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Do you always deliver whatyou’vepromised? So do we.
At the heart of every greattechnologysolution is great management, always making sure that the project delivers what it set out to do and matches expectations.
Introduction:
You have an inclusive, global first, anddeeplyhuman outlook with a practical focus on day-to-day activities and changing needs, and your business knowledge matches your excellent teamwork, communication, and negotiating skills.
Come join us:
You will drive revenue growth, and opportunity support for Dynamics 365 in the Manufacturing Industry, and design and communicate industry solution offerings to Clients, Microsoft, Avanade Regions, and Accenture!
In a highly visible and newly created role, the ERP Presales Architect – Manufacturing industry will be a part of our North American team.
As a thought leader, you will establish and develop the existing capabilities, positioning Avanade as an innovator for customers and partners alike.
Reporting directly to the Business Application Industry Lead, and in close partnership with the Global and Regional Solution Area Offering Leads, and our broader portfolio, you will envision and develop innovative solutions/services propositions and products for enterprise clients. You will drive cutting-edge evolution in their application and data portfolios!
Together we do what matters.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the design of functional components related to ERP and the manufacturing industry during presales activities as an expert on capabilities and configuration of D365F&SCM.
- Work with Business Development to build and execute selling strategies and proactively deliver strategic messages and roadmaps to new and existing clients
- Lead client workshops and discovery sessions
- Provide qualification expertise to evaluate the client’s business needs and align them based on Avanade differentiators
- Build conceptual architecture and develop solution options that match your client’s requirements
- Build and deliver Avanade’s innovative solution demonstrations
- Provide input to estimating the functional workstream for the project. Finally, you will advise the delivery team during the functional solution design.
- Build relationships with opportunity channel partners to enable collaboration
- Play a key part in delivering ideation, technology strategy, planning, business case, and prototyping engagements, and supporting business and technology teams to drive the implementation of your recommendations
- Leverage offshore and near-shore sales, solutioning, and delivery capabilities to produce results with excellence.
- Partner closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders -to develop the sales, solutioning, and delivery assets needed to create compelling offering packages.
You will be responsible for creating differentiated propositions while solving business-impacting problems related to managed services solutions, leveraging Microsoft Solutions, and partnering across the Avanade, Microsoft, and Accenture landscape to successful business outcomes.
The following skills are required for this position:
- Extensive ERP experience working with enterprise-level clients
- Hands-on functional experience with the D365 Production module.
- Established career industry-focused experience with business applications.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and principles
- Extensive experience in collaborating with leadership teams in the development and production of Industrial equipment, automotive, chemical, life sciences, and/ or consumer goods industries ERP-focused offerings.
- Acting as a conduit between technology and the business outcome delivered.
- Experience in developing high-value products and services that match enterprise client goals.
- Knowledge of opportunities and risks associated with large-scale, complex projects for your enterprise clients.
- D365 SCM and WMS modules experience and experience in either Infor, Oracle, or SAP are good to have.
- Relevant technology business leadership experience, including solution sales, creation, delivery, and business management.
- You likely possess a bachelor’s degree in a business or technology-related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
- Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
Find out more about some of our benefits here.
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking * Experimenting courageously * Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice * Encouraging boldness * Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client * Prioritizing what matters * Acting as one
Learn more
To learn more about the types of projects our ERP team works on check out these case studies:
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How Norma Group transformed automotive supplier processes by harvesting the power of cloud-based ERP
- MSDW Podcast: What it means to be a modern manufacturer
Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:
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Avanade Insights – exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation
- Inside Avanade – explore what life is like working at Avanade
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