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SAP in the Retail Industry

SAP Retail Solutions have been available for over 25 years and during that time has had unprecedented growth and success. More than 12,200 retailers in 120 countries run SAP Retail solutions including 208 of the 250 top retailers in the world. Of the top global Forbes 2000 retail companies, across all retail industry sectors, over 80% of them run SAP. Each year SAP touches $16 trillion of retail purchases and transactions.

Employment Opportunity

SAP Australia is looking for a Retail Consumer Industries Senior or Principal Consultant with excellent knowledge of SAP Retail solutions to join our Consumer Industries team. You will be based in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane) but may have the opportunity to work with international customers and support global projects if needed.

Expectations and Tasks

- Have an excellent understanding of business processes, solutions and applications in the Retail and Supply Chain industry.
- Be capable of creating and implementing innovative solutions and services for our customers in the Retail Industry, with a focus on AI-assisted processes and solutions.
- Possess an ability to comprehend and apply business process and apply SAP best practice and Activate methodology, including experience of the SAP Integrated Tool Chain.
- Have in-depth experience of SAP technology, applications, and solutions for the retail industry.
- Have implementation experience, having worked with over five full lifecycle implementations of SAP Retail Solutions.

About You

You will have excellent knowledge combined with hands‑on implementation experience of the solution areas mentioned above, as well as the ability to provide expert consulting services, when working with the client, to design and implement innovative digital solutions that transform the client’s business. You will also have demonstrable experience working across all phases of an implementation project from requirements definition and solution design to realisation, testing, implementation and post ‘go‑live’ support.

You are a motivated self‑starter, with a desire to succeed. You must have the skills to partner with a client to analyse and define business requirements, processes and objectives, and subsequently confirm a project solution design,



landscape and deliverables. You should be able to organise your own and potentially other team members’ time and deliverables to meet the project timeline.

To keep abreast of industry trends and to communicate well at all levels of an organisation, you will work as a member of a team or as a team lead and provide team leadership and support to other consulting colleagues.

We embrace continued learning and development as a core component of our organisational culture and you will be expected to become an active member of the SAP Consulting community by sharing knowledge with the community and mentoring team members and contributing to enhancing the knowledge management process within the team (e.g. creating business best practices, process flows, templates and support packaged service offerings).

Education and Qualifications / Skills and Competencies

- Tertiary education
- Deep delivery experience of SAP Retail solutions
- Can conduct and lead requirements and design workshops
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to showcase the solution and advocate its benefits before senior client and fellow project team members
- Ability to work well in, with, and leading teams
- Proven ability to establish long‑term customer relationships
- Ability to effectively understand business requirements and map them to an SAP solution, while minimising system enhancements and risk to both customer and SAP
- Ability to professionally set, manage and satisfy customer expectations through personal involvement or delegation
- Ability to interact effectively with differing levels of partner and customer organisations
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of key methodologies employed by SAP globally
- Transparent understanding of functional and technical integration aspects with other SAP modules and solutions
- SAP Certification in a relevant discipline
- Professional certification would be a bonus
- Ideally Solution and Application Architecture skills such as TOGAF or SAP A200

Work Experience

- At least ten years of work experience in a consulting firm, delivering implementation services for various customers
- Worked extensively within SAP solutions in the Retail Industry
- Experience in five or more end‑to‑end Business Process Implementations in the Retail Industry




- Demonstrate the capability from past projects to meet deadlines and control project scope
- Knowledge and experience with multiple SAP methodologies such as Activate and the Integrated Tool Chain

Bring out Your Best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e‑mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor. Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

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📌 Senior/Principal Retail Consultant (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne