Downstream Lead - Ariba Buying & Invoicing

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Driving workshops with P2P business teams to understand their current business processes, tools & technologies.
• Showcasing knowledge of the best practices and industry benchmarks in the P2P domain.
• Adept at designing and implementing SAP P2P/Buying & Invoicing solution for clients.
• Client interaction during entire project lifecycle.
• Ensure high customer satisfaction through on-time in-scope delivery of projects.
• Expertise in defining solution strategy and conducting workshops to gather customer requirements.
• Prepare detailed functional specs for integration activities.
• Guide business process and configuration design choices based on knowledge of Ariba capabilities and constraints.
• Conduct user training.
• Facilitate integration and user acceptance testing.
• Support business users with process or system issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of implementation experience in Ariba P2P with minimum 2-3 implementations where downstream Ariba solutions were involved/in scope.
• 7+ full cycle implementations of Ariba P2P.
• Dynamic seasoned result-oriented procurement professional with right blend of consulting and business experience
• A thought leader in Sourcing and Procurement area.
• Must have Ariba configuration and customization experience.
• Must have experience with guiding technical team for integrating Ariba P2P solution with SAP ERPs.
• Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of core P2P concepts and principles and an intimate understanding of current trends in this area.
• A strong Consulting approach that allows you to accurately seek the right level of information, perform appropriate analyses and then present the outcome in a easily consumable format, tailored to an Executive audience.