SAP Functional Consultant — SuccessFactors, HCM & Ariba

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to lead analysis and delivery across SuccessFactors, HCM, and Ariba. You will translate business priorities into clear functional designs, guide configuration, and validate outcomes to improve HR, workforce administration, and procurement processes.

Responsibilities span discovery through deployment, with active stakeholder engagement and risk management.

Qualifications

• Several years of SAP functional consulting experience in a client-facing environment.
• Strong SAP SuccessFactors functionality and lifecycle knowledge.
• Working knowledge of SAP HCM and its data and organisational structures.
• Hands-on SAP Ariba experience in procurement or spend-management processes.
• Ability to connect requirements across HR, workforce, and procurement workstreams.
• Experience producing functional specifications, process documentation, test scenarios, and implementation deliverables.
• Fluent English with strong cross-cultural communication skills.
• Willingness to work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with client-site engagement as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional discovery sessions for workforce, human capital, talent, and procurement requirements.
• Assess processes and recommend SAP-enabled improvements across SuccessFactors, HCM, and Ariba.
• Develop functional concepts, process maps, solution designs, and configuration documentation.
• Coordinate or perform functional configuration activities within SAP modules and support integrations.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, demos, user acceptance testing, and walkthroughs.
• Manage defects, enhancements, dependencies, and scope questions through analysis and resolution.
• Prepare clients for deployment with training input, data readiness, and operational handover.
• Provide post-implementation support and identify opportunities to improve performance and value.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP HCM

SAP Ariba

Requirements gathering

Functional specifications

Stakeholder management

Job description

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to lead analysis and delivery across SuccessFactors, HCM, and Ariba. You will translate business priorities into clear functional designs, guide configuration, and validate outcomes to improve HR, workforce administration, and procurement processes.

Responsibilities span discovery through deployment, with active stakeholder engagement and risk management.