SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing Consultant
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 812 Years
Role Type: Implementation and Application Support (Functional Consultant)
Role Summary
Responsible for end-to-end design, configuration, and deployment of SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing (B&I) processes integrated with SAP S/4HANA or ECC. The consultant will drive procurement digitization initiatives, support guided buying enablement, and ensure stable operations post go-live.
Key Responsibilities
During Implementation:
- Lead requirement workshops with procurement, finance, and IT stakeholders.
- Define end-to-end P2P process in Ariba (Requisition PO Goods Receipt Invoice Payment).
- Configure Ariba Buying, Invoicing, and Catalog Management modules.
- Design and validate integration scenarios via Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
- Map data fields for supplier, cost center, GL, material, and plant integration.
- Develop and test approval workflows, custom rules, and user roles.
- Work closely with suppliers for Ariba Network enablement and catalog onboarding.
- Conduct UAT, training sessions, and deployment planning.
- Support cutover and go-live activities ensuring transaction continuity.
Post Go-Live Support:
- Manage and resolve issues related to P2P transactions, invoice failures, and catalog updates.
- Handle supplier enablement, connection monitoring, and user support.
- Analyze transaction logs in Ariba and CIG for error handling.
- Execute system enhancements, workflow optimizations, and catalog refresh cycles.
- Collaborate with finance for 3-way match discrepancies and compliance reporting.
- Provide ongoing training, change requests, and release testing.
- Ensure SLA compliance and contribute to continuous process improvement.
Key Skills
- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP Ariba Buying, Invoicing, and Catalogs.
- Solid understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Invoice Reconciliation processes.
- Experience integrating Ariba with SAP S/4HANA using CIG or PI/PO.
- Familiar with Ariba Network supplier onboarding and troubleshooting.
- Good knowledge of approval workflows, roles, and user provisioning.
- Exposure to Ariba Reporting and Guided Buying configuration.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
