SAP Procurement Functional Analyst

Refresco•Egypt Lake-Leto, FL

23h•$120,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The SAP Procurement (Source-to-Order) Functional Analyst is responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and continuously improving enterprise procurement processes and technologies. The role has primary responsibility for the SAP Ariba Source-to-Order suite and its integration with SAP S/4HANA Materials Management (MM). The analyst leads projects, enhancements, and business process transformation initiatives, bridging Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, software vendors, system integrators, and IT architecture teams. The analyst provides functional expertise across procurement, sourcing, supplier collaboration, supplier lifecycle management and risk, and SAP Business Network with Commerce Automation. The role works with Enterprise Architects, business stakeholders, vendors, and system integrators to deliver scalable, compliant, business-focused procurement solutions. Responsibilities also include solution design and configuration oversight; supplier and user enablement; integration collaboration; vendor coordination; and leadership of testing, release, deployment, and operational readiness activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of SAP Procurement functional experience.
7+ years of SAP Ariba experience.
Experience delivering enterprise software projects in manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, or operations environments.
Experience collaborating with external software vendors and system integrators.
Experience supporting global or multi-site deployments.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end implementation and enhancement projects for procurement Source-to-Order processes.
Facilitate business process design workshops and requirements-gathering sessions.
Translate business requirements into functional specifications and solution designs.
Manage project scope, risks, dependencies, testing, deployment, and hypercare activities.
Drive continuous improvement in process efficiency, user experience, automation, and compliance.
Partner with business stakeholders to define future-state procurement capabilities and roadmaps.
Own functional design and configuration oversight for SAP Ariba Buying/Guided Buying, Catalog Management, Approval Workflows, Supplier Lifecycle Management and Risk Management, Spend Analytics and Taxonomy, and SAP Business Network for Procurement.
Design Guided Buying intake and buying-channel strategies, catalog and PunchOut integrations, and approval workflow governance.
Plan and execute supplier enablement, onboarding, adoption, and change-management activities.
Serve as functional lead for SAP Business Network capabilities and design and support purchase order, purchase order confirmation, and Advance Shipping Notice collaboration processes.
Coordinate Trading Relationship Requests and supplier onboarding, and support supplier integration strategies.
Act as the procurement functional expert for SAP S/4HANA MM and collaborate with MM, Finance, Supply Chain, and Master Data teams.
Design and support integrations involving vendor and material master data, purchase requisitions and orders, goods receipts, service entry sheets, invoice processing, and approval workflows.
Partner with technical teams to ensure integration between SAP Ariba, SAP Business Network, CIG, and SAP S/4HANA.
Work with Enterprise Architects to align solutions with enterprise standards and roadmaps; participate in architecture reviews and design governance.
Review integration designs with middleware, SAP Basis, security, and technical teams, including integrations involving SAP Cloud Integration Gateway, SAP Business Network, OpenText VIM, SAP Datasphere, Spend Intelligence platforms, and Contract Lifecycle Management solutions.
Provide functional oversight for cross-system testing and defect resolution.
Coordinate software vendor and system integrator activities; review deliverables, functional designs, and project documentation; participate in vendor selection and solution evaluations; and ensure adherence to project standards and business requirements.
Escalate and resolve project issues affecting scope, timeline, or quality.
Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, and deployment planning; coordinate testing across business and IT teams.
Support quarterly SAP release assessments and impact reviews, and ensure production readiness and operational support documentation are complete.