Business Development Manager

The Presales Expert role involves working on Presales and Business Development activities for SAP solutions in the global market. You will be responsible for supporting customer engagement sales cycles by understanding customers" business requirements and promoting the value proposition of SAP solutions to meet their needs and deliver benefits. In the Business Development aspect of the role, you will define and execute market-oriented solution strategies to create business opportunities and increase revenue. Your key responsibilities will include identifying, understanding, and defining customer needs and objectives, designing solutions that best meet the clients" requirements, and communicating these business requirements to the project/implementation team post-sale to ensure a smooth transition from presales to implementation stages. You will develop presentation materials and demonstration scenarios for sales presentations, demonstrating the value of the solution and building strong working relationships with prospects and the development team. Furthermore, you will support prioritized sales cycles by assisting with strategy, competitive positioning, demonstrations, and presentations, while also playing a crucial role in opportunity planning, strategy, solution approach, and competitive positioning. Additionally, you will actively support the sales teams in promoting and identifying solutions, articulating functional fit and completeness, responding to bid cycles, customer requests for information, and information to tender. Your contribution to pipeline and revenue increase will involve participating and coordinating demand generation activities such as customer workshops, tradeshows, and company events. To excel in this role, you should possess a strong sense of teamwork, integrity, self-motivation, a positive attitude, and problem-solving skills. Staying up to date with new trends within SAP, competitors, partners, and the IT industry is essential. Attending industry seminars and events to raise the profile of the organization and maintain your knowledge of the industry will also be part of your responsibilities. Requirements: - 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing role with a large, multinational software/technology organization - Experience with SAP projects and knowledge of the SAP solution portfolio in presales, consulting, or implementation roles - 1+ years of experience in sales-related activities (sales support, presentation, product demonstration, request for proposal, end-user training) - Understanding of the sales cycle, customer motives, and buying criteria - University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Finance - Excellent communication and presentation skills capable of presenting to group sizes from 2 to 30 people at all levels in the customer organization - Strong analytical, problem-solving, process, and solution-oriented abilities - Ability to partner across various functional groups including account executives, professional services, product development, marketing, and strategic partners - Ability to work independently as well as in virtual teams - Willingness to take responsibility and drive engagements - Ability to work effectively in a complex matrix environment with virtual teams of high-level professionals - Capable of utilizing strong interpersonal, verbal, presentation, and writing skills to successfully interact with SAP stakeholders and customers - Customer and sales focus with the ability to influence prospects - Advanced level of English proficiency,