SAP Associate Consultant

Job description

Introduction
Are you about to graduate or did you graduate in the past year? Are you a forward-thinker and eager to learn? At IBM Consulting we are always looking for superstars to work on multiple exciting projects, in a friendly and energetic working environment. If that is you, join us as an Associate Consultant!
IBM Consulting’s Associate Programme is IBM’s world-class 2-year development programme for early professionals and about-to-graduate talents.
As an Associate you will jump-start your consulting career by performing client project work across different industries and service areas. Your projects will be combined with focused training and coaching by our network of experts and mentors. All those elements will help you develop relevant skills and gain meaningful experience, while you solve our clients’ most complex problems with future-shaping solutions. Learn more here:
https://www.ibm.com/services/careers/entry-level-consultant

Your Role and Responsibilities
As an Associate SAP Consultant at IBM Consulting, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of understanding how our clients operate and do business – which includes some of the world’s leading organizations.
We design, develop, and re-engineer highly complex business processes, and the application components and software that support them. You will use a mix of consultative skills, business acumen, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients’ business environment and help them succeed.
We foster a culture of creative, innovative thinkers; people who are curious about how technology can transform businesses and impact the world. We cultivate a diverse, inclusive, global team of people who want to pioneer, reimagine and disrupt the future.
If you see yourself as someone who believes no problem is too big to solve, and who wants to unleash their potential, IBM Consulting is for you.
You’re our type if you
• Are passionate about technology and providing solutions to complex problems. You're enthusiastic, collaborative and spot solutions by setting yourself in the seat of the client
• Demonstrate ability to adapt, with willingness to readily take ownership of tasks and problems
• Thrive at the center stage of attention and can comfortably engage with stakeholders from the shop floor to the board room
• Demonstrate a history of achievements in academics, internships, course work and/or work experience, specifically concerning business and process development with an innovation mindset
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. Consequently, we expect that you continuously develop your skills and mature your professional profile. As part of the Associate program, ongoing learning, development of consulting and technical skills, and continuous personal growth is prioritized - all grounded in a culture of coaching and apprenticeship. You’ll be trained to become an expert in SAP’s technologies and be well versed to collaborate with clients and make strategic recommendations.
Within your role as an Associate SAP Consultant, you will:
• Become part of client-facing teams that generally consists of consultants, subcontractors, remote global resources, and client employees
• Master process design, planning and managing execution of the build and integration of SAP systems
• Specialize in areas and processes such as, Record to Report, Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, Install to Maintain, or Master Data Management
• Assist and eventually guide clients in selection, implementation (design, configuration, and testing), and support of SAP Solutions
• Work in a client-facing manner and be expected to specialize within an industry

Are you enthusiastic about joining the team? Please follow the following steps:
• Apply via our career site and upload your CV and motivation letter (in English)
• Talent Acquisition team will follow up with your application within the next weeks
• The most suitable candidates will be invited to an Assessment Day in February 2024 where you will spend the day with like-minded graduates.

Expected Start Date for the new hires is 16 September 2024.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Degree in any of the following domains: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration & Economics
• We welcome recent graduates with maximum 1 year of work experience and final-year students with less than 6 months of studies left
• Fluent in Dutch and English, with strong communication skills both in writing and verbally
• Excellent presentation/communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm towards information systems and client facing business consulting
• Willingness to travel, depending on business demand
• Eligible to work in the Netherlands and European Union without any restriction

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills