SAP Ariba Consultant

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.