Technology Principal Consultant - SAP Ariba

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Technology Solution Architect

Summary:

The SAP Ariba Procurement Technology Services comprises a team of highly-qualified diverse tech consultants. They assist with complex technical configurations, facilitating spend management business processes, and creating seamless integrations between SAP Ariba cloud services and ERP systems or external systems. We are currently in the market for a Technology Solution Architect with a minimum of 15 years' experience to proficiently manage and deliver large-scale, complex integrations for SAP Ariba cloud services. Additionally, this role demands robust consulting and advisory abilities, thorough business understanding, and excellent solution expertise.

Role:

· Provide architectural services for our customers and help them finalize the landscape for their procurement processes.

· Lead the technology deliver for Procurement services.

· Provide help with technology related discussion during services sales cycle and also help with scoping activities for the same.

· Provide deep SAP functional & technical expertise to implement best-in class supply chain processes for SAP Procurement customers.

· Propose, conceptualize, design and implement solutions that involve integrations between SAP Procurement offerings, S/4 HANA and/or SAP ECC.

· Demonstrate knowledge of key integration points across SAP modules, technical components and SAP Ariba solutions to provide strategic technical and functional direction.

· Proactively apply global SAP implementation experience to guide complex fit/gap analysis and design decisions.

· Organize and facilitate collaborative solution architecting workshops with consulting partners, client business managers and end-users to drive industry best practices.

· Validate and assess feasibility on business requirements analysis or design decisions made by consulting partners, customer’s business and IT delivery team members.

· Develop functional specifications and work with BASIS and ABAP resources to complete object development and testing.

· Prepare technical artifacts including technical design documents, integration design documents and quick reference guides.

· Lead and manage technical development and configurations for SAP Procurement, SAP ECC and S/4 HANA solutions.

· Enable business rules and integration configurations on SAP S/4 HANA and Procurement applications suite.

· Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical or business problems.

· Establish and nurture relationships with business users, help analyse their processes, make value driven choices by being proactive and adaptive.

· Integrate technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for customers.

· Demonstrate broad technical leadership, exert influence outside of immediate team and drive change.

· Mentor and train SAP ABAP resources on S/4 HANA.

Role requirements:

· Bachelor or master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Business Administration with focus on Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering or related area.

· Minimum 15 years of technical and functional experience implementing SAP ERP solutions focussing on Supply Chain

· Minimum 10 years of technical experience implementing SAP S/4 HANA solutions (Procurement).

· Hands on experience in Integrating SAP ERP with SAP Procurement Solutions.

· Hands on project-based experience in designing and implementing SAP S/4 HANA solutions that involved green field implementations, system conversions or landscape transformations.

· Strong knowledge of ABAP programming and/or hands on experience with SAP middle wares like PI/PO/CPI.

· Experience with BTP Platform is an added advantage

· Strong understanding of developing complex WRICEF objects.

· Hands-on experience implementing user exits, enhancements, report and transaction objects, scripts, BAPIs, RFCs, API, oData, IDocs, ALE/EDI, internal and external integration technologies.

· Exposure to SOAP, Micro Services and one or more SAP Cloud Platform Capabilities – ABAP, Integration, Workflow, User Experience, Mobility, Analytics, Machine Learning, Block Chain etc.

· Strong business process knowledge and ability to map business requirements to standard SAP processes with minimal or no customization.

· Global Delivery Model experience working with geographically distributed teams positioned across global time zones.

· Ability to strategize and support ERP migration projects as a trusted advisor.

· Ability to handle high pressure and high demand situations effectively as a technical lead or an integration lead.

· Experience with SAP implementation methodologies and SAP Solution Manager.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to impart ideas in both technical and user-friendly language, presentation skills and influencing skills.

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Requisition ID: 388945  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.