Aes Sap Ariba – Senior Associate Operate

Role: Senior Associate

Operate

Tower: SAP

Experience: 6 - 10 years

Key Skills: SAP Ariba

Educational Qualification: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MBA / B.SC / B. Com / BBA

Work Location: India

Job Description

• As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate effectively with others.

• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.

• Handle/analyze data and information responsibly.

• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.

• Keep up to date with developments in thearea of specialization.

• Communicate confidently in a clear and concise manner.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

• Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, manage deliverables independently, and cross-team collaboration.

• Good Team player. Take up cross competency work and contribute to COE activities.

Position Requirements:

Required Skills:

• Should have a minimum of 6 years of experience in SAP and has worked on multiple SAP Ariba implementation and support projects.

• Experience in handling Ariba Procurement, Supplier Management, CIG and Ariba Network. Should have a solid functional knowledge of the SAP Ariba Procurement (Buying and Invoicing) and SLP.

• Provide expert advice on best practices in Ariba Procurement and Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Management[SLP].

• Proficient level of experience in configuring templates, workflows across upstream and downstream solutions, reports, etc.

• Experience and knowledge of Guided Buying, Sourcing, Contracts, Ariba Commerce Automation, CIG, Ariba Network, Supply Chain Collaboration will be highly appreciated.

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand their business needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.

• Should take ownership of the Ariba modules and report them to the senior leadership.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT, procurement, finance and supply chain to ensure alignment and integration of SAP Ariba solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and support to resolve integration issues, troubleshoot errors and optimize system performance.

• Document functional specifications, configuration settings and integration processes for reference and knowledge sharing.

• Stay updated on the latest SAP Ariba features, enhancements and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

• Configure and customize SAP Ariba modules

• Experience in handling technical and functional support issues and knowledge on change management processes.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in-order to facilitate business/ technical discussions, document solutions and work well with people at all levels of the organization.

• Possesses excellent experience in functional and technical requirements, study of business blue- prints, designing, development, fit-gaps, workshops, realization, testing, end-user training & support.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in SAP Ariba

• Experience in SAP ECC/ S4 Hana is an added advantage.

• Good to have implementation experiences

• Hand on experience in Tools like Service now, Solution Manager, Jira

• Strong understanding of integration with other modules of Ariba

Managed Services - Application Evolution Services

• At PwC we relentlessly focus on working with our clients to bring the power of technology and humans together and create simple, yet powerful solutions. We imagine a day when our clients can simply focus on their business knowing that they have a trusted partner for their IT needs. Everyday we are motivated and passionate about making our clients’ better. 

• Within our Managed Services platform, PwC delivers integrated services and solutions that are grounded in deep industry experience and powered by the talent that you would expect from the PwC brand. The PwC Managed Services platform delivers scalable solutions that add greater value to our client’s enterprise through technology and human-enabled experiences.  Our team of highlyskilled and trained global professionals, combined with the use of the latest advancements in technology and process, allows us to provide effective and efficient outcomes.  With PwC’s Managed Services our clients are able to focus on accelerating their priorities, including optimizing operations and accelerating outcomes.  PwC brings a consultative first approach to operations, leveraging our deep industry insights combined with world class talent and assets to enable transformational journeys that drive sustained client outcomes. Our clients need flexible access to world class business and technology capabilities that keep pace with today’s dynamic business environment.  

• Within our global, Managed Services platform, we provide Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services), where we focus more so on the evolution of our clients’ applications and cloud portfolio. Our focus is to empower our clients to navigate and capture the value of their application portfolio while cost-effectively operating and protecting their solutions. We do this so that our clients can focus on what matters most to your business: accelerating growth that is dynamic, efficient and cost-effective.  

• As a member of our Application Evolution Services (AES) team, we are looking for candidates who thrive working in a high-paced work environment capable of working on a mix of critical Application Evolution Service offerings and engagement including help desk support, enhancement and optimization work, as well as strategic roadmap and advisory level work.  It will also be key to lend experience and effort in helping win and support customer engagements from not only a technical perspective, but also a relationship perspective.