Procurement Strategy & Onboarding Leader (SAP Ariba)

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.; Kildare; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. in Ireland seeks a Manager, Procurement Strategy and Capabilities to lead supplier onboarding and business transformation for the Ireland Buy-Sell model, with SAP Ariba SCC and SAP MM, ensuring go-live readiness and process improvements across procurement, finance, and IT.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities, manage testing, track issues and risks, and drive digital transformation initiatives, dashboards, and governance to deliver value and compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Information Systems or related field.
• 7+ years in procurement, supply chain, supplier onboarding, or related project delivery.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional activities in global or matrixed environments.
• PM/PRINCE2/Agile/Scrum or equivalent certification.
• Experience with SAP Ariba SCC and SAP MM.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier onboarding and business transformation activities for the Ireland Buy-Sell model, with SAP Ariba SCC enablement as the top delivery priority.
• Coordinate end-to-end onboarding across suppliers, Category Managers, manufacturing sites, Finance, Legal, Tax, Supply Chain and IT.
• Manage system testing, user acceptance testing, defect tracking, cutover planning, go-live execution and hypercare activity.
• Drive development cycle management for required process and system enhancements, including requirements gathering, prioritisation, release planning, testing and deployment readiness.
• Maintain clear project plans, issue logs, risk trackers, status updates and governance materials to support delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Cross-functional coordination

Risk tracking & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Information Systems or a related discipline

Tools

SAP Ariba SCC

SAP MM

Microsoft Planner

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Power BI

Jira

Job description

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. in Ireland seeks a Manager, Procurement Strategy and Capabilities to lead supplier onboarding and business transformation for the Ireland Buy-Sell model, with SAP Ariba SCC and SAP MM, ensuring go-live readiness and process improvements across procurement, finance, and IT.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities, manage testing, track issues and risks, and drive digital transformation initiatives, dashboards, and governance to deliver value and compliant operations.