SAP Ariba (Senior) Consultant (f/m/d)

apsolut GmbH; España; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Growth & development

International collaboration

Team events

Corporate benefits

Health and life insurance

Job summary

apsolut GmbH in Spain is seeking an SAP Ariba professional to join our team and contribute to procurement transformation projects across P2P and S2C. The role will be tailored to your SAP Ariba expertise and project experience, with ownership and seniority aligned to the selected candidate.

You will work in a dynamic, multicultural environment, supporting throughout the lifecycle from requirements gathering to post-go-live support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba implementations, configurations, or optimisations.
• Experience in at least one SAP Ariba solution area (Buying, Guided Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts, or Supplier Lifecycle and Performance).
• Solid understanding of P2P and/or S2C processes from business and SAP Ariba perspectives.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating them into functional designs or configurations.
• Experience in configuration, testing, UAT, defect resolution or deployment support.
• Excellent analytical and structured problem-solving skills with a customer-oriented approach.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with international project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide customers throughout SAP Ariba implementation and optimisation projects from requirements to post-go-live support.
• Work across SAP Ariba S2C and P2P processes aligning with project needs and experience.
• Participate in customer workshops and translate requirements into functional designs and configurations.
• Configure SAP Ariba solutions such as Buying, Guided Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts and Supplier Lifecycle and Performance as needed.
• Advise on procurement-process improvements and best-practice SAP Ariba usage.
• Prepare functional specs, configuration docs, test scenarios and training materials.
• Collaborate with integration and technical teams on interfaces between SAP Ariba and SAP ERP/S/4HANA.
• Work with international teams and potentially lead functional workstreams.

Skills

SAP Ariba

Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

Source-to-Contract (S2C)

Requirements gathering

Workshop facilitation

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

SAP ERP / SAP S/4HANA

SAP Integration Suite

Job description

THE TEAM - We are passionate about Intelligent Spend Management, Business Network, Procurement, Supply Chain, External Workforce Management, and Business Transformation. When it comes to procurement with SAP, we are not only leaders, but pioneers. As part of the All for One Group, our expertise has earned us SAP Platinum Partner status as well as multiple SAP Ariba MEE Partner of the Year awards. Our mission: to help our customers shape a better digital future for procurement by sustainably improving collaboration between businesses and increasing efficiency.

We are currently looking for an SAP Ariba professional to join our team in Spain and contribute to procurement transformation projects across Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Contract (S2C). We are open to candidates with different levels of experience. The scope of responsibilities, level of ownership, and seniority of the role will be tailored to the selected candidate, based on their SAP Ariba expertise, project experience, and ability to work independently.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and guide customers throughout the lifecycle of SAP Ariba implementation and optimisation projects, from requirements gathering and solution design through configuration, testing, deployment and post-go-live support.
• Work across SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay processes, focusing on the solution areas that match your experience and the needs of each project.
• Participate in customer workshops, analyse business requirements and translate them into functional designs and SAP Ariba configurations.
• Configure and support SAP Ariba solutions such as Buying, Guided Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts and Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, depending on project scope and individual experience.
• Advise customers on procurement-process improvements and recommend appropriate SAP Ariba standard functionality and best-practice approaches.
• Prepare functional specifications, configuration documentation, test scenarios, and user or training materials.
• Perform functional and end-to-end testing, support user acceptance testing, and contribute to the analysis and resolution of incidents and defects.
• Collaborate with integration and technical teams on interfaces between SAP Ariba and SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA.
• Work closely with customers and colleagues in international and multicultural project teams.
• Depending on your experience, facilitate workshops, take ownership of functional workstreams, and coordinate project activities.

REQUIREMENTS

Must Have

• Hands-on experience in SAP Ariba implementation, configuration or optimisation projects.
• Practical experience with at least one SAP Ariba solution area, such as Buying, Guided Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts or Supplier Lifecycle and Performance.
• Good understanding of Procure-to-Pay and/or Source-to-Contract processes from both a business-process and SAP Ariba solution perspective.
• Experience gathering and analysing business requirements and translating them into functional designs or system configurations.
• Experience with relevant project activities such as configuration, testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution or deployment support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured and customer-oriented approach.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with customers and cross-functional project teams.
• Ability to work independently within your area of responsibility while collaborating effectively with the wider project team.
• Very good written and spoken English, with the ability to work in an international project environment.
• Willingness to travel to customer and company locations when required by the project.

Nice to Have

• Experience across both Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Contract, or an interest in developing expertise beyond your current primary area.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA Materials Management processes and their relationship with SAP Ariba.
• Experience with SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network, previously known as Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network and supplier enablement or transactional collaboration scenarios.
• Knowledge of AI use cases applied to procurement processes.
• Experience contributing to the definition of customer procurement and SAP Ariba roadmaps.
• Experience coordinating project activities, facilitating customer workshops or leading a functional workstream.
• Experience working on international roll-outs or global-template implementations.
• SAP Ariba certifications in one or more relevant solution areas.
• Experience in pre-sales activities, solution scoping, effort estimation or proposal preparation.
• Professional proficiency in an additional European language.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible working hours to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Continuous growth and development through training and development programs.
• Collaboration with international teams and exposure to global opportunities.
• Team events to strengthen collaboration and have fun together.
• Corporate benefits, including discounts on leading brands and exclusive offers.
• Health and life insurance for your peace of mind and that of your family.
• And many more employee benefits!