SAP Ariba Technical/Solution Architect

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Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Gathering & Solution Design :

• Lead customer workshops to understand business requirements and document existing SAP Ariba configurations.
• Analyze the current Ariba landscape including Buying & Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts, SLP, and Catalogs.
• Perform detailed fit-gap analysis between current-state configurations and Next-Gen Ariba capabilities.
• Design target procurement processes, approval workflows, and control frameworks aligned with business objectives.
  

Configuration & Functional Migration

• Prepare configuration workbooks, solution design documents, migration design documents, and mapping templates.
• Lead functional migration activities covering suppliers, users, roles, catalogs, workflows, and parameters.
• Work closely with technical and engineering teams to validate data mappings, transformation logic, and workflow outputs.
• Support supplier enablement and onboarding during migration phases.
  

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop functional test scenarios, test cases, and UAT scripts for migrated Ariba solutions.
• Support and guide customer testing cycles including workflow validation, approval testing, and end-to-end process walkthroughs.
• Perform data reconciliation and resolve functional defects identified during testing.
  

Cutover & Go-Live Support

• Lead cutover planning and execution activities including configuration finalization and readiness assessments.
• Ensure customer readiness and alignment for go-live.
• Provide hypercare and post-go-live functional support to stabilize the solution.
  

Client Advisory & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted functional advisor to clients on Next-Gen Ariba features, changes, and best practices.
• Recommend process redesign and procurement transformation opportunities.
• Engage with business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
  

Documentation & Training

• Create customer-facing solution documentation including configuration summaries, migration guides, and process documents.
• Develop training materials and support end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
  

Key Skills & Competencies

SAP Ariba Functional Expertise :

• SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Ariba Sourcing
• Ariba Contracts Management
• Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP)
• Ariba Catalogs and Supplier Enablement
  

Next-Gen Ariba & Procurement Transformation

• Next-Gen Ariba Migration
• Fit-Gap Analysis and Impact Assessment
• Procurement Transformation Programs
• Business Process Data & Workflow :
• Ariba Configuration and Parameter Setup
• Workflow Design and Approval Flows
• Supplier, User, Role, and Catalog Migration
• Data Mapping, Transformation, and Reconciliation
  

Testing & Go-Live

• Functional Testing and Validation
• UAT Script Preparation and Execution Support
• Cutover Planning and Go-Live Support
  

Consulting & Professional Skills

• Business Requirements Gathering
• Client Advisory and Consulting
• Strong Documentation and Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote setup
  

Required Qualifications

• 11 - 13 years of experience in SAP Ariba implementations and migrations.
• Strong hands-on experience in Next-Gen Ariba functional modules.
• Proven experience in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Excellent client-facing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in global, multi-stakeholder environments.
  

Additional Requirements

• Immediate or early joiners preferred.
• LinkedIn profile is mandatory.
• Willingness to work in a Pan India remote model.