SAP ARIBA PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL LEAD

Sap Ariba Procurement Technical Lead - At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Duties and Responsibilities Practice Development The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead will assist with most aspects of an Ariba OnDemand implementation including (but not limited to): solutions design, business rule development, user interface configuration and customization, external system integration, technical / end-user training and project management. Drive best in class business processes implementation on SAP Ariba cloud solution. The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead will assist the customer with data extraction from their existing systems, ensuring adherence to data specifications, and resulting in successful integration with Ariba OnDemand Solutions. Influence the opinions and decisions of clients leveraging proven best practices. Act as a liaison between the customer and various groups within Ariba such as Technical Support, Sales, Engineering, and Solutions Marketing. Customer Focus The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead, together with other OnDemand Implementation team members, is responsible for customer satisfaction during the successful deployment of solutions. Maintain regular communications with Customer representatives during implementation to keep them appraised of current project status. Ariba Solution Expertise Is conversant in features, functionality and applicability of the following Ariba OnDemand Solutions: Procure to Pay, Procure-to-order, Invoice Pro, Procurement Content and Services Procurement (Field Glass). Build solution, customer, and industry knowledge by leveraging the appropriate resources (internally at Ariba and externally at the customer). Be willing to continuously learn new features (and occasionally new technology) and adapt to changing cloud technology and deployment methodologies. Teamwork Work with and often lead internal and external resources to optimize customer impact. Proactively collaborate and drive the internal team to anticipate and respond to issues that could impact solution deployment. Execute with minimal guidance and show strong initiative. Maintain regular communications with the Project Manager. Display proactive communication (i. E. , face-to-face meetings and phone calls are more frequent than emails). Qualifications and Experience Technical Education Background (IT, Engineering Degree, Physical Sciences). Professional experience (technical consulting or custom development). Experience with systems implementation process/methodology including Waterfall and Agile approaches. Experience implementing or supporting an on-demand solution. Experience implementing or supporting an ERP system (Oracle, SAP, and PeopleSoft). Experience providing software demos/training. Experience deploying systems based on object-oriented platforms. Experience working with Ariba products. High level of competency in process design and configuration. Preferred Knowledge Understanding of procurement and/or Accounts Payable. Understanding of systems implementation process. XML ability to read, define and map XML documents. SQL ability to create queries in SQL. MS Suite ability to communicate effectively with Excel, Word, PPT, Visio. UNIX some background/exposure. Web services - some background/exposure. Please, upload your resume in English Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. We win with inclusion SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability: Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Requisition ID: 396507 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid. #J-18808-Ljbffr