Role Overview

The Indirect Procurement / Ariba Guided Buying Specialist is responsible for supporting, enabling, and optimizing indirect procurement processes through SAP Ariba Guided Buying, SAP S/4HANA, and related Source-to-Pay technologies. This role focuses on catalog enablement, supplier onboarding, buying channel configuration, user support, and operational incident management to ensure a seamless and compliant purchasing experience across the enterprise.

Industry : Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences
Role Focus : Global Support, Enhancements Global Implementation Rollouts
Location : Bangalore (Hybrid)
Employment Type : Full Time Employee

The Impact You'll Make in This Role

As an Indirect Procurement / Ariba Guided Buying Specialist, you will help drive efficient and compliant buying experiences by:

- Serving as a functional and system specialist for Indirect Procurement processes, with a focus on SAP Ariba Guided Buying and SAP S/4HANA.
- Supporting deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement of Guided Buying and indirect Source-to-Pay solutions.
- Enabling maintaining catalogs, suppliers, buying channels, ensuring usability, compliance, and optimal user experience.
- Providing operational technical incident management user support for Guided Buying and related procurement tools.
- Supporting supplier onboarding enablement activities in SAP Business Network / Ariba, including documentation training.
- Collaborating with Procurement, Finance, IT, GBS partners, and suppliers to resolve issues and improve indirect procurement operations.




- Participating in UAT, regression testing, and end-to-end scenario validation for Guided Buying enhancements and releases.
- Operating across multiple teams in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment to ensure continuity of indirect procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Primary resource for SAP Ariba Guided Buying and indirect procurement processes.
- Configure and support buying channels, approval flows, catalogs (hosted, punch-out), and non-catalog buying.
- Support supplier onboarding, catalog enablement, and content management activities.
- Investigate and resolve Guided Buying, requisitioning, and integration issues with S/4HANA.
- Partner with Category Managers to translate indirect buying requirements into system solutions.
- Support ERP and Ariba deployments, enhancements, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Participate in requirements gathering, design workshops, and solution validation sessions.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, controls, and audit requirements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To set you up for success from day one, Solventum requires:

- Bachelor s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)



from an accredited university; OR
- High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 8-10 years of experience in procurement operations and supporting IT solutions.
- 5+ years of experience in Indirect Procurement processes, including requisitioning, catalog buying, and supplier enablement.
- Hands-on experience supporting SAP Ariba Guided Buying and its integration with SAP ERP (ECC or S/4HANA).

Additional Qualifications (Preferred)

- Experience implementing or supporting SAP Ariba Buying, Guided Buying, or SAP Business Network.
- Knowledge of indirect procurement best practices, buying channels, and compliance controls.
- Experience supporting ERP or Ariba deployments and transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with integration approaches between Ariba and SAP S/4HANA.
- Exposure to data migration, cutover planning, and post-go-live support.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively across functional, technical, and business teams.
- Awareness of emerging trends and technologies in Indirect Procurement and digital buying experiences.

Work Location

Hybrid - Bangalore

Travel

May include up to 10-15% domestic or international travel , as needed.

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📌 Sr Analyst/Manager (Ariba) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Solventum
📍 Bengaluru