Business Processes (Senior) Consultant (f/m/d) SAP Ariba

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All SAP Locations in Germany like Berlin, Hamburg, Ratingen near Düsseldorf, Eschborn near Frankfurt, Walldorf near Heidelberg, Gerlingen near Stuttgart, Hallbergmoos near Munich etc. are possible.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE      
 
As a member of the SAP Procurement Consulting organization, you are involved in transforming businesses through the implementation and use of the leading cloud procurement solutions of SAP Ariba.
 
Functional Consulting

As the lead consultant (f/m/d) on a project, you guide customers through the lifecycle of an SAP Ariba implementation. You support the blueprinting process, gather customer requirements and lead the design workshops leveraging best practices. You may also assist in the development of processes and procedures, which will leverage SAP Ariba solutions in the customer organization. You lead the final configuration of the solution and provide the customer with guidance on user acceptance testing and support in resolving issues/defects.
You have expert knowledge on SAP Ariba solutions and best practices. You leverage this knowledge to ensure that a high quality solution will be deployed that will bring value to the customer business, will be easy to use and easy to maintain. You know that you can only achieve this if you collaborate closely with the customer team and build constructive and positive relationships with all key stakeholders.
During the deployment, you provide progress information and escalate project issues to the project manager to help ensure deliverables are on time and within budget.

Trusted Advisory

Depending on prior experience, you can take on more responsibility. Next to projects you act as trusted advisor in post Go Live adoption of key customers. With your rich experience in procurement and cloud IT you manage the client relationship and influence opinions and decisions. Additionally you support in presales activities such as scoping and support in Escalation Management. Overall you strive to meet quality standards to achieve high customer satisfaction. 

YOUR PROFILE    

Who are you?

• You enjoy working in a challenging environment where you are encouraged to take initiative, demonstrate high energy and motivation and have an internal drive to deliver high quality outcomes.
• You are comfortable working in an international environment where you have to collaborate with people remotely.
• You have an affinity with IT and ideally experience deploying IT solutions or acting as a super user for IT solutions. You understand the work of IT consultants and you understand the challenges and complexities that come with digitalizing business processes.
• You are passionate but you maintain a rational and objective demeanor when faced with stressful or emotional situations. You express yourself clearly, using language with precision. You show an openness to people and a willingness to hear what others have to say.

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master's degree in business / computer sciences or equivalent degree
• Several years experience in IT- or procurement consulting
• Knowledge of leading business processes and procurement operations
• Ability to travel in Europe up to 80%
• Business fluency in English and German is essential
• Experience with SAP Ariba solutions as well as knowledge of SAP ERP procurement modules (ECC or S/4)

ABOUT THE TEAM 
 
Do you want to work for the leader in Cloud Procurement solutions?
Join SAP ISBN Services as a Consultant (f/m/d) for the SAP Ariba Cloud Procurement solutions suite, and contribute to our journey to change the way companies do business together. We are changing the nature of business by transforming business connections into smart cloud-based collaboration. We do this by delivering an unsurpassed experience to our customers, buyer and sellers, and we are looking for a team member to help take customer experience on the Ariba solutions to the next level.
We can offer a very dynamic work environment that is on a growing path and where we are able to offer career opportunities that leverage the individual talents of our people. Our philosophy is that our organization is successful when our people are happy and feel empowered.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

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Requisition ID: 410016  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 50%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Reguar Full Time or Part Time, unlimited