Manager | SAP ARIBA | Ahmedabad | SAP | DSA Metals, Mining and Industrial
• Job requisition ID : 114254
• Location: Ahmedabad
• Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

The team

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Your work profile

- Lead SAP Ariba Sourcing workstreams across procurement transformation, SAP Ariba implementation, rollout, enhancement, and support engagements.
- Drive Source-to-Contract (S2C) transformation initiatives, enabling strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, process standardization, and procurement optimization.
- Configure and support SAP Ariba Sourcing solutions including RFx events, supplier responses, bid analysis, award scenarios, sourcing pipelines, and sourcing project management.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing events including RFI, RFP, RFQ, e-Auctions, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract award processes.
- Collaborate with procurement, sourcing, and business stakeholders to define sourcing strategies, category management approaches, and supplier engagement models.
- Design and implement supplier collaboration frameworks to improve supplier participation, compliance, transparency, and sourcing effectiveness.
- Conduct business process workshops, requirement gathering sessions, Fit-Gap assessments, and solution design discussions.
- Support SAP Ariba integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Business Network, third-party procurement platforms, and external supplier systems.
- Configure sourcing templates, approval workflows, questionnaires, event rules, scoring mechanisms, and supplier qualification processes.
- Support testing, defect resolution, deployment activities,



cutover planning, go-live support, and post-production stabilization.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Supplier Management, and IT organizations.
- Drive procurement transformation initiatives focused on spend optimization, sourcing efficiency, compliance, supplier performance, and value realization.
- Provide functional expertise, stakeholder management, advisory support, and continuous improvement recommendations across sourcing and procurement processes.

Key Requirements

- 6-10+ years of SAP Ariba consulting experience with strong expertise in strategic sourcing and procurement transformation programs.
- Proven experience implementing and supporting SAP Ariba Sourcing solutions across global procurement environments.
- Strong expertise in Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes, strategic sourcing, supplier lifecycle management, and procurement best practices.
- Hands-on experience in managing RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, e-Auctions, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, and award management activities.
- Strong understanding of supplier collaboration, supplier qualification, supplier performance management, and sourcing governance processes.
- Experience configuring SAP Ariba Sourcing projects, templates, questionnaires, approval workflows, scoring models, and sourcing optimization scenarios.




- Hands-on experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Business Network, and third-party applications.
- Experience in procurement transformation, sourcing process standardization, compliance management, and operational efficiency initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of procurement lifecycle processes, category management, spend management, and supplier relationship management.
- Experience in testing, data migration, deployment, cutover planning, Hypercare support, and business process validation activities.
- Ability to lead workshops, requirement discussions, Fit-Gap assessments, solution design sessions, and stakeholder engagements.
- Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Retail, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Automotive, Energy, or other enterprise procurement environments will be an advantage.

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Information Technology, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Procurement, or SAP Ariba Supplier Management certification is preferred.
- Certifications in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or Category Management will be an added advantage.
- Exposure to SAP Activate methodology, Agile delivery models, and large-scale procurement transformation programs is preferred.
- Experience in global rollouts, enterprise procurement modernization, and digital sourcing transformation initiatives will be an added advantage.
- Robust understanding of sourcing governance, procurement compliance, supplier risk management, and procurement operating models.

📌 Manager | SAP ARIBA | Ahmedabad | SAP | DSA Metals, Mining and Industrial
🏢 Deloitte
📍 Ahmedabad