Procurement Tool Functional Lead (SAP Ariba)

Xoriant; Bengaluru; Ibrido; INR 5.000.000 - 7.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Xoriant in Bengaluru (Hybrid) seeks a Procurement Tool Functional Lead to own the functional design and support of procurement across SAP Ariba and downstream SAP processes.

The candidate will align business requirements with Ariba configuration, lead requisition-to-order design, and coordinate with SAP S/4HANA/ECC integration, ensuring governance and smooth production support.

Competenze

• 8–12 years overall experience, with 5+ years in SAP Ariba procurement.
• At least one end-to-end SAP Ariba implementation or major rollout.
• Strong SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing / Guided Buying experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of Ariba workflows, approvals, catalogs, buying channels, forms, and user administration.
• Good understanding of Ariba SAP S/4HANA/ECC integration.

Mansioni

• Own functional requirements for intake, workflows, approvals, buying channels, catalog/non-catalog purchasing and user support.
• Assess Procurement Tool requirements against existing SAP Ariba configuration, master data, and process constraints; recommend fit-to-standard solutions.
• Lead functional design for requisition-to-order processes and integration touchpoints with SAP S/4HANA or ECC.
• Configure approval flows, purchasing policies, forms, buying channels, users/roles and related procurement settings.
• Analyze functional incidents, identify root cause, and coordinate resolution across Procurement Tool, Ariba, SAP and integration teams.
• Support SIT/UAT, defect triage, business validation, release readiness, and production stabilization.
• Work with business stakeholders to translate local requirements into scalable global procurement processes.
• Provide functional governance, documentation, and knowledge transfer to support teams.

Conoscenze

SAP Ariba

Ariba Buying & Invoicing

S/4HANA integration

Functional design

Stakeholder mgmt

Strumenti

SAP Ariba

SAP S/4HANA

ECC

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Title: Procurement Tool Functional Lead (SAP Ariba Capability)

Role: FTE role

Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid)

Job Description:

Procurement Tool Functional Lead SAP Ariba Capability

Role Purpose:

Lead the functional design and support of procurement processes spanning Procurement Tool and SAP Ariba, ensuring business requirements align with the current Ariba configuration and downstream SAP procurement processes.

Experience:

8-12 years overall, including 5+ years in SAP Ariba procurement solutions and at least one end-to-end implementation or major rollout.

Key Responsibilities

• Own functional requirements for intake, workflows, approvals, buying channels, catalog/non-catalog purchasing and user support.
• Assess Procurement Tool requirements against existing SAP Ariba configuration, master data, and process constraints; recommend fit-to-standard solutions.
• Lead functional design for requisition-to-order processes and integration touchpoints with SAP S/4HANA or ECC.
• Configure or guide configuration for approval flows, purchasing policies, forms, buying channels, users/roles,and related procurement settings.
• Analyze functional incidents, identify root cause, and coordinate resolution across Procurement Tool, Ariba, SAP and integration teams.
• Support SIT/UAT, defect triage, business validation, release readiness, and production stabilization.
• Work with business stakeholders to translate local requirements into scalable global procurement processes.
• Provide functional governance, documentation, and knowledge transfer to support teams.

Required SAP / Technical Skills

• Strong SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing / Guided Buying experience.
• Strong understanding of SAP MM/P2P: PR, PO, goods receipt, invoice, and supplier processes.
• Hands-on knowledge of Ariba workflows, approvals, catalogs, buying channels, forms, and user administration.
• Good understanding of AribaSAP S/4HANA/ECC integration and common integration failure scenarios.
• Ability to interpret configuration, master data, and transaction behavior to resolve user and process issues.
• Strong stakeholder management, requirements analysis and functional documentation skills.

Preferred / Good to Have

• SAP Ariba certification.
• Experience with multi-country procurement rollouts and localization.
• Exposure to SAP BTP Integration Suite/CPI and API-based procurement integrations.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking, ownership, clear communication, collaboration across business and technical teams, and ability to work independently in a delivery/support environment.