SAP Functional Lead Ariba SLP

GeeksForLess Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GeeksForLess Inc. in Canada seeks a senior SAP Functional Lead for Ariba SLP to drive end-to-end procurement and enable SAP Ariba SLP across ECC and S/4HANA P2P landscapes.

You will partner with stakeholders to maximize procurement effectiveness, ensure governance, and align the roadmap of the SAP procurement stack. RemoteAnywhere with Toronto-aligned hours; long-term, full-time engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Accounting or Information Systems.
• 3+ years hands-on SAP Ariba experience with Ariba SLP; certifications preferred.
• 5+ years SAP Procurement/MM or S2P/P2P in SAP ECC or S/4HANA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements with stakeholders.
• Lead design, configuration, and deployment of Ariba SLP processes.
• Coordinate with IT, vendors, QA, and business units for seamless delivery.
• Provide end-user training and change adoption support.
• Support integration across SAP and non-SAP systems.

Skills

SAP Ariba SLP

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Tools

SAP Ariba

SAP ECC

S/4HANA

SAP BTP

CPI

Job description

The construction company from Canada is looking for The SAP Functional Lead Ariba SLP (Supplier Lifecycle and Performance). They are responsible for enhancing, supporting, and developing all aspects of SAP Ariba SLP at, with a strong focus on SAP ECC and S/4HANA P2P capabilities. The lead will partner with key stakeholders on projects and business initiatives to maximize the effectiveness of end-to-end procurement processes (mainly on procure-to-pay, along with order-to-cash and record-to-report) while ensuring the overall operational health, controls, and roadmap of the SAP Procurement landscape.

Long-term and full-time cooperation, close to Toronto working hours.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, prioritize, and document business requirements through workshops and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analyze complex business processes and recommend SAP Ariba SLP solutions aligned with requirements.
• Build strong understanding of business processes and act as liaison for SAP Ariba SLP production support.
• Lead application design, blueprinting, configuration, enhancements, and documentation for SAP Ariba SLP functionality.
• Serve as the hands-on functional expert during unit testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and QA coordination.
• Coordinate with SAP Functional Analysts, Leads, QA, technical teams, vendors, and internal IT teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Support S/4HANA procurement integration architecture, including SAP BTP services, CPI, APIs, and integration across SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Provide end-user training, job aids, release communications, and adoption support for SAP ECC, S/4HANA Procurement, Fiori, and Ariba SLP processes.
• Follow SAP best practices and ITSM processes while supporting changes, expedited transports, releases, regression testing, and cutover activities.
• Work independently, mentor junior resources, support audits when required, and operate according to internal, external, and legal standards.

Requirements

Location: Remote Anywhere

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline, with minimum 3+ years of hands-on SAP Ariba experience, including extensive expertise in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP); SAP Ariba and/or Procurement certifications are preferred.
• Ideally 5+ years of SAP Procurement, Materials Management (MM), or Source-to-Pay experience in SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA including requisitions, purchase orders, service procurement, inventory management, goods receipt processing, vendor master/business partner management, release strategies, reporting, and Fiori applications.
• Lead the design, configuration, and support of Ariba SLP processes, including supplier registration, onboarding, qualification, disqualification, segmentation, performance management, workflows lifecycle, reporting and governance.
• Manage supplier risk, compliance, forms, questionnaires, assessments, and supplier data stewardship to ensure high-quality supplier master data and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes across procurement and supplier management functions.
• Maintain working knowledge of SAP Ariba solutions including Buying & Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Enablement, and SAP Business Network.
• Provide expertise in Ariba integration architecture, including SAP Business Partner integration, vendor master synchronization, supplier replication, SAP BTP services, SAP CPI, APIs, web services, identity management, security, workflow, and approval frameworks.
• Collaborate across Procurement, Finance/AP, Project Systems, and other business functions to deliver integrated solutions spanning SAP and non-SAP enterprise applications.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with proven success leading cross-functional teams and supporting enterprise procurement transformation and modernization initiatives.