SAP Business Network for Supply Chain – Functional Consultant - USA

Bizbrain Technologies•Miami, FL

1d•$70 - $80•Remote

About The Position

The SAP Business Network for Supply Chain – Functional Consultant collaborates with the functional lead and customer teams to assess business requirements, define solution approaches, and prepare scenario-based demonstrations. The consultant gathers, analyses, validates, and documents requirements through customer workshops, then translates them into backlog items, user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria. The role prepares Functional Design Specifications and coordinates with technical teams on developments and integrations. It configures and supports SAP Business Network for Supply Chain functionality, including supply chain collaboration scenarios such as purchase orders, order confirmations, advance shipping notifications, goods receipts, and supplier collaboration processes. The consultant also works with SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) integration to SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC, including IDoc processing and interface monitoring. Responsibilities include preparing and executing unit tests, documenting results, supporting defect resolution, and participating in SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live, and hypercare. The consultant joins project status meetings, coordinates with functional, technical, integration, and customer teams, provides functional support, performs root-cause analysis, and helps resolve application and integration issues. Other duties may be assigned.

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, with a good understanding of procurement and supply chain processes.
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 in workshops, requirements gathering, demonstrations, and issue resolution.
Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications, test scenarios, and actionable backlog items.
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on implementation experience in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain or SAP Ariba Commerce Automation.
SAP Business Network for Supply Chain and/or SAP MM certification.
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.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the functional lead to assess business requirements, define solution approaches, and prepare scenario-based demonstrations.
Conduct 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 on required developments and integrations.
Configure and support SAP Business Network for Supply Chain 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.
Work with SAP Ariba CIG integration between SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC and SAP Business Network, 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 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.
Perform other duties as assigned.