Business Advisory Senior Analyst

Job Description

Skill required: Global Business Process - Sourcing Designation: Business Advisory Senior Analyst Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 5 to 8 years What would you do? The resource will play a key part in driving accurate process, P2P, developing relationships with key partners and supporting our supplier strategy across globe! What are we looking for? Ariba Business Network – e-invoicing SAP Ariba Catalog Supplier Enablement Project Management - Basic Root Cause Analysis Demand Management Operations Management Problem Solving Excellent Communication Skills MS Excel (Advanced Excel) Governance Drive standard meetings and status report cadence across stakeholders both internal and external MOS (management operating system) Connect stakeholders and facilitate stakeholder communications throughout the Enablement Cycle where appropriate. Work in collaboration with client organization, supplier executives and business unit stakeholders to manage and close escalated supplier issues and SAP Field Glass & Ariba Roles and Responsibilities: proven track record of minimum 5 years in Procurement area with expertise in the P2P processes with an emphasis on the digitized buying. Analyzing spend and monitoring adoption/compliance to identify opportunities to drive digital buying improvements. Execute and manage E2E enablement activities within the defined scope. Developing a deep understanding of the Ariba solution to prototype, demo and recommend innovative digital buying solutions. Ensuring production readiness, manages post go-live hyper-care, issue resolution and transition to business as usual. Collaborating with Technology teams, Ariba, delivery teams, business users, and systems integration partners throughout the enablement and deployment phase Plan, create material and facilitate regular meetings with stakeholders across levels to coordinate and manage technical issues during the enablement cycle. Maintain close contact with the P2P GPO leads, P2P delivery, and back-office teams to ensure post enablement support is provided to all suppliers. Drive and manage supplier performance activities with suppliers and business stakeholders. Facilitate, identify, and track the progress of supplier corrective actions/continuous improvement activities within the Enablement Operating Framework Escalate issues to management which cannot be resolved at the project level. Domain Expertise Requirement Deliver Procurement Operations – Digitized Buying services including the following per the client scope of services.oE-InvoicingoCatalog Enablement – Static, Punch Out, & E2E integrationoSupplier Enablement & TrainingoEnd User and Supplier Support & Training Individually handle a client/project and ensure delivery within the SLAs and ensure there are no escalations. Effective communicator accustomed to working seamlessly across reporting levels, teams, and cultures. Support and manage testing for new implementations or enhanced functionality. Ensure that services are provided within assigned timelines; act necessary to address any issues.