SAP P2P Ariba Consultant

Tekshapers; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

You will participate in end-to-end design workshops, document decisions, and interface with 3rd party vendors to ensure high-quality solutions and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Business facing role requiring excellent oral and written communication with vendors and dealers in North America.
• Hands-on Ariba implementation and rollout experience.
• Deep SAP functional expertise in procurement and P2P processes.
• Experience with FIORI Apps and API/CPI integration is preferred.
• Ability to plan independently, manage small projects and coordinate with teams.
• Experience onboarding vendors to Ariba and interfacing with third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep SAP functional expertise in Ariba and P2P across SAP modules.
• Participate in design workshops and end-to-end solution deployment.
• Interface with 3rd party vendors during solution design, development and support.
• Document fit/gap analyses and design decisions with business justification.
• Complete functional specs for reports, interfaces and workflows (RICEFW).
• Coordinate with development teams to ensure alignment with functional specs.

Skills

Ariba

Ariba implementation

Ariba rollout

OpenText SCC integration

FIORI Apps

API/CPI integration

S4 HANA P2P

P2P knowledge

Vendor coordination

Communication skills

Design workshops

End-to-end solution design

Documentation

Tools

OpenText SCC

Job description

• - Business facing role, needs excellent communication (oral and written) with ability to work directly with vendors and dealers in North America


• - Should have handled Ariba on Implementation and Rollout projects.


• - 4 to 6 years hands on experience with Ariba direct and Indirect procurement, Ariba supplier collaboration, OpenText SCC integration a must


• - Experience working with business directly and independently.


• - Experience with FIORI Apps, API/CPI integration preferred.


• - Independently able to plan and handle activities and manage small projects.


• - Understands various scenarios in P2P and Ariba integrations.


• - Implement S4 HANA P2P – Ariba best Practices and ability to co-ordinate.


• - Provide deep SAP functional expertise in the given process area, as well as demonstrated knowledge of key integration points across SAP modules and technical components.


• - Participate in design for and deployment of integrated end-to-end solutions; partner with other IT delivery team member to ensure efficient and effective design, development, and implementation of solutions.


• - Participate in end-to-end design workshops, providing knowledge of industry best practices and application of global SAP implementation experience.


• - Document fit/gap analysis and design decisions; ensure deviations from out of the box functionality and have sufficient business justification and positive value proposition.


• - Complete functional specifications for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, and/or workflow (RICEFW)


• - Interface with 3rd party vendors for technical consulting during solution design, development, and ongoing support.


• - Experience in onboarding vendors to Ariba and related processes


• - Partner with development (RICEFW) team members to ensure technical design and delivery align to functional specifications and adhere to needed quality.


• - Complete system configuration work


• - Share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the respective process area.


• - Provide regular and accurate status updates and other documentation to management for assigned project, support, and enhancement work.