SAP Business Network for Supply Chain - Functional Consultant
Job Details
- Job Title: SAP Business Network for Supply Chain - Functional Consultant
- Experience: 4-6 Years
- Location: Americas (Remote)
Job Description
- Collaborate with the functional lead to assess business requirements, define solution approaches, and prepare scenario-based demonstrations.
- Assist in conducting customer workshops to gather, analyse, validate, and document business requirements.
- Translate business requirements into backlog items, user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
- Prepare Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and coordinate with technical teams for required developments and integrations.
- Configure and support SAP Business Network for Supply Chain (formerly SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration) functionality based on project requirements.
- Support supply chain collaboration scenarios involving purchase order collaboration, order confirmations, advance shipping notifications (ASNs), goods receipts, and related supplier collaboration processes.
- Understand integration between SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC and SAP Business Network through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), including IDoc processing and interface monitoring.
- Prepare and execute unit test scripts, document results, and support defect resolution.
- Participate in System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), cutover activities, go-live execution, and hypercare support.
- Participate in regular project status meetings and coordinate with functional, technical, integration, and customer teams to resolve issues.
- Provide functional support, perform root-cause analysis, and assist in resolving application and integration issues.
- All other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 4-6 years of experience as an SAP MM Functional Consultant, SAP Business Network for Supply Chain Consultant, or SAP Ariba Consultant.
- Experience in SAP MM and/or SAP Business Network for Supply Chain (formerly Ariba SCC), with a good understanding of procurement and supply chain processes.
- Hands-on implementation experience in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain or SAP Ariba Commerce Automation is preferred.
- Knowledge of purchase order collaboration, order confirmations, ASNs, goods receipts, supplier collaboration, and related procurement processes.
- Understanding of SAP Ariba CIG integration with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA, including IDocs, interface monitoring, and basic integration troubleshooting.
- Basic ABAP debugging skills to analyse SAP-side errors and support technical teams in troubleshooting integration issues.
- Customer-facing experience, including workshops, requirements gathering, demonstrations, and issue resolution, is a must.
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications, test scenarios, and actionable backlog items.
- SAP Business Network for Supply Chain and/or SAP MM certification is an added advantage.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain implementation, rollout, migration, or support projects.
- Familiarity with SAP Ariba CIG and procurement integration scenarios.
- Understanding of SAP MM purchasing processes and supplier collaboration.
- Ability to work independently with customers and cross-functional project teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
