Westernacher Consulting

Global SAP consulting and ERP services

Value Advisor/Consulting - SAP Supply Chain Execution

Operations & Supply Chain ConsultingUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

The role requires 3–5 years of experience in supply chain or logistics consulting, SAP SCM advisory, value engineering, or solution consulting, ideally at a consulting firm, SAP partner, third-party logistics provider, or SAP itself.
The candidate must understand warehouse and transportation operations and how SAP Extended Warehouse Management and/or SAP Transportation Management support them.
The candidate must have experience running discovery sessions and building business or value cases.
The candidate must be able to connect productivity gains to cost, service, and working capital.
The candidate must have practical familiarity with artificial intelligence and emerging technology, with examples of applying them to operational problems.
The candidate must have strong storytelling, executive presence, and written English, and be comfortable defending numbers under challenge.
A degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, or business is required.

Responsibilities

Plan and lead discovery workshops and site walk-throughs across inbound, storage, picking, packing, outbound, yard, and transport.
Map current-state operations and key performance indicators, including order cycle time, pick productivity, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock time, on-time in-full performance, freight cost per unit, truck utilization, and empty miles.
Turn discovery findings into a clear problem statement and prioritized improvement opportunities.
Build phased roadmaps for SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Transportation Management, Yard Logistics, and SAP Business Network for Logistics, including legacy warehouse management system and transportation management system migration and SAP S/4HANA alignment.
Advise on automation and robotics integration, including automated storage and retrieval systems, autonomous mobile robots, conveyors, and material flow systems; labor management; and multi-site rollout strategy.
Identify where artificial intelligence and emerging technology can create impact, including slotting and wave optimization, demand-driven labor planning, predictive estimated time of arrival, route and load optimization, computer vision, Internet of Things, digital twins, and agentic workflows.
Connect supply chain planning, including SAP Integrated Business Planning, inventory, and order promising, to warehouse and transportation execution.
Build business cases using operational baselines, benefit levers, investment, return on investment, payback, net present value, benchmarks, and customer data.
Present and defend value cases to operations leaders, finance, and procurement.
Co-own deal strategy with the Account Executive, including win themes, solution narrative, proposal storyline, and oral presentations.
Brief and drive Presales and Practice Directors on demos and solution designs that prove the value case.
Build reusable discovery guides, warehouse and transport value-lever libraries, return-on-investment calculators, and industry points of view.
Track the SAP supply chain roadmap, automation market, and artificial intelligence developments, and turn them into customer-ready stories.
Contribute to events, webinars, and content that reinforce Westernacher's leadership in supply chain.

Desired Qualifications

An MBA is a plus.
SAP certification in Extended Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, or Integrated Business Planning; or APICS / ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP.
Exposure to warehouse automation vendors or material flow system projects.
Industry experience in supply chain-heavy industries.
Additional languages relevant to the local market unit.

We are looking for a Value Advisor/Consulting - SAP Supply Chain Execution to join our growing team in India. In this role, you will design and build scalable backend systems, contribute to technical architecture decisions, and collaborate with global teams to deliver secure, high-performing enterprise solutions. You'll have the opportunity to work on complex projects, expand your technical expertise, and make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced consulting environment.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

Discovery and business consulting
Plan and lead discovery workshops and site walk-throughs across inbound, storage, picking, packing, outbound, yard and transport.
Map current-state operations and KPIs: order cycle time, pick productivity, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock time, OTIF, freight cost per unit, truck utilization, empty miles.
Turn findings into a clear problem statement and prioritized improvement opportunities.

Transformation roadmap

Build phased roadmaps for SAP EWM, SAP TM, Yard Logistics and SAP Business Network for Logistics, including legacy WMS/TMS migration and S/4HANA alignment.
Advise on automation and robotics integration (AS/RS, AMRs, conveyors, MFS), labor management and multi-site rollout strategy.
Identify where AI and emerging technology create impact: slotting and wave optimization, demand-driven labor planning, predictive ETA, route and load optimization, computer vision, IoT, digital twins and agentic workflows.
Connect execution to the wider supply chain: how planning (SAP IBP), inventory and order promising shape what happens in the warehouse and on the road.

Value case and deal support

Build business cases with operational baselines, benefit levers, investment, ROI, payback and NPV, using benchmarks and customer data.
Present and defend the value case to operations leaders, finance and procurement.
Co-own deal strategy with the Account Executive: win themes, solution narrative, proposal storyline and orals.
Brief and drive Presales and Practice Directors for demos and solution designs prove the value case.

Thought leadership and growth

Build reusable assets: discovery guides, warehouse and transport value-lever libraries, ROI calculators, industry point-of-views.
Track the SAP supply chain roadmap, automation market and AI developments; turn them into customer-ready stories.
Contribute to events, webinars and content that reinforce Westernacher's leadership in supply chain.

Your Expertise:

3–5 years in supply chain or logistics consulting, SAP SCM advisory, value engineering or solution consulting, ideally at a consulting firm, SAP partner, 3PL or SAP itself.

Solid understanding of warehouse and transportation operations and how SAP EWM and/or SAP TM support them.

Proven experience running discovery sessions and building business or value cases.

Strong financial and operational literacy: you can link a productivity gain to cost, service and working capital.

Hands-on curiosity about AI and emerging technology, with examples of applying it to an operational problem.

Excellent storytelling, executive presence and written English; comfortable defending numbers under challenge.

Degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations or business; MBA a plus.

Nice to have

SAP certification in EWM, TM or IBP; APICS / ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) certification.

Exposure to warehouse automation vendors or MFS projects.

Industry experience in supply chain heavy industries.

Additional languages relevant to local market unit.

Why Join Westernacher?

Inspiring and exciting, innovative working environment.

Competitive remuneration package (salary, bonus, benefits).

International company culture and minimal hierarchical structure.

Chance to work on complex projects from different industries.

Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model.

This is Westernacher:

Founded in 1969, Westernacher Consulting is a global business and SAP consulting company represented in 28 countries, with 1,400 consultants across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As an SAP Gold Partner with over 30 years of SAP partnership experience, we combine deep industry knowledge, business process expertise, and technology innovation to create sustainable value for our clients.

We are 100% employee-owned, which shapes our entrepreneurial culture and our commitment to shared responsibility, long-term thinking and sustainable success. We work in partnership, challenge conventional thinking and give our people the opportunity to create meaningful impact for our clients, our company and one another.

Westernacher is committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and make employment decisions based on qualifications, experience and business needs, in accordance with applicable local law.

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About the Company

Westernacher Consulting

Global SAP consulting and ERP services

Westernacher Consulting provides global SAP and business consulting for medium to large enterprises, with industry expertise in manufacturing, logistics, retail and consumer goods, life sciences, and utilities. It helps design, implement, and optimize SAP-based and other business processes across the value chain, configuring ERP modules, integrating procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, finance and HR, and delivering analytics to support decisions. The firm differentiates itself with a long global presence since 1969 and deep industry focus, offering end-to-end SAP and business consulting across multiple sectors. Its goal is to help enterprises achieve innovation, operational excellence, and profitable, sustainable growth through SAP-enabled digital transformation and optimized business processes.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Heidelberg, Germany
Founded: 2009

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