SAP Ariba Consultant

SAP Ariba Consultant – 5+ Years Experience
Job Title: SAP Ariba Consultant
Experience: 5+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote, india
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced SAP Ariba Consultant with 5+ years of hands-on experience in implementing, configuring, integrating, and supporting SAP Ariba solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes and experience working with business stakeholders to translate procurement requirements into effective SAP Ariba solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and support SAP Ariba implementation, rollout, enhancement, and support projects.
Configure and maintain SAP Ariba modules based on business requirements.
Work across Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay processes.
Gather business requirements, conduct fit-gap analysis, and prepare functional specifications.
Configure Ariba Buying & Invoicing, Guided Buying, Sourcing, Contracts, and related solutions as applicable.
Design and support integrations between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA or ECC.
Work with integration technologies such as SAP Integration Suite/CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway).
Troubleshoot integration, configuration, workflow, catalog, invoicing, and procurement issues.
Configure approval workflows, purchasing processes, catalogs, suppliers, and transactional data.
Coordinate with technical teams for interfaces, APIs, and integration-related requirements.
Support supplier onboarding and enablement activities.
Prepare functional specifications, configuration documents, test scripts, and user documentation.
Conduct unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and support defect resolution.
Work closely with procurement, finance, supply-chain, and IT stakeholders.
Provide production support and participate in incident and problem management.
Support knowledge transfer and guide junior consultants where required.
Required Skills
5+ years of SAP Ariba experience with strong functional knowledge.
Strong understanding of SAP Ariba S2P processes.
Hands-on experience with one or more of:
SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing
SAP Ariba Sourcing
SAP Ariba Contracts
Guided Buying
Ariba Catalog
Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP)
Strong knowledge of SAP Ariba–SAP ECC/S/4HANA integration.
Experience with SAP Ariba CIG / SAP Integration Suite.
Good understanding of procurement processes including:
Requisitioning
Purchase Orders
Goods Receipt
Invoice Processing
Approval Workflows
Supplier Management
Sourcing and Contract Management
Experience in requirements gathering, configuration, testing, and production support.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
SAP Ariba certification is preferred.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA procurement processes.
Experience with SAP Business Network / Supplier Network.
Knowledge of APIs, web services, and integration concepts.
Experience working in global implementation or support environments.
Experience working with offshore/onshore teams.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.

Work arrangement
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