We are looking to hire an innovative SAP Ariba Lead with a strong business consulting background and thorough knowledge of SAP Ariba. The lead is involved in the sales cycles as an Ariba solution expert as well as in Ariba solution implementation projects to confirm the solution design implementation strategy and ensure client satisfaction with the solution. He/she will play an important role in gaining acceptance and trust from the customer that SAP Ariba can solve their challenges. The SAP Ariba Solution Lead will have an important role in building the Ariba Practice.
Responsibilities:
- Identify understand and define customer needs objectives and business requirements in order to propose solutions that can best meet their requirements.
- Prepare and deliver demonstrations/presentations in support of sales cycles.
- Before a demonstration or key presentation conduct discovery sessions with representatives from the prospective customer in order to build relationships with the customer and understand their unique needs.
- Lead the effort with RFI and RFP proposals.
- Maintain a highlevel knowledge of SAPs procurement solution suite in the specialization area of responsibility.
- Designs workflows specific to business process outcomes and understands how to develop and integrate a proposed solution into a customers existing business and technical environment.
- Lead the solution implementation to ensure that solutions are accurately scoped and delivered in line with customer expectations.
- Become a thought leader in the Procurement Space.
Qualifications:
- Proficient level of experience and knowledge of SAP Ariba ProcuretoPay Spend Visibility SAP Ariba Network SAP Ariba Procurement Content SAP Ariba Sourcing and Contract Management AND Supplier Information and Performance Management.
- Has led at least 2 end to end SAP Ariba implementations
- At least 7 years of experience in application design and in development and configuration of technology solutions in P2P business processes
- Minimum 5 years of SAP consulting experience
- Bachelors degree is a must