Technical Specialist
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Job Description
Technical Specialist
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Summary

"Ariba Implementation Lead
Experience: 12+ years; 5+ end-to-end Ariba full suite implementations across Globe. Should have proven experience to lead the process design on SAP Ariba.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather Requirement, perform fit-gap analysis and develop robust design.
• Deliver workshop and prepare required documentations as per project guidelines.
• Lead the design and manage the stakeholders to get the timely sign off on the best practices processes design for SAP Ariba full suite applications.
• Configure contract workspaces, clause libraries, templates, playbooks and term variants; set up meta-data taxonomy.
• Design approval flows (legal, finance) with thresholds; implement e-signature and versioning; define archive/retention.
• Map ERP integrations: vendor/GL/CC, contract reference on PO, price/term visibility; data migration for legacy contracts.
• Set up obligation tracking, alerts and renewals; define KPIs for contract compliance and cycle time.
• Collaborate with Supplier Risk to embed risk scores and mitigations within contracting checkpoints.
• Design registration and qualification workflows; build modular questionnaires (tax, bank, ESG, InfoSec, sanctions).
• Integrate Workday org data for request/approval routing; align vendor master with S/4 (BP model).
• Configure risk rules/thresholds and continuous monitoring; set up periodic review cadence and remediation playbooks.
• Define GDPR-compliant consent, data retention and right-to-be-forgotten processes.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and corrective action plans linked to category strategies.
• Create buying channels (punchout/hosted), smart forms, rules and help content; enable preferred content surfacing.
• Ariba buying configurations, including approval flows, ICM configurations, parameters
• Well-versed with Ariba master data and related configuration.
• Should be able to support mappings for the Ariba interfaces.
• Should be able to drive the discussions on Ariba spend control tower and category management.
Knowledge & Skills Expected Functional/Domain:
• Ariba full suite process knowledge including Risk, Category Management, spend control tower, Intake management, Next-Gen Ariba
• Integrations with SAP S/4HANA and HR data with workday
• Source to Pay process expertise, including category, supplier and catalog management.
Technical/Tools:
• Ariba Sourcing & Contracts configuration, e-Sign (DocuSign/Adobe), integration mapping to S/4 via CIG.
• Data migration (extract/classify/load) for legacy contracts.
• CIG
• Ariba APIs
Soft:
• Detail orientation, documentation rigor, and stakeholder education.
Key Deliverables
• Business Requirement documents, Functional design, best-in-class best practice system integrated to S/4HANA.
Expectations 
• Methodology: SAP Activate; iterative builds with Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retros) and quality gates.
• Compliance & Security: GDPR, SoD/ICFR controls, audit trails, data minimization & retention policies; Country specific localization (VAT, eInvoicing where applicable).
• Tooling: Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint/Teams; ALM/test mgmt; basic MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Ways of Working: Cross-stream collaboration (S2C, P2P, CIG, Data, OCM, Training); transparent RAID & decisions log.

"

