Sap Ariba Analyst

Summary

Join iHerb as an SAP Ariba Architect and lead SAP Ariba solutions. You will leverage extensive expertise in Ariba's various modules (buying, sourcing, supplier management, etc.) and act as a liaison between suppliers, business, and AMS teams. As a subject matter expert, you will address functional and technical issues, collaborate with SAP and stakeholders, and champion Ariba solution adoption. This role requires significant experience in SAP Ariba implementations and a strong understanding of procurement and supply chain management. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and potential bonuses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or information technology or Computer Science
• 10 + years of Proven experience as a Business Analyst or Supply Chain architect in ARIBA or similar role, with a focus on procurement during SAP implementations and support
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Knowledge of SAP ACTIVATE and SAP public/private cloud
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels
• Project management experience, including planning, execution, and reporting
• Excellent communication, excel use and documentation skills
• At least three end to end implementation experience in deploying one or more of the applications listed above

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP Ariba solutions for iHerb
• Act as a liaison between suppliers, business & AMS teams at iHerb
• Serve as the subject matter expert for ARIBA related functional and technical issues
• Engage with SAP CSP and business stakeholders on a regular basis
• Act as a change agent advocate on behalf of IT team to ensure adoption of licensed Ariba solution in the organization
• Understand the design, implementing and strategically optimizing the SAP Ariba solution for procurement and supply chain management
• Configure the system with Ariba Buying & Invoicing, Ariba Sourcing and contract, Ariba SLP and Ariba Supply Chain collaboration
• Design and configure the SAP S4 system for Ariba integration space
• Configure CIG to integrate with SAP S4 system and Ariba cloud application
• Configure the SAP Business Network integration to SAP S4 Supply Chain Collaboration and Ariba Buying and Sourcing system
• Develop and execute overall Ariba enterprise architect strategy to ensure solutions align with business objectives
• Provide functional and technical direction to the business stakeholders to guide procurement related requirements and translate them into stable and scalable solutions
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to gather requirements, analyze business needs and work towards validation of changes with business using established change management procedures
• Demonstrate ability to plan, run, and manage discovery workshops/meetings with business stakeholders & suppliers
• Provide training and support to end-users, suppliers and cross functional users as applicable on Ariba functionalities, new features and enhancements
• Collaborate with SAP on custom field packages and CRDs via SAP Ariba order store
• Develop training materials, design workflows specific to business process outcomes, and understand how to develop and integrate a proposed solution into existing business and technical environment
• Configure scenarios in SAP Ariba and documenting as per project deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

SAP certification(s)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance programs
• 401(k) plan
• Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid holidays
• Restrict Stock Units
• Annual bonuses