Consultant at Sage

Job description

Sage has an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to perform the duties of a Functional Consultant for the Enterprise suite of modules in the areas of finance, manufacturing, and distribution business processes and practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide an elevated level of consulting and implementation services at client sites. Responsible for the optimal set up and training in the products for each client and maximize consulting revenue whilst maintaining an elevated level of customer satisfaction
• To deliver project based consulting activities, through the entire project lifecycle, on ad-hoc and medium to long-term engagements
• To be responsible for problem identification, software specification and/or design, implementation, documentation, testing, client training and solution deployment adhering to Sage’s Methodology
• To interact with company and client managers on cost/schedule monitoring
• To comply with financial responsibilities which include project cost estimating, proposal generation and invoicing
• To participate in sales and proposal presentations if required
• To be responsible for achieving defined utilization and revenue goals
• To identify additional product/services opportunities in customer organization
• After the initial ‘introduction period’ the position provides the individual with the opportunity to work actively in implementation projects from start to finish
• You will be expected to work independently at clients, but sometimes within a team environment
• Ability to travel to customer sites with overnight stays is mandatory
• Travel outside the region may also be required for certain cases (30-35% travel)

Qualifications & experience required:

• 3-5 years working experience as a Software Implementation Consultant with involvement in at least 3 full implementation cycles
• A self-driven and ambitious individual that can demonstrate the ability to perform tasks with quality and in a timely manner with a minimum of supervision
• Develop confidence through the interaction with clients and colleagues
• Earns respect of our clients through demonstration of adaptability, tact, commitment, resourcefulness, and proactive communications
• Acts with integrity and has a track record of excellent problem-solving skills
• Degree level education
• Certification in ERP systems is an advantage.