Key Responsibilities

"Ariba Implementation Lead
Experience: 12+ years; 5+ end-to-end Ariba full suite implementations across Globe. Should have proven experience to lead the process design on SAP Ariba.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather Requirement, perform fit-gap analysis and develop robust design.
• Deliver workshop and prepare required documentations as per project guidelines.
• Lead the design and manage the stakeholders to get the timely sign off on the best practices processes design for SAP Ariba full suite applications.
• Configure contract workspaces, clause libraries, templates, playbooks and term variants; set up meta-data taxonomy.
• Design approval flows (legal, finance) with thresholds; implement e-signature and versioning; define archive/retention.
• Map ERP integrations: vendor/GL/CC, contract reference on PO, price/term visibility; data migration for legacy contracts.
• Set up obligation tracking, alerts and renewals; define KPIs for contract compliance and cycle time.
• Collaborate with Supplier Risk to embed risk scores and mitigations within contracting checkpoints.
• Design registration and qualification workflows; build modular questionnaires (tax, bank, ESG, InfoSec, sanctions).
• Integrate Workday org data for request/approval routing; align vendor master with S/4 (BP model).
• Configure risk rules/thresholds and continuous monitoring; set up periodic review cadence and remediation playbooks.
• Define GDPR-compliant consent, data retention and right-to-be-forgotten processes.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and corrective action plans linked to category strategies.
• Create buying channels (punchout/hosted), smart forms, rules and help content; enable preferred content surfacing.
• Ariba buying configurations, including approval flows, ICM configurations, parameters
• Well-versed with Ariba master data and related configuration.
• Should be able to support mappings for the Ariba interfaces.
• Should be able to drive the discussions on Ariba spend control tower and category management.
Knowledge & Skills Expected Functional/Domain:
• Ariba full suite process knowledge including Risk, Category Management, spend control tower, Intake management, Next-Gen Ariba
• Integrations with SAP S/4HANA and HR data with workday
• Source to Pay process expertise, including category, supplier and catalog management.
Technical/Tools:
• Ariba Sourcing & Contracts configuration, e-Sign (DocuSign/Adobe), integration mapping to S/4 via CIG.
• Data migration (extract/classify/load) for legacy contracts.
• CIG
• Ariba APIs
Soft:
• Detail orientation, documentation rigor, and stakeholder education.
Key Deliverables
• Business Requirement documents, Functional design, best-in-class best practice system integrated to S/4HANA.
Expectations 
• Methodology: SAP Activate; iterative builds with Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retros) and quality gates.
• Compliance & Security: GDPR, SoD/ICFR controls, audit trails, data minimization & retention policies; Country specific localization (VAT, eInvoicing where applicable).
• Tooling: Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint/Teams; ALM/test mgmt; basic MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Ways of Working: Cross-stream collaboration (S2C, P2P, CIG, Data, OCM, Training); transparent RAID & decisions log.

"

Skill Requirements

"Ariba Implementation Lead
Experience: 12+ years; 5+ end-to-end Ariba full suite implementations across Globe. Should have proven experience to lead the process design on SAP Ariba.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather Requirement, perform fit-gap analysis and develop robust design.
• Deliver workshop and prepare required documentations as per project guidelines.
• Lead the design and manage the stakeholders to get the timely sign off on the best practices processes design for SAP Ariba full suite applications.
• Configure contract workspaces, clause libraries, templates, playbooks and term variants; set up meta-data taxonomy.
• Design approval flows (legal, finance) with thresholds; implement e-signature and versioning; define archive/retention.
• Map ERP integrations: vendor/GL/CC, contract reference on PO, price/term visibility; data migration for legacy contracts.
• Set up obligation tracking, alerts and renewals; define KPIs for contract compliance and cycle time.
• Collaborate with Supplier Risk to embed risk scores and mitigations within contracting checkpoints.
• Design registration and qualification workflows; build modular questionnaires (tax, bank, ESG, InfoSec, sanctions).
• Integrate Workday org data for request/approval routing; align vendor master with S/4 (BP model).
• Configure risk rules/thresholds and continuous monitoring; set up periodic review cadence and remediation playbooks.
• Define GDPR-compliant consent, data retention and right-to-be-forgotten processes.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and corrective action plans linked to category strategies.
• Create buying channels (punchout/hosted), smart forms, rules and help content; enable preferred content surfacing.
• Ariba buying configurations, including approval flows, ICM configurations, parameters
• Well-versed with Ariba master data and related configuration.
• Should be able to support mappings for the Ariba interfaces.
• Should be able to drive the discussions on Ariba spend control tower and category management.
Knowledge & Skills Expected Functional/Domain:
• Ariba full suite process knowledge including Risk, Category Management, spend control tower, Intake management, Next-Gen Ariba
• Integrations with SAP S/4HANA and HR data with workday
• Source to Pay process expertise, including category, supplier and catalog management.
Technical/Tools:
• Ariba Sourcing & Contracts configuration, e-Sign (DocuSign/Adobe), integration mapping to S/4 via CIG.
• Data migration (extract/classify/load) for legacy contracts.
• CIG
• Ariba APIs
Soft:
• Detail orientation, documentation rigor, and stakeholder education.
Key Deliverables
• Business Requirement documents, Functional design, best-in-class best practice system integrated to S/4HANA.
Expectations 
• Methodology: SAP Activate; iterative builds with Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retros) and quality gates.
• Compliance & Security: GDPR, SoD/ICFR controls, audit trails, data minimization & retention policies; Country specific localization (VAT, eInvoicing where applicable).
• Tooling: Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint/Teams; ALM/test mgmt; basic MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Ways of Working: Cross-stream collaboration (S2C, P2P, CIG, Data, OCM, Training); transparent RAID & decisions log.

