Specialist Customer Success Manager - Houston

We help the world run betterAt SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.The Specialist Customer Success Manager (SCSM) works directly with our Digital Supply Chain (DSC) customers to guide them through their journey with our solutions. The SCSM works to increase customer satisfaction, retention, renewals, references and upsells for Cloud products within the DSC solutions portfolio. They achieve this by building strong relationships with our customers and helping them maximize the value of their partnership with SAP.The SCSM oversees key customer milestones throughout the customer lifecycle, from deal signature, through to system provisioning, monitoring implementation progress and business case achievement. The SCSM is expected to serve as the strategic point of contact for the customer and to leverage appropriate resources across SAP functions to maintain overall customer health.The SCSM maintains a close working relationship with other colleagues and customer facing personnel necessary to support assigned accounts (e.g. AEs, GAD, LoB Sales Specialist, Services, Support, Solution Management, Product Management, Deals Desk and our ecosystem partners).Territory ManagementCreates and maintain a comprehensive view of their territory. They will communicate customer life cycle status, common risks & issues, insights on usage and retention challenges.Leverages system-based usage data, surveys and all other forms of feedback to form comprehensive point of view on clients / territory health & propensity to renewDevelops and implements account strategies and implementation plans for emerging and renewal customersBuild Account RelationshipsDevelops trusting and deep relationship with customer stakeholders, by establishing regular cadence of interactionsAdvocates for and becomes the Voice of the Customer within SAP; understands competitive threats and utilizes proper escalation channels to help customers during times of need.Promotes customer community by driving participation in customer events (VIP sessions, Reference Program, etc.)Works with marketing to ensure customer groups meetings take place frequently in the territory and are communicated to customersNurture ReferencesDrives customer references; pushes for reference stories across accountsEstablishes success metrics agreed with the customer; tracks and addresses reference blockers for each accountDrive Value RealizationManages the renewal processes through qualification, needs analysis, commercial negotiation and closeProactively engages customers to ensure they get maximum value from SAP solutions; facilitates customer engagement and adoption by utilizing workshops, best practices, VIP webinars, thought leadership, etc.Manage RetentionThe SCSM manages the renewal cycle for their customers in tight collaboration with the CRS.The SCSM is accountable for engagement with the customer, account team and other commercial stakeholders.Upselling/Cross-sellingProvide sales teams with information about potential opportunity for license sales within and outside of the DSC portfolioWhat you bring5 years experience in Sales, Pre-Sales, Services or Solution/Product ManagementProject management experience, including business process transformation and re-engineeringExperience managing complex customer engagementsCustomer relationship management, sales, and sales team expertise in license or services domainCommercial experience, incl. developing account management plans and contract negotiationsLine of Business experience in Supply Chain, Asset Management, Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, or Transportation ManagementMultilingual capability is an advantage depending upon region (minimum is local language English)Bachelor equivalent: RequiredMBA or related post-Bachelor qualification is preferredTravel expectation is up to 40% of time on-site with customersCandidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policySAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.SAP is not offering visa sponsorship for this role at this time.Bring out your bestSAP 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 inclusionSAPs 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 realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide 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: Careers@sap.com.For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.Compensation Range Transparency : SAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 116,400 - 251,800 USD.The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidatewill be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills,experience, scope ofthe role, location, etc. as determinedthrough theselection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits (https://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/en/public/welcome) .Requisition ID: 402964| Work Area:Sales| Expected Travel: 0 - 40%| Career Status: Professional| Employment Type: Regular Full Time| Additional Locations:#LI-Hybrid