SAP Ariba Consultant

This is a remote position.

• Employment Type: Contract
  
• Work Mode: Remote
  
• Location: Offshore
  
• Total Experience Required: 4 to 8 years
  
• Relevant Experience Required: 4+ years of dedicated implementation and configuration experience across SAP Ariba upstream and downstream modules
  
• Mandatory Certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Procurement or SAP Ariba Sourcing
  

• Configure and deploy SAP Ariba Upstream modules, including SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Contracts, and SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP).
  
• Design and maintain SAP Ariba Downstream components, including SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, Guided Buying interfaces, catalog layouts, and receiving rules.
  
• Build complex workflow approval matrices and business rule sets using Ariba’s approval rule engine, managing multi-tier spending limits and dynamic validation paths.
  
• Orchestrate supplier integration networks, configuring the Ariba Network (SAP Business Network) for electronic purchase orders, invoice automation, and custom supplier portal views.
  
• Coordinate seamless cross-cloud data flows between SAP Ariba and core backend systems (SAP ECC or S/4HANA) using the Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) / SAP Integration Suite.
  
• Manage master data replication pipelines, validating commodity codes, cost centers, payment terms, and vendor master profiles across integrated platform layers.
  
• Govern administrative template designs, custom forms, and workspace structures within a multi-realm environment while ensuring alignment with global corporate procurement policies.
  

Requirements

• 4 to 8 years of enterprise supply chain or procurement technology experience, with 4+ dedicated years actively designing, building, and maintaining SAP Ariba systems.
  
• Strong technical mastery of Ariba template configurations, role-based permissions, custom form building, catalog schemas (CIF/cXML), and workflow parameters.
  
• Deep structural understanding of global strategic sourcing lifecycles, contract compliance, invoice verification tolerances, and multi-currency transaction structures.
  
• Mandatory certification: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Procurement OR SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Sourcing.
  

• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Integration or Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) certification.
  
• Prior experience executing large-scale global procurement transformations involving highly customized third-party ERP architectures or legacy accounting systems.