Application as SAP Consultant

SAP Consultant is a profession in IT / ERP Consulting, typically entered via BSc Business Information Technology FH. Anyone applying here should know these requirements and pitfalls - specific to the Swiss job market, not generic.

Technical Requirements

• At least one SAP module in depth, often FI, CO, MM, SD or HCM
• S/4HANA experience - the migration wave in Switzerland runs until 2027
• Customizing and process design
• Understanding of interfaces to upstream and downstream systems
• German and English fluent in negotiations, often also French

Personal Requirements

• A consulting mindset towards business departments
• Willingness to travel for external consulting
• Patience during long implementation projects

Common Mistakes in the Application

• Modules are named without stating the depth of the projects involved
• S/4HANA experience is missing or not clearly distinguished from ECC
• No indication whether the experience comes from consulting or in-house operations - each requires different things
• Willingness to travel is not clarified, even though it is decisive at consulting firms

Typical Employers in Switzerland

Migros, Coop, Swiss Post, SBB, Nestle, Roche, ABB, consulting firms such as Accenture, Adesso or Novo.

Excerpt from a Cover Letter

Dear Mr. Portmann Over the past five years as an in-house consultant at a Swiss industrial company, I have been responsible for the MM module and, last year, supported the S/4HANA migration for procurement. The real work lay not in customizing, but in clarifying with procurement which of the special solutions built up over years were actually still needed. Of 34 enhancements, nine were ultimately carried over.

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