SAP Source-to-Pay Application Specialist

NTT Global Data Centers • NorCal, CA, United States of America, CA

6d • $124,400 - $177,700 • Remote

About The Position

The SAP Source-to-Pay Application Specialist administers, configures, integrates, and supports SAP Ariba within an SAP S/4HANA-driven Source-to-Pay (S2P) landscape. The role supports the end-to-end S2P lifecycle across sourcing, supplier onboarding, guided buying, purchasing, invoice processing, and payment enablement, with a focus on system stability, user experience, process optimization, and compliance. It provides high-quality operational support while contributing to process standardization, system integration, global template design, system enhancements, and transformation initiatives across procurement and finance.

The specialist works across support and project environments, collaborating with business stakeholders, integration teams, system integrators, managed service providers, and external vendors. The position is remote with occasional onsite work in a shared workspace, is expected to be performed during US business hours with flexibility for global collaboration, and may require travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–10+ years of experience in SAP environments, with a strong focus on SAP Ariba.
• Hands-on experience supporting end-to-end Source-to-Pay processes, including requisitioning, approvals, purchasing, goods receipt, invoice processing, reconciliation, and payment enablement.
• Experience with SAP Ariba modules such as Buying, Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), or Ariba Network.
• Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA procurement and finance processes, including MM and FI.
• Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay processes, including sourcing, supplier onboarding, requisitioning, purchasing, invoice processing, and payment enablement.
• Experience designing, documenting, and supporting integrations among SAP Ariba, Ariba Network, SAP S/4HANA, and related enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with integration technologies such as APIs, IDocs, BAPIs, middleware, and SAP BTP Integration Suite.
• Experience working in IT projects, including implementations, rollouts, or major enhancements.
• Ability to manage tasks, timelines, and stakeholders in structured project environments, including Agile, hybrid, or waterfall.
• Experience coordinating with vendors, system integrators, or external partners.
• Knowledge of IT service management practices for enterprise applications, including incident, problem, change, release, and access management.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including creative problem-solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder-management skills across business and IT.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Advanced understanding of enterprise application landscapes, data flows, security roles, testing methods, and technical troubleshooting in SAP environments.
• Ability to establish and manage processes through cross-departmental and cross-application collaboration.
• Understanding of the business impacts of procurement and finance system changes, including controls, compliance, and downstream operational effects.
• Willingness to expand beyond SAP Ariba into broader SAP and finance domains.
• Ability to work remotely with a stable internet connection; occasional onsite attendance and some travel may be required.
• Physical ability to sit primarily, with some walking, standing, and bending; hear and speak on the telephone; perform close visual work on a computer terminal; and use hands and fingers to operate a keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in SAP S/4HANA environments, including implementation, migration, or support.
• SAP certifications; SAP S/4HANA certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support SAP Ariba modules, including Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance, Buying, Invoicing, and Ariba Network.
• Maintain stable system operations through incident management, root cause analysis, and resolution of defects and integration issues.
• Manage configurations, user access, roles, and system controls in alignment with compliance and audit requirements.
• Support supplier enablement and transaction monitoring across Ariba Network.
• Support and optimize integration between SAP Ariba, SAP S/4HANA, and related enterprise systems, including procurement and finance touchpoints such as MM, FI, invoice processing, and business partner data.
• Collaborate with integration teams on APIs, IDocs, middleware, and SAP Integration Suite (BTP CPI).
• Contribute to global SAP S/4HANA and Source-to-Pay transformation initiatives, including template design and regional rollouts.
• Participate in or lead workstreams for system enhancements, implementations, and process harmonization initiatives.
• Coordinate and execute unit, integration, and UAT testing, release management, and deployment support.
• Partner with system integrators, managed service providers, and external vendors as required.
• Analyze procurement and finance business requirements and translate them into system solutions.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as an interface between IT and business stakeholders to align solutions with global process strategies.
• Improve usability, training, and documentation to support user adoption.
• Maintain system documentation, process flows, and operational procedures.
• Follow IT service management practices for incident, change, problem, and release management; support audit readiness and internal-control compliance.
• Perform work remotely with a stable internet connection and attend onsite in a shared workspace occasionally as needed.
• Work during US business hours, with flexibility to meet with coworkers across the globe; travel may be required.

Benefits

• Monthly stipend for expenses associated with remote work and use of a personal mobile device, if applicable.
• Annual bonus eligibility for regular full-time employees, with payout dependent on individual and company performance.
• Paid time off.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and supplemental insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior