Ariba Functional Consultant

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business requirements related to procurement and sourcing processes.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend SAP Ariba best practices.
• Configure and implement SAP Ariba modules such as:

o Buying & Invoicing

o Sourcing

o Contract Management

o Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP)

o Guided Buying

o Supplier Risk Management

o Spend Analysis

• Prepare Functional Specifications (FS) for custom developments and integrations.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and solution design discussions.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, and go-live support.
• Support integration between SAP Ariba and SAP ECC/S/4HANA using Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Develop and maintain process documentation, configuration workbooks, and training materials.
• Provide post-go-live support and continuous process improvement recommendations.
• Conduct end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.

Additional Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes.
• Experience with SAP Ariba modules:

o Procurement

o Sourcing

o Contracts

o Supplier Management

o Guided Buying

o Invoice Management

• Business process mapping and requirement gathering.
• Fit-gap analysis and solution design.
• UAT planning and execution.
• Vendor and supplier lifecycle management. [jobs.gighub.ai], [jooble.org]

Technical and Professional Requirements

• SAP Ariba configuration and implementation.
• SAP ECC/S/4HANA procurement integration.
• Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Understanding of SAP MM procurement processes.
• Knowledge of master data and transactional data integration. [hirist.tech], [jooble.org]

Preferred Skills

• SAP Ariba

Educational Requirements

MBA,MCA,MTech,Bachelor of Engineering,BTech