Principal Consultant – ERP DOMAIN (Senior)

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Consultant – ERP Domain to serve as a trusted advisor to C-level executives and senior business leaders. This role is responsible for leading complex business transformation engagements, shaping enterprise strategies, and driving ERP-enabled digital transformation initiatives across multiple industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead strategies for embedding AI into core ERP business processes (Financials, SCM, HCM, Procurement, Manufacturing).
• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI augmentation opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve decision-making.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to design AI-augmented operating models and transformation roadmaps that deliver measurable ROI.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives and senior business leaders.
• Facilitate executive workshops, visioning sessions, and strategic planning engagements.
• Develop enterprise transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Create business and technology transformation roadmaps.
• Provide executive-level guidance on digital transformation, operating model evolution, and organizational change.
• Lead current-state assessments of business processes, applications, and enterprise operating models.
• Design future-state operating models that improve business performance and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop business cases, investment analyses, and value realization strategies.
• Collaborate with ERP service lines, solution architects, and delivery teams to translate strategy into successful implementation.
• Ensure solution recommendations leverage ERP Domain capabilities and industry best practices.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive stakeholders and key decision-makers.
• Serve as the executive engagement lead throughout the consulting lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and introduce additional ERP solutions and consulting services.
• Support business development efforts, including proposals, executive presentations, and strategic pursuits.
• Guide clients through enterprise transformation and organizational change initiatives.
• Monitor emerging industry trends, ERP innovations, and market developments to advise clients on future opportunities.
• Conduct industry benchmarking to identify performance improvement opportunities and leading practices.
• Develop, refine, and apply consulting methodologies, frameworks, and accelerators that improve delivery quality and consistency.
• Contribute to thought leadership through executive presentations, white papers, webinars, and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Mentor consulting teams and promote innovation across transformation engagements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of management consulting, enterprise transformation, or technology advisory experience.
• Extensive experience leading ERP transformation initiatives across ERP, HCM, SCM, EPM, or CX.
• Demonstrated success advising C-level executives on enterprise strategy and digital transformation.
• Strong expertise in business process transformation, operating model design, and organizational change.
• Experience developing executive business cases, transformation roadmaps, and value realization plans.
• Exceptional executive communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Prowess in influencing executive decision-making and leading complex consulting engagements.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ERP transformation programs across multiple industries.
• Prior experience with a global consulting firm or systems integrator.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, digital strategy, and business transformation methodologies.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional consulting teams.
• ERP certifications are preferred.

Core Competencies

• Executive Advisory
• Enterprise Transformation
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process Excellence
• Digital Transformation
• Operating Model Design
• Business Case Development
• Value Realization
• Executive Facilitation
• Stakeholder Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Thought Leadership
• Change Management
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Consulting Methodologies
• Industry Benchmarking
• Problem Solving
• Results Orientation

Deliverables

• Owned Executive Assessments
• Enterprise Transformation Roadmaps
• Current and Future State Operating Model Designs
• Business Cases and Investment Recommendations
• Value Realization Plans
• Executive Presentations and Strategic Recommendations
• Transformation Governance Frameworks