Introduction As a Package Consultant at IBM, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of designing, developing, and re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages using various tools. You will use a mix of consultative skills, business knowledge, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients business environment and achieve business results.
Your Role and Responsibilities As a Package Consultant at IBM, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of designing, developing and re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages using various tools. You will use a mix of consultative skills, business knowledge, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients business environment and achieve business results. IBM Global Business Service Domestic is seeking skilled consultants with SAP expertise specifically in SAP Ariba for both upstream and downstream. In this role, you will be required to provide functional/technical expertise in SAP.
You will have to lead IBM as well as client team members in completion of tasks towards achievement of goals.
All positions are based in India and business consulting positions will require 100% traveling on project sites within India.
Primary Skills:- Certified candidates with depth knowledge in the following Ariba functionalities/modules are preferred highly preferred
Sourcing
Guided Sourcing
Contracts Management
Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Management
Supplier Risk Management
Templates Configurations, other administration functionalities in Ariba
Secondary Skills:- Certified candidates with depth knowledge in the following Ariba functionalities/modules are preferred highly preferred
Ariba Commerce Automation
Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Ariba Guided Buying
Network configurations, other administration functionalities in Ariba
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Lead IBM and client project team though out the implementation in preparation, designing the process, building the system, testing and migration activities till Go live
Understand client's procurement process and requirements
Conduct and drive workshop session with clients for process design fixing, requirements review, system demonstrations
Provide expertise in designing the process in conjunction with IBM/Ariba Design Authority
Drive continuous improvement of process definition
Document To be process flows as per the design and configuration details and prepare Function specifications document
Analyze FIT/GAP against the clients requirements and system functionalities
Identify possible solutions/ workarounds for gaps by working with SAP team
Prepare test scripts, scenarios, steps, and conduct UAT session with clients
Lead and carryout migration activities for system go live
Provide extensive support for clients post go live through issues and bugs fixes, product enhancements
Liaise between SAP team, Clients, IBM SMEs for implementation, post go live support and future product enhancements
Ability to work with and collaborate with all internal IBM team and external Clients teams, SAP Teams toward developing a best practice processes, quality, and efficiencies for the program.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Highly motivated professional (MBA - Finance / SCM)
Candidate should have excellent communication skills, as these are client facing roles
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