SAP Business Network for Supply Chain – Functional Lead - USA
About The Position
Lead functional delivery and solution design for SAP Business Network for Supply Chain implementations, migrations, and support engagements. The role leads customer workshops, defines functional solutions, prepares scenario-based demonstrations, and translates requirements into solution designs, user stories, backlog items, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria. It owns functional deliverables such as Functional Design Documents, configuration documents, and process flows, and leads configuration and validation aligned with business requirements and SAP best practices. The Functional Lead drives supplier collaboration scenarios, including purchase order collaboration, order confirmations, delivery schedules, advance shipping notifications, and goods receipts. The role leads integration discussions between SAP Business Network for Supply Chain and SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway, coordinating with ABAP and integration teams on IDocs, mappings, interface errors, and data reconciliation. It also works across SAP MM, ABAP, middleware, Basis, and other functional teams to resolve dependencies and integration issues. The role defines functional testing strategy, oversees unit and integration testing, and leads SIT, UAT, cutover planning, go-live, and hypercare activities. It manages functional workstreams, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and milestones; mentors functional consultants and reviews their work; and participates in project governance, providing status and risk updates to project managers and customer stakeholders. It also supports production issue resolution, conducts root-cause analysis, recommends corrective actions, and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum 8–10 years of SAP functional consulting experience.
- Strong expertise in SAP MM and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain (formerly Ariba SCC) or SAP Ariba Commerce Automation.
- Experience in solution design, requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, functional configuration, and preparation of functional design specifications.
- Strong understanding of SAP Ariba CIG integration with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA, including IDocs, interface monitoring, data mapping, and integration troubleshooting.
- Ability to work with ABAP developers and integration teams to investigate technical issues and drive end-to-end resolution.
- Excellent customer-facing skills, including leading workshops, presenting solutions, managing expectations, and facilitating functional design decisions.
- Experience managing functional teams, reviewing deliverables, mentoring consultants, and coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong experience in SIT, UAT, defect management, cutover, go-live, and hypercare activities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, identify project risks, resolve functional dependencies, and ensure quality and timely delivery.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Nice To Haves
- Basic ABAP debugging knowledge.
- SAP Business Network for Supply Chain and/or SAP MM certification.
- Strong functional expertise in SAP Business Network for Supply Chain or Commerce Automation and SAP MM procurement processes.
- Experience in SAP Ariba CIG and end-to-end SAP-to-Ariba integration scenarios.
- Knowledge of supplier onboarding and enablement, supplier collaboration, and procurement transformation.
- Familiarity with SAP Activate, fit-to-standard workshops, Agile delivery, and backlog management.
- Ability to lead distributed teams and coordinate across functional, technical, and integration workstreams.
- Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead functional delivery and solution design for SAP Business Network for Supply Chain implementations, migrations, and support engagements.
- Lead customer workshops to gather business requirements, assess existing supply chain processes, identify gaps, and recommend solution approaches.
- Define functional solutions and prepare scenario-based demonstrations for supplier collaboration and supply chain business processes.
- Translate business requirements into solution designs, user stories, backlog items, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Prepare and review Functional Design Documents, configuration documents, process flows, and other functional deliverables.
- Lead functional configuration and solution validation, aligning solutions with business requirements and SAP best practices.
- Drive supplier collaboration scenarios including purchase order collaboration, order confirmations, delivery schedules, ASNs, goods receipts, and related processes.
- Lead integration discussions between SAP Business Network for Supply Chain and SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA through SAP Ariba CIG, coordinating on IDocs, mappings, interface errors, and data reconciliation.
- Coordinate with SAP MM, ABAP, middleware, Basis, and other functional teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies and integration issues.
- Define the functional testing strategy, review test scenarios, oversee unit and integration testing, and ensure defects are resolved before deployment.
- Lead SIT, UAT, cutover planning, go-live execution, and hypercare activities.
- Manage functional workstreams, prioritize deliverables, track risks and dependencies, and ensure project milestones are completed on time.
- Mentor functional consultants, review deliverables, guide solution design, and promote adherence to project standards.
- Participate in project governance, prepare functional status updates, communicate risks, and update project managers and customer stakeholders.
- Support production issue resolution, conduct root-cause analysis, and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
