SAP Functional Consultant

Client of Forsyth Barnes; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International exposure

Career progression

Professional development

Client workshops participation

Job summary

Client of Forsyth Barnes in Dubai seeks an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to lead functional analysis and solution delivery across SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, and SAP Ariba. You will translate business priorities into clear designs, guide configuration and validation, and drive HR, workforce administration, and procurement improvements.

You will run discovery sessions, develop concept designs, coordinate configuration, facilitate workshops, and ensure end-user adoption.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in SAP functional consulting in a client-facing role.
• Strong capability in SAP SuccessFactors and HR processes.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP Ariba and procurement workflows.
• Ability to connect HR, workforce, and procurement across modules.
• Experience producing functional specs, process docs, and test scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional discovery sessions for workforce, human capital, talent, and procurement requirements.
• Assess processes and recommend SAP-enabled improvements across modules.
• Develop concepts, process maps, designs, and configuration docs aligned with outcomes.
• Coordinate functional configuration activities and support integration.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, demos, and user acceptance testing.
• Manage defects, enhancements, dependencies, and scope questions.
• Prepare clients for deployment with training and data readiness.
• Provide post-implementation support and optimize solution performance.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP HCM

SAP Ariba

Functional discovery

Stakeholder management

Requirements analysis

Documentation

Workshop facilitation

Job description

Job Description The SAP Functional Consultant will lead functional analysis and solution delivery across SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, and SAP Ariba. Working across consulting engagements, the role will convert business priorities into clear functional designs, guide configuration and validation activities, and help clients achieve measurable improvements in HR, workforce administration, and procurement processes. Success will depend on balancing module expertise with strong consulting judgement. You will engage stakeholders from discovery through deployment, challenge unclear requirements constructively, manage functional risks, and provide reliable guidance when solutions need to be adapted to client operating models. The position offers broad scope for a consultant who can work across disciplines while maintaining quality and accountability in every delivery phase. Operating from Dubai, you will contribute to project planning, workshops, documentation, testing, issue resolution, and post-go-live support as required. Your impact will be visible through well-designed SAP processes, confident client decision-making, controlled delivery, and solutions that are adopted effectively by end users.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead functional discovery sessions to understand workforce, human capital, talent, and procurement requirements.
• Assess existing processes and recommend SAP-enabled improvements across SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, and Ariba.
• Develop functional concepts, process maps, solution designs, and configuration documentation aligned with agreed business outcomes.
• Coordinate or perform functional configuration activities within the relevant SAP modules and support integration considerations.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, demonstrations, conference room pilots, user acceptance testing, and solution walkthroughs.
• Manage functional defects, enhancement requests, dependencies, and scope questions through structured analysis and resolution.
• Prepare clients for deployment through training input, user guidance, data-readiness activities, and operational handover.
• Provide post-implementation support and identify opportunities to improve solution performance, adoption, and business value.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in SAP functional consulting, implementation, or application support within a client-facing environment.
• Strong functional capability in SAP SuccessFactors, with practical understanding of relevant employee lifecycle or talent processes.
• Working knowledge of SAP HCM, including core HR processes and the relationship between employee data and organisational structures.
• Hands-on familiarity with SAP Ariba and its role in procurement, supplier, purchasing, or spend-management processes.
• Ability to connect requirements across HR, workforce, and procurement workstreams rather than treating each module in isolation.
• Experience producing functional specifications, process documentation, test scenarios, issue assessments, and implementation deliverables.
• Confidence facilitating stakeholder discussions, presenting solution options, and explaining technical or process implications in clear business language.
• Strong analytical judgement, structured problem-solving ability, and discipline in managing priorities across concurrent consulting assignments.
• Professional fluency in English and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders from different cultural and functional backgrounds.
• Availability to work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with flexibility for client-site or project-related engagement where required.

Benefits

• Exposure to varied consulting assignments spanning HR technology, human capital transformation, and procurement digitisation.
• Opportunity to work across three strategically important SAP solution areas and broaden end-to-end enterprise process expertise.
• Direct involvement in client workshops, design decisions, implementation activity, and measurable business change.
• Professional development supported through practical project experience, knowledge sharing, and access to evolving SAP delivery methods.
• Career progression potential within a specialist consulting environment where functional expertise can lead to broader advisory responsibility.
• International exposure through work with stakeholders, operating models, and transformation priorities across diverse client organisations.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Several years of experience in SAP functional consulting, implementation, or application support within a client-facing environment.
• Strong functional capability in SAP SuccessFactors, with practical understanding of relevant employee lifecycle or talent processes.
• Working knowledge of SAP HCM, including core HR processes and the relationship between employee data and organisational structures.
• Hands-on familiarity with SAP Ariba and its role in procurement, supplier, purchasing, or spend-management processes.
• Ability to connect requirements across HR, workforce, and procurement workstreams rather than treating each module in isolation.
• Experience producing functional specifications, process documentation, test scenarios, issue assessments, and implementation deliverables.
• Confidence facilitating stakeholder discussions, presenting solution options, and explaining technical or process implications in clear business language.
• Strong analytical judgement, structured problem-solving ability, and discipline in managing priorities across concurrent consulting assignments.
• Professional fluency in English and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders from different cultural and functional backgrounds.
• Availability to work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with flexibility for client-site or project-related engagement where required.