SAP ARIBA Consultant

SAP ARIBA Consultant

Bellevue, WA Or Remote

Fulltime

Job Description:

• The SAP Ariba is responsible for end to end ownership of Ariba Buying & Invoicing, Sourcing and Procurement initiatives, providing functional and delivery across sourcing, contracting, buying, and invoicing processes.
• This role operates at a lead level, independent problem solving, with accountability for successful execution in fast paced, global environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. End to End Project & Delivery Ownership

• Own end to end delivery of SAP Ariba B&I, Sourcing and Procurement workstreams, covering scope, timelines, dependencies, and execution.
• Drive project deliverables across fast paced and parallel initiatives, ensuring outcomes meet business and program objectives.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies, resolving challenges with minimal escalation.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for delivery success within the Ariba B&I domain.

2. Functional Leadership – SAP Ariba

• Provide lead level functional expertise in SAP Ariba, with strong understanding of:
• Sourcing and procurement, contracting integration
• Upstream and downstream process interactions
• Understand how tools, integrations, and business processes interact across the source to pay landscape.
• Guide solution design decisions to ensure scalable, compliant, and business aligned outcomes.
• Support and advise stakeholders on best practices and process optimization within Ariba B&I.

3. Stakeholder & Global Collaboration

• Communicate clearly and effectively with business, technical, and program stakeholders.
• Provide regular status updates, risk outlooks, and progress reporting.
• Demonstrate flexibility to align with PST time zone, while supporting collaboration across global time zones.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Lead and manage end to end SAP Ariba B&I delivery, with accountability for scope, timelines, quality, and business outcomes across sourcing, buying, and invoicing workstreams.
• Provide functional and delivery leadership for SAP Ariba implementations, ensuring seamless interaction across tools, integrations, and source to pay processes.
• Drive planning, task allocation, execution tracking, and risk mitigation for fast paced, multi stream Ariba projects with minimal escalation.
• Act as the primary stakeholder interface, translating business requirements into scalable and compliant Ariba B&I solutions and ensuring alignment across global teams.
• Establish and enforce delivery governance, execution standards, and best practices for Ariba B&I configuration and deployment.
• Mentor and guide team members, promoting strong ownership, independent problem solving, and consistent delivery quality.
• Oversee status reporting, dependency management, and executive communication, providing clear visibility into progress, risks, and decisions.
• Manage delivery across global time zones, ensuring alignment with PST based stakeholders while supporting extended coverage as required.