SAP Ariba Functional Lead

Role focus: Business process, blueprint, fit-gap, functional specs, UAT. Not Technical / Integration.

Engagement Details

Shift

US Shift Timings

Communication

Solid verbal and written communication required

Ariba Upstream (Strategic Sourcing) Functional Lead Requirements

1. Sourcing (RFx & Auctions)

- Design RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and reverse auctions.
- Configure bidding rules, award scenarios, and templates.
- Lead business requirements workshops.

2. Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

- Configure:

- Contract workspaces

- Clause libraries

- Contract terms

- Approval workflows

- Expiration and compliance tracking

3. Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP)

- Design supplier registration.
- Configure qualification, segmentation, risk, and performance management.
- Own supplier onboarding design.

4. Spend Analysis / Category Strategy

- Translate spend analysis into sourcing strategy.
- Define commodity hierarchies.
- Design enrichment logic.

5. Process Design & Requirements

- Lead fit-gap workshops.
- Produce functional specifications.
- Own configuration workbooks.
- Map business processes to Ariba best practices.

6. Integration & Master Data

- Define supplier, commodity, and organization master-data flows.
- Define SAP ERP/S4HANA integrations.
- Define SSO and approval hierarchy requirements.

7. Testing & Enablement

- Own:

- SIT

- UAT

- Defect triage

- Training

- Cutover

- Hypercare

Ariba Downstream (Procure-to-Pay) Functional Lead Requirements 1. Procurement / Guided Buying

- Configure Guided Buying.
- Configure policies, catalogs, and buying channels.

2. Catalog Management

- Configure:

- CIF catalogs

- PunchOut

- PunchOut Level 2

- Catalog kits

- Pricing

- Supplier enablement

3.



Requisitioning & PO Processing

- Design approval workflows.
- Configure purchasing rules.
- Configure account assignments.
- Configure receiving and order confirmation processes.

4. Invoicing & Payment

- Configure:

- Invoice Management
- PO and Non-PO invoicing

- Contract invoicing

- Tax

- Reconciliation

- Exception handling

- Payment processes

5. Approval & Workflow Design

- Build approval rules.
- Configure spend authorization.
- Configure validation and business rules.

6. ERP Integration

- Lead SAP ECC/S4HANA Procure-to-Pay integrations using SAP CIG.
- Define master data integration.
- Define transactional flows.
- Support payment status integration.

7. Supplier Enablement & Network

- Manage Ariba Network supplier onboarding.
- Configure transaction rules.
- Configure document routing.
- Lead testing, UAT, cutover, and hypercare.

Functional Lead Technical Lead Spectrum Reference for screening — clarifies where each role sits on the functional-to-technical spectrum.

Dimension

Functional Lead

Techno-Functional Consultant

Solution Architect

Integration Consultant

Technical Lead

Primary Focus

Business processes

Process & configuration

End-to-end architecture

Data & integrations

Build & operations

Owns

Blueprint, fit-gap, functional specs

Configuration, workflows

Solution architecture

CIG, APIs, master data

Development, migrations, releases

Artifacts

Design documents, UAT

Configured realm

Architecture diagrams

Interface specifications

Technical specifications, runbooks

Stakeholders

Business

Business & IT

Enterprise Architecture

Middleware & ERP teams

Development & Operations

Core Skills

Procurement processes

Ariba configuration

SAP & Ariba architecture cXML, APIs, IDocs

Coding, integrations, DevOps

📌 SAP Ariba Functional Lead (Ghaziabad)
🏢 Steady Rabbit
📍 Ghaziabad