SAP Functional Analyst ARIBA

Qualification, Experience & Critical Capabilities

• University degree (Bachelors) in a commercial/ business or technical/IT subject 
• Preferred with Professional Certification or Post graduation (MBA, Six Sigma etc.)
• Working knowledge Materials Management, Sourcing, Contract Management, Spend Analysis, Supply Chain Collaboration
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle 

Relevant Experience

• Total experience of 6 to 10 years as a SAP MM & Ariba Consultant with minimum 1 end to end Implementation of SAP solutions in a global context
• Experience in handling Steady State Support in the forms of Incidence and Small Changes

• Should have experience in SAP Materials Management module and SAP Ariba with exposure to Ariba Catalog, Ariba SLP , Ariba sourcing, Ariba Contract Management , Ariba Spend analysis, Guided Buying, Ariba supply chain collaboration and Integration between MM-FI, MM-PP and MM-SD etc
• Experience in writing Business Requirement Specifications and Functional Specifications for ABAP objects (Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows)

General Experience and Prerequisites 

• Excellent written and verbal communication around issues, managing escalations, opportunities
• Experience in client facing and managing outsourced partners
• A Team player with a collaborative attitude, proactive and ability to work under pressure

Key skills -

• SAP ARIBA Modules: ARIBA Spend Management, ARIBA Strategic Sourcing/RFx Events, ARIBA Contract Management, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP), ARIBA Guided Buying, Business Network Administration (AN).
• Integration Troubleshoot: Integration support (with IT) of ARIBA P2P/Guided Buying with ECC (Integration Suite, CIG).
• Providing support by delivering small change in the area of ECC and VIM to address country-based requirement.
• Knowledge of  CI9 to ARIBA CIG upgradation, to streamline vendor master process between ARIBA and MDM systems.
• Knowledge of SAP ARIBA Guided Sourcing (A streamline process for ARIBA Sourcing).
• Independent contributor to assess Business Partner harmonization and S4 HANA migration project facilitating designing approach, script preparation and migration strategies for ARIBA Indirect Procurement.
• ARIBA Preferred Care support as DSC (Designated Support Contact) along with exploration of ARIBA quarterly feature releases.
• Simplified Business Operations (Striving for continuous improvements by introducing APIs, Process Improvements, introducing RPA BOT through webservices).
• Training on key business process, and issue resolution towards key stake holders, indirect business partner and procurement operations team.
• RPA BOT automation – Web service enablement to integrate BOT with ARIBA for PR creation.
• ARIBA Disaster Recovery assessment and GCC audit fulfillment.
• Handling of ‘’ARIBA Website Certificate Renewal’’ and ARIBA quarterly feature configuration

Responsibilities and requirements:

•  Ensured E2E Delivery and ownership with agile mindset for superior customer experience.
• Lead SAP Ariba Steady State Squad and work towards reducing the Incident count in Ariba.
• Typically supervises non-professionals who perform routine tasks or provides informal and/or formal guidance, training, and support to other team members
• Requires developed specialized skills, or a breadth of skills, through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience
• Often inputs to development of new procedures / standards subject to approval from manager
•  Requires in-depth knowledge and experience to respond to non-routine situations, with consideration of short term consequences
• Completes work with a limited degree of supervision or works autonomously
• Has developed breadth and/or depth of skills in a range of processes procedures and systems, or acts as the technical expert in an area
• Skills are typically developed through a combination of vocational training and considerable on the job training or a college / university degree with limited work experience
• May propose and/or contribute towards improvements to processes (with validation of supervisor/manager)
• Typically coordinates and supervises the daily activities of a small support, production or operations team of non-professionals (at lower Work levels), may allocate work, sets priorities to ensure task completion, coordinates work activities with other supervisors; provides subject matter guidance to other team members.
• Typically does not spend more than 20% of time performing supervision.
• May be responsible for performance evaluation and pay review.
•  Spends a majority of working time performing the same work processes and activities as employees on team
• Mainly uses existing procedures to solve standard problems; analyses information and standard practices to make judgments with consideration of consequences

Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation company (Part of Syngenta Group) dedicated to improving global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 60,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com

• University degree (Bachelors) in a commercial/ business or technical/IT subject 
• Preferred with Professional Certification or Post graduation (MBA, Six Sigma etc.)

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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