Role & responsibilities

Job Summary

We are looking for an 7+ years experienced SAP Ariba Upstream Consultant to support BAU operations, configuration, production support, contract management, and integrations across SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA environments.

The role will primarily focus on Contract Management, CIG & Integration Support, BAU Operations, and production issue resolution. The candidate should have strong knowledge of SAP Ariba Upstream processes and hands-on experience supporting enterprise procurement environments.

Key Responsibilities

Contract

- Configure and manage the creation of Purchase Contracts from Contract Workspaces using Contract Document Types (CDTs), ensuring successful publication and availability within SAP Ariba Buying.
- Support the end-to-end lifecycle of Purchase Contracts, including authoring, approvals, publication, amendments, renewals, contract release orders, and ongoing contract compliance.
- Support Contract Workspace configuration and BAU activities.
- Troubleshoot contract-related issues and coordinate with relevant stakeholders for resolution.
- Ensure contract processes align with business requirements and established governance.

Integrations and Data Quality

- Valuable understanding of SAP integration technologies including IDocs, APIs, SOAP/REST services, XML/cXML messaging, and SAP Business Network.
- Experience supporting integration monitoring tools and production support processes.
- Monitor data quality across SAP Ariba and connected SAP systems.
- Analyse integration and data-related issues and coordinate with technical teams for resolution.





BAU Operations and Support SAP Ariba CIG & Integration Support

- Support SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) configuration and operational activities.
- Monitor inbound and outbound integration messages between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA and CALM.
- Analyse XML/cXML payloads, message mappings, interface logs, and transaction status.
- Investigate failed integrations, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions.
- Validate master data synchronisation including Suppliers, Users, Company Codes, Plants, Cost Centres, GL Accounts, Payment Terms, Commodity Codes, and Purchasing Organisations.
- Support transactional integrations including Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Goods Receipts, Invoices and Payment Status.
- Coordinate interface reprocessing and reconciliation activities following production issues.
- Support integration monitoring dashboards and operational reporting.

BAU Operations & Production Support

- Provide day-to-day BAU support for SAP Ariba Upstream processes.
- Analyse and resolve functional issues raised by business users.
- Perform root-cause analysis and coordinate with technical/integration teams where required.
- Support incident, problem,



and change management processes.
- Participate in production issue resolution, testing, validation, and deployment activities.
- Maintain documentation for configurations, processes, issues, and resolutions.
- Work closely with business stakeholders and other IT teams to ensure smooth operations.

Nice to Have R2

Sourcing

- Exposure to SAP Ariba Sourcing and sourcing processes.
- Experience with sourcing events, templates, and related configurations.

Catalog and Content Management

- Exposure to SAP Ariba Catalog and Content Management.
- Understanding of catalog enablement and content-related processes.

Preferred Skills

- Strong understanding of SAP Ariba Upstream modules and procurement processes.
- Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba CIG and integration troubleshooting.
- Good knowledge of SAP S/4HANA integration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in BAU/support environments.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred candidate profile

R1 Core/Required

- SAP Ariba Upstream BAU
- Contract Management
- Contract Workspaces / CDTs
- Purchase Contracts
- SAP Ariba CIG
- SAP Ariba–S/4HANA Integration
- IDocs, APIs, SOAP/REST, XML/cXML
- SAP Business Network
- Master Data & Transactional Integrations
- BAU & Production Support

R2 – Nice to Have

- SAP Ariba Sourcing
- SAP Ariba Catalog & Content Management

Out of Scope

- Supplier Risk
- Spend Analysis

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