Partner Management Senior Specialist

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Partner Ecosystem Management

Responsible for revenue generation through permanently assigned Seller partners, achieving desired revenue and profitability objectives for both partner and SAP. Act as a strategic thought leader and orchestrator of the Seller partner relationship end‑to‑end, including key engagement activities with all stakeholders. One face proxy to one or few actively managed partners across the entire partner lifecycle, with the goal of growing the partner’s SAP business and investment into their SAP practice across the SAP solution portfolio.

Core Tasks May Include

• Ensuring exceptional partner experience through all partner engagements with SAP
• Conducting a disciplined joint business planning process to expand the partner’s business with SAP, including a multi‑year mid‑term focused development plan
• Assisting partner in building transformational plans to differentiate themselves in the market and maximize customer lifetime value
• Evangelizing SAP opportunities (i.e. new product, new solutions area) in financial terms including potential revenue, required partner investment, break‑even, and return on investment to gain partner adoption, mainly focusing on extending the partner’s sweet spot
• Coordinating joint marketing and business development efforts with partner, including effective partner‑led demand generation tactics
• Focusing on partner readiness; supporting partner with becoming a self‑sufficient, autonomous cloud solution seller
• Identifying areas of improvement on observed competency gaps of managed partner(s) and proactively developing cloud‑ready partner capabilities including presales, sales and post‑sales, with the right‑fit partner delivery capacity
• Leveraging the ecosystem to provide thought leadership into the market to showcase the SAP difference and grow SAP’s competitive advantage

Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose : To orchestrate and oversee Partner relationships, fostering growth and driving Partner investments in SAP’s solutions portfolio. The role ensures alignment with SAP’s strategic objectives and enhances Customer Lifetime Value.

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.

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