Monday, July 07, 2008

Job openings for Proposal Management experts at SAP Labs in Gurgaon

About company:

SAP Labs India is SAP’s second largest Research & Development and Global Services & Support center in the world. Founded in November 1998, SAP Labs India is one of the four global development hubs (Germany, US and Israel being others) of SAP that contribute to all areas of the SAP product value chain- Research & Breakthrough Innovation, Product Development, Global Services & Support and Customer Solutions & Operations. SAP Labs India researches, designs, and delivers leading-edge software applications that enhance and extend SAP® solutions, and is recognized within the SAP global organization as one of the prime contributors of innovation, quality and service. As a Global Services and Support organization, Labs India boasts of the largest production team outside Germany providing assembly, validation and test services, and is credited as being the largest testing center within SAP. Employees of SAP Labs India spread across Bangalore and Gurgaon are leading the way in building solutions for businesses across the world. Thanks to SAP"s extensive employee learning system, management excellence and world class infrastructure, we have been rated among the Top-3 "Great Places to Work" in the Indian IT industry. As an employee of SAP Labs India – one of SAP"s fastest growing subsidiaries - you would be part of an organization that is a role model for globally distributed development organizations, contributing effectively to the goals of SAP"s business units.

Visit http://www.saplabs.co.in/ for more details.

Position: Proposal Management:

Location: Gurgaon

Overview of the Team:

The Proposal Management team is a group of highly experienced professionals that help develop and deliver deal centric, high-end, customer-facing deliverables to increase the effectiveness of the sales process. Proposal Management offers a wide range of services including:

  • Opportunity Strategy: Working with the field in developing executive messaging and providing strategy based on previous experiences
  • Opportunity Management: Coordination of deliverables, production scheduling, and assembly of final content into a single customer-facing document
  • Production – Design/Formatting/Delivery: Client or industry-specific imaging, creative solutions, delivery coordination, formatting

Proposal Management offers a wide range of products that help support the entire sales cycle - covering everything from executive meetings, to software demonstrations, to RFPs and Proposals. Proposal Management uses qualification and prioritization criteria to review each request and ensure that work is focused on those opportunities that provide the greatest value to the company.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the role are to support the US based sales teams and provide Proposal Management services to help in the creation, formatting, and production of sales responses. The position will report to North America Proposal Management. Specifically, the focus of the role includes:

  • Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate directly with the US based Sales and Proposal Management teams
  • Qualifies and prioritizes requests for service, sent directly from the US Sales teams, based on defined criteria and timelines
  • Ensures a timely response to requests for services
  • Ability to work with unstructured information, including leveraging past experience and knowledge in order to determine the appropriate course of action
  • Is an expert of content location within the SAP infrastructure, SMART, PM Self-Service, Sales and Marketing, etc
  • Provides accurate assessments and predictions of resource requirements (e.g. time/effort) and communicates impact of any time constraints.
  • Provides regular status reports and updates regarding deliverable/services progress and timelines.
  • Works with the sales team, Proposal Management Team and Graphic Services team to ensure delivery on time

Technical Skills – Mandatory:

  • Strong MS Office skills (PPT, Word, Excel)
  • Strong communication skills - communicating effectively via both indirect and direct channels (e.g. email and telephone)
  • Ability to work remotely, across multiple time zones
  • Strong ability to multitask
  • Strong analytical and interpretive skills

Qualifications:

  • Graduation – With good academics in 10th, 12th standard and graduation.
  • Please mention the education details along with the percentage and also mention the current CTC and Expected CTC.

Work Experience: 2 to 5 years (Max)

APPLY: If interested, send your resume in MS Word attachment to sunitha.rm at sap dot com along with following details:

  1. Have you applied to SAP LABS for a Career Opportunity, in Past 6months – Yes/No:
  2. As the Position is Based out from Gurgaon, Are you Open for Relocation (if applicable) to Gurgaon – Yes/No:
  3. What is your Total Experience (Pls Mention in Years):
  4. What is your Relevant Exp (Based upon the Requirement mentioned Below, In Years):
  5. What is your Current CTC:
  6. What is your Notice Period:
  7. Are you a Fulltime Employee with your Current Organization – Yes/No: