Lead and support end-to-end Invoice Receipt to Invoice Pay (I2P) business process design and enablement using SAP Ariba modules, including Contract Compliance and Supplier Enablement, across global rollouts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead business requirements workshops focused on Invoice Receipt to Invoice Pay (I2P) processes, including Contract Compliance
- Design and develop the document exchange marketplace (SAP Business Network / Ariba Supplier Network) aligned with business requirements
- Document commodity-specific buying channels and create buying channel decision matrices
- Develop detailed To-be process documentation (Level 5 functional specifications) and conduct As-is vs To-be fit-gap analyses
- Collaborate with Architects to identify and resolve solution gaps
- Lead creation and maintenance of requirements traceability matrix throughout the solution lifecycle
- Support technical configurators in specification development and solution configuration
- Contribute to design and development of Supplier Enablement, Catalogue Management, and Contract Compliance strategies
- Assist teams in executing supplier enablement, catalogue management, and contract compliance activities
- Develop and guide data cleansing strategies for relevant data elements
- Provide process and functional inputs for SAP Ariba and SAP S4 HANA integration design and development
- Support Test Manager in designing test strategies, scenarios, scripts, plans, and schedules for SIT and UAT
- Assist in execution of testing cycles and lead resolution of test issues in coordination with technical teams
- Lead cut-over plan design, especially migration of historical/WIP transaction data into SAP Ariba
- Support training strategy development, train-the-trainer programs, and training material creation for key and end users
- Lead execution of cut-over plans and go-live functional activities
Required Skills & Experience:
- Thorough knowledge of SAP Ariba modules covering Invoice Receipt to Invoice Pay (I2P)
- Expertise in I2P business processes and their enablement via SAP Ariba
- Strong experience with Ariba Supplier Network (SAP Business Network) usage and configuration
- Knowledge of SAP Ariba integration with SAP S4 HANA through Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)
- Strong documentation skills covering invoice receipt, eInvoice ASN configuration, invoice reconciliation, payment advice, and invoice payment at Level 5 detail
- Experience leading global business process design workshops and espousing best practices
- Proven track record in developing and maintaining global process playbooks for regional/country rollouts
- Experience supporting supplier enablement on ASN and catalogue/contract line content creation
- Experience in change management, testing, and training support
- 10+ years of global SAP Ariba deployment experience
- Financial Services industry knowledge is a plus
