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Senior Consultant, SAP Ariba
About the role
• Lead requirements gathering and process workshops for supplier management
• Design and configure SAP Ariba SLP processes, including supplier requests, registration, qualification, preferred supplier designation, and disqualification
• Configure supplier questionnaires, project templates, approval workflows, and lifecycle processes
• Document business requirements, functional specifications, and configuration decisions
• Lead functional testing, support user acceptance testing, and prepare training materials
• Standardize supplier onboarding and qualification processes with stakeholders
• Support supplier data quality, governance, and ongoing maintenance
• Troubleshoot SLP issues and recommend process and configuration improvements
• Support adoption through user training, documentation, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with technical teams on supplier data integration with SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and related applications
• Support data mapping, validation, and resolution of supplier integration issues
• Coordinate with procurement, finance, and supplier enablement teams to align business processes
• Provide ongoing functional application support for SAP Ariba SLP, including incident resolution, service requests, and configuration changes
• Investigate recurring issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate fixes with technical teams and SAP support
• Support release testing and regression testing, maintain support documentation, and communicate issue status to business users
• Manage assigned deliverables, estimates, risks, and dependencies
• Support data migration, cutover, post-go-live activities, and ongoing enhancements
• Provide progress updates and recommendations to clients and project leadership
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to delivery standards
• Strong hands-on functional and configuration expertise in SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP)
• Experience with the supplier process in backend system (SAP ECC-SAP S/4HANA)
• Experience implementing and supporting supplier registration, qualification, onboarding, and lifecycle management processes
• Experience configuring supplier questionnaires, templates, approval workflows, and qualification criteria
• Experience in Integration using Cloud Integration Gateway/Managed Gateway
• Understanding of supplier master data, governance, and integration requirements
• Ability to translate supplier management requirements into effective SLP solution designs
• Experience providing ongoing SAP Ariba SLP application support, including incident management, troubleshooting, and service request delivery
• Experience delivering SAP Ariba SLP implementations and enhancements, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing, and deployment
• Ability to document functional requirements and collaborate with technical teams on integrations and extensions
• Experience with data validation, defect resolution, user training, and post-go-live support
• Understanding of procurement processes and how supplier lifecycle management supports source-to-pay activities
• Experience supporting complex or multi-country supplier onboarding and qualification processes
• Proficiency in SLP integration with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA
• Experience with supplier data migration, cleansing, and governance
• Experience working directly with procurement and supplier management stakeholders
• Experience with SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network
• Experience in SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Spend Analysis, SAP Business Network, SAP MM, SAP FI/AP, SAP Ariba Buying, SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Invoice Management, or SAP Ariba Catalog is a bonus or beneficial
• Relevant SAP Ariba certification is beneficial
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear communication and effective stakeholder management
• Ability to connect supplier management requirements with system capabilities
• A collaborative approach to client delivery, mentoring, and continuous improvement
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field
• 7+ years of relevant SAP experience, including hands-on SAP Ariba SLP implementations and ongoing application support
• Experience in SAP transformation programs and client-facing delivery
• Work from Home set-up
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Gratuity, PF, EPS and Bonus, NPS
• Shift Allowances
• On-call Allowance
• Health and wellness Allowances
• Learning and Development Allowances
• No question asked certification policy
• Certification Bounty Bonus