"

Other Requirements

"Ariba Implementation Lead
Experience: 12+ years; 5+ end-to-end Ariba full suite implementations across Globe. Should have proven experience to lead the process design on SAP Ariba.
Key Responsibilities
• Gather Requirement, perform fit-gap analysis and develop robust design.
• Deliver workshop and prepare required documentations as per project guidelines.
• Lead the design and manage the stakeholders to get the timely sign off on the best practices processes design for SAP Ariba full suite applications.
• Configure contract workspaces, clause libraries, templates, playbooks and term variants; set up meta-data taxonomy.
• Design approval flows (legal, finance) with thresholds; implement e-signature and versioning; define archive/retention.
• Map ERP integrations: vendor/GL/CC, contract reference on PO, price/term visibility; data migration for legacy contracts.
• Set up obligation tracking, alerts and renewals; define KPIs for contract compliance and cycle time.
• Collaborate with Supplier Risk to embed risk scores and mitigations within contracting checkpoints.
• Design registration and qualification workflows; build modular questionnaires (tax, bank, ESG, InfoSec, sanctions).
• Integrate Workday org data for request/approval routing; align vendor master with S/4 (BP model).
• Configure risk rules/thresholds and continuous monitoring; set up periodic review cadence and remediation playbooks.
• Define GDPR-compliant consent, data retention and right-to-be-forgotten processes.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and corrective action plans linked to category strategies.
• Create buying channels (punchout/hosted), smart forms, rules and help content; enable preferred content surfacing.
• Ariba buying configurations, including approval flows, ICM configurations, parameters
• Well-versed with Ariba master data and related configuration.
• Should be able to support mappings for the Ariba interfaces.
• Should be able to drive the discussions on Ariba spend control tower and category management.
Knowledge & Skills Expected Functional/Domain:
• Ariba full suite process knowledge including Risk, Category Management, spend control tower, Intake management, Next-Gen Ariba
• Integrations with SAP S/4HANA and HR data with workday
• Source to Pay process expertise, including category, supplier and catalog management.
Technical/Tools:
• Ariba Sourcing & Contracts configuration, e-Sign (DocuSign/Adobe), integration mapping to S/4 via CIG.
• Data migration (extract/classify/load) for legacy contracts.
• CIG
• Ariba APIs
Soft:
• Detail orientation, documentation rigor, and stakeholder education.
Key Deliverables
• Business Requirement documents, Functional design, best-in-class best practice system integrated to S/4HANA.
Expectations 
• Methodology: SAP Activate; iterative builds with Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retros) and quality gates.
• Compliance & Security: GDPR, SoD/ICFR controls, audit trails, data minimization & retention policies; Country specific localization (VAT, eInvoicing where applicable).
• Tooling: Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint/Teams; ALM/test mgmt; basic MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Ways of Working: Cross-stream collaboration (S2C, P2P, CIG, Data, OCM, Training); transparent RAID & decisions log.

"
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