SAP Ariba Consultant
Experience: 8-15 Years
Location: Pan India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP Ariba Consultant with 8-15 years of overall experience in procurement transformation, SAP Ariba implementations, support, and integration projects. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in SAP Ariba Upstream and/or Downstream modules, supplier collaboration, sourcing processes, contract management, procurement operations, and integration with SAP ECC/S/4HANA.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and implement SAP Ariba solutions across Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Buying & Invoicing, and Guided Buying.
- Lead end-to-end SAP Ariba implementation, rollout, enhancement, and support projects.
- Configure sourcing templates, approval workflows, contract workspaces, supplier onboarding, and qualification processes.
- Manage strategic sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and Auctions.
- Drive supplier lifecycle management and supplier performance initiatives.
- Integrate SAP Ariba with SAP ECC/S/4HANA using CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway).
- Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable procurement solutions.
- Conduct Fit-Gap workshops and prepare functional specifications.
- Support SIT, UAT, Go-Live, Hypercare, and post-production support activities.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, procurement teams, and technical teams for solution delivery.
- Troubleshoot and resolve procurement and integration-related issues.
- Mentor junior consultants and support project governance activities.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience in SAP Ariba modules:
- Strategic Sourcing
- Guided Sourcing
- Contracts Management
- Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP)
- Buying & Invoicing
- Guided Buying
- Catalog Management
- Experience with Ariba approval workflows and template configuration.
- Expertise in supplier onboarding, qualification, evaluation, and compliance processes.
- Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Contract processes.
- Experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
- Knowledge of SAP CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway).
- Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting experience.
Good to Have
- SAP MM or SAP S/4HANA Procurement experience.
- Ariba migration and transformation project experience.
- Knowledge of Commerce Automation and Network Integration.
- Experience in global implementation and rollout projects.
- SAP Ariba Certification.
