SAP Ariba SCC Consultant

As an SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) Consultant at our company in Hyderabad, you will play a crucial role in implementing and supporting SAP Ariba SCC processes for direct material procurement. Your responsibilities will include integrating with SAP S/4HANA or ECC for seamless supplier collaboration on forecasts, orders, shipments, and quality data. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct business workshops with procurement, planning, and manufacturing teams to define direct procurement and collaboration scope. - Configure Ariba SCC components for PO collaboration, forecast sharing, ASN (Advance Shipping Notice), consignment stock, and quality collaboration. - Design integration scenarios between S/4HANA MRP / PP / MM modules and Ariba SCC via CIG. - Map data for scheduling agreements, planned orders, and inventory collaboration. - Coordinate supplier onboarding for SCC participation and training. - Validate data synchronization (PO confirmations, delivery schedules, ASNs). - Conduct UAT, go-live cutover, and hypercare support with business and suppliers. - Monitor collaboration transactions between suppliers and S/4HANA. - Resolve data mismatches, transmission errors, and integration failures. - Support suppliers with forecast visibility, order confirmation, and ASN issues. - Maintain configuration for new suppliers, materials, and business rules. - Work with business users on enhancements and new collaboration scenarios. - Participate in release management, testing, and documentation. - Analyze performance KPIs (forecast accuracy, confirmation cycle time, supplier responsiveness). Key Skills: - Hands-on experience with Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) for Direct Procurement. - Strong knowledge of MRP, Scheduling Agreements, and PO collaboration. - Deep understanding of Ariba/S/4HANA integration via CIG. - Familiarity with supplier onboarding, ASN, and quality collaboration flows. - Good grasp of Ariba Network transaction monitoring. - Ability to troubleshoot CIG and XML transaction errors. - Excellent communication and collaboration with supplier ecosystems. If you possess a certification in SAP Ariba modules, exposure to Agile delivery or Fit-to-Standard methodology, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and proven experience in at least 2 full-cycle implementations, and if you are willing to work in a global delivery model with multiple time zones, you are the ideal candidate for this role.,