SAP Source-to-Pay Applications Functional Lead

Planet Group; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking a Senior SAP Source-to-Pay Functional Lead to drive cross-application procurement strategy and governance. You will own S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition procurement configuration, Ariba Buying and Invoicing, and Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance across multi-country environments.

You will also lead Fieldglass contingent workforce processes, integration boundaries among S/4, Ariba, and supplier networks, and guide testing, release impact analysis, and post-go-live

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP procurement / source-to-pay delivery.
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Procurement.
• SAP Ariba: Buying and Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Contracts/Contract Compliance, and Ariba Invoicing.
• FLC implementation experience.
• SAP Fieldglass contingent workforce processes.
• SAP Business Network and managed-gateway integration concepts.
• Supplier, contract, invoice, and contingent labor process integration.
• Approval/workflow, supplier and purchasing master data, and invoice/receipt controls.
• Post-go-live production support, testing, and release impact analysis.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cross-application source-to-pay functional roadmap, backlog, and design governance.
• Lead S/4HANA Cloud procurement configuration and support for requisitioning, purchasing, receiving, invoicing, and data mapping.
• Own SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing configuration and process controls across deployments.
• Own supplier onboarding, qualification, lifecycle, profile, and performance in Ariba.
• Own contract compliance and integration requirements across Ariba and S/4.
• Own Ariba Invoicing processes deployed for centralized intake/orchestration.
• Own Fieldglass contingent workforce processes and downstream integration.
• Define integration boundaries among S/4, Ariba, SAP Business Network, Fieldglass, Finance and HR.
• Lead production defect triage and regression testing related to purchasing, invoices, or master data.
• Maintain process docs, interfaces, playbooks, and test traceability.

Skills

S/4HANA Cloud

Procurement

Ariba Buying

Ariba Invoicing

Supplier Lifecycle

Contracts Compliance

Fieldglass

Integration concepts

Process controls

Governance

Post-go-live support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title:SAP Source-to-Pay Applications Functional Lead
Location: Remote / Chicago, IL, New York, or New Jersey
Onsite Requirements: 90% remote with some travel to Chicago, IL, New York, or New Jerseyfor critical meetings
Compensation Range: $80 - 90 per hour

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• On the cross-application source-to-pay functional roadmap, production backlog, and design governance.
• Lead S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition operational procurement configuration and support for requisitioning, purchasing, receiving/service entry, invoice integration, and procurement master/organizational data within scope.
• Own SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing functional configuration and process controls, including guided/requisition-to-order and invoice-related user experiences where deployed.
• Own supplier onboarding, qualification, lifecycle, profile, and performance processes in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance.
• Own contract compliance/process integration requirements, including contract consumption, ordering/invoicing against contracts, and handoffs across Ariba and S/4.
• Own SAP Ariba Invoicing processes deployed for centralized invoice intake/orchestration; recognize that SAP Central Invoice Management is legacy naming for this product area.
• Own SAP Fieldglass contingent workforce functional processes, including worker/work-order lifecycle, time/expense or service-related approvals where deployed, and downstream procurement/financial integration.
• Define integration and data ownership boundaries among S/4, Ariba, SAP Business Network, Fieldglass, Finance, HR, and supplier systems.
• Lead triage of production defects involving purchasing, supplier master, contracts, invoices, service entry, contingent labor, approvals, or cross-system status synchronization.
• Maintain process/configuration documentation, interface ownership, support playbooks, and test traceability.
• Define functional test scenarios and lead regression/business validation for source-to-pay releases.
• Review SAP cloud release changes across S/4, Ariba, and Fieldglass and coordinate impact assessment and regression scope.
• Partner with Security/IAM on business roles, approval controls, segregation of duties, and privileged configuration access.
• Drive clean-core and standard-content adoption, escalating unnecessary customizations or duplicative workflows.
• Manage SI/vendor functional deliverables and enforce defect-resolution quality, evidence, and production-readiness standards.
• Provide functional leadership during supplier onboarding waves, invoice/payment-impacting incidents, and procurement close periods.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP procurement / source-to-pay delivery, including cross-product leadership
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Procurement
• SAP Ariba: Buying and Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Contracts/Contract Compliance, and Ariba Invoicing
• FLC implementation experience
• SAP Fieldglass contingent workforce processes
• SAP Business Network and managed-gateway integration concepts
• Supplier, contract, invoice, and contingent labor process integration
• Approval/workflow, supplier and purchasing master data, and invoice/receipt/service-entry controls
• Post-go-live production support, testing, and release impact analysis
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a global professional-services enterprise with indirect procurement and contingent workforce complexity.
• Experience with SAP Integration Suite managed gateway and S/4-Ariba-Fieldglass integration troubleshooting.
• Current SAP certification/learning credentials aligned to S/4HANA Cloud sourcing/procurement, SAP Ariba, and/or SAP Fieldglass are preferred.