadership of partner/SAP meetings

Overall:

- Revenue Generation and Leadership
- Responsible for sales of SAP SOLEX software licenses with and through SAP and partner teams and an advisory relationship with the partner and SAP teams.
- Support in driving partner execution to revenue commitments to SAP and measures and reports progress
- Support in training SAP sales team on Solex Solutions and on overall SAP and specific product and solution positioning, and on competitive responses;
- Develop Sales team's awareness on Solex solutions and conduct coaching, opportunity reviews, role-playing, and observing and assisting at customer visits.
- Utilizes available experts (presales, GBSE, AEs, etc.) to generate the best possible approach and result for the partner's business.
- Guides partner on the sales landscape and how SAP solutions complement other software and technologies that the partner sells to increase size of opportunities
- Collaborates with SAP teams (Account Executive, Inside Sales Executive, General Business Sales Executives, etc.) acting as a strategic liaison between the partner and SAP to ensure effective communications, aligned strategies, and sales successes; ensure partner uses full SAP resources effectively (executives, solution experts, sales, support, field services, etc.)
- Updates and communicates key partner changes - for example, new partner executives or organizational structure, new SAP solutions authorizations, partner demand generation campaigns, investments, etc. - to relevant SAP systems and teams (e.g. PRM, ISE's, Account Executives)
- Prevent and resolve conflicts. Escalate as needed

Partner Demand Generation and Pipeline Creation:

- Responsible for partner's pipeline development; driving to SAP's expectation of pipeline multipliers, and leveraging SAP marketing and business development resources and tools.
- Understands, develops and shares relevant demand generation and pipeline creation best practices with partners
- Leads and drives partner to expand their SAP footprint to the innovation solution portfolio where relevant, and incorporate the new solutions in pipeline building and demand generation plans;
- Guides partner's demand generation plans to align with SAP's current go-to-market messaging;
- Influences partner to effectively utilize 100% of their marketing development funds;
- Ensures partners utilize and leverage SAP's Marketing resources, tools, collateral, sales plays, and other SAP demand generation programs;
- Tracks and measures the return on investment (ROI) on the partner's documented demand generation activities
- Develops and executes a pipeline development plan to meet partner's pipeline multiplier goals, net new name goals, and revenue commitments; including setting goals for establishing customer references
- Meeting with top partner sales people for account planning.
- Ensure that the partner collaborates to build and execute joint demand generation activities with SAP regional, industry and national Sales, Business Development and Marketing Teams to grow a mutual pipeline and that partners agree to clear account and align plans as to close more business.
- Driving & owning the forecast from the assigned partners and being accountable for partner participation, partner business planning, partner portfolio expansion, partner demand generation and pipeline and partner growth.

General Partner Management:

- Responsible for the overall success of a partner with SAP, and for partner compliance with SAP Solex program requirements and SAP's Chanel Operating Policies.
- Support for complex deals in accounts.
- Act as a thought leader to optimize partner engagement and investment in the SAP ecosystem and portfolio
- Effectively trains partner's sales force to become experts on delivering the SAP value proposition (overall and by solution)
- Guides partner to work effectively within SAP's Go-to-Market strategy
- Ensures Solex requirements are met and take corrective action as necessary, if required with E&C mgmt.
- Diagnoses and prescribes corrective action for under performing partners
- Ensures that partners - and SAP teams - operate in a professional and ethical manner; take action or escalate if professionalism and ethics standards are not being met

Requirements

WORK EXPERIENCE:

- 2+ years working experience in the software industry
- 1+ years in a partner facing role (ex. Customer Service, Sales, Consulting); experience working at a SAP partner is a 'plus'
- Demonstrated partnering and sales leadership skills
- Relevant experience in cloud / HANA topics
- Business development planning and execution experience in driving sales pipeline, demand gen, and enablement with partners
- Strong analytical competencies

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

- Effective communication and presentation skills an executive level
- High energy - brings innovative ideas to the team and champions best practices
- Proven capability to work in a team and collaborate; with independent accountability
- Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Local market knowledge and understanding (software industry, trends, vertical market industries, etc.)
- Business level English: yes
- Business level local language: yes
- Bachelor equivalent: yes
- Master equivalent: preferred

WHAT YOU GET FROM US:

Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you're searching for a company that's dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment - apply now .

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company. SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

About the Company

Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the world's largest business software company with more than 51,500 employees at sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Our global development approach focuses on distributing development across the world in strategically important markets. A global network of SAP Labs spanning Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, and the United States, enables SAP to operate locally, yet organize globally.

As the global technology research unit of SAP, SAP Research significantly contributes to SAP's product portfolio and extends SAP's leading position by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends through applied research and corporate venturing. SAP Research has highly skilled teams in 11 research centers worldwide.