SAP Ariba Techno-Functional Analyst from System One

System One is seeking an SAP Ariba Analyst for a full-time/permanent, onsite position in Kansas City, MO.  with a large client growing their in-house SAP CoE. The SAP Ariba Techno Functional Analyst will support their ongoing transformation journey to SAP S/4HANA Rise Cloud as part of one of North America's largest SAP hubs.
Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of current IS applications for Supply Chain and Procurement
• Maintain and support existing applications (SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Ariba Suite, S/4HANA)
• Work with business clients to understand requirements and establish recommendations for improvement
• Design and implement sustainable solutions and enhancements based on best business practices and alignment to IS architectural standards
• Provide deep domain knowledge in the Supply Chain and Procurement area
• Understand the end-to-end business process and integration points for Source-to-Pay and how technology can be leveraged to increase efficiencies
• Liaison between technical, functional, architecture and business teams
• Work with Information Systems (IS) PMO and Change Management teams to configure, test and document system improvements in alignment with project delivery standards
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Flexible team player who prospers in a fast paced work environment
• Think outside of the box and provide new perspectives on solving problems and delivering value to our business clients
• Growth mindset with a commitment to lifelong learning

• University degree or equivalent in Commerce/Business Administration, Engineering, or Computer Science
• At least 5 years of experience in SAP operations support and project delivery
• At least 4 years’ experience in configuring, implementing and maintaining SAP Ariba solutions (Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle Performance, Supplier Enablement, Contracts, B&I, Catalog, Invoice Management, ECC or S/4 integration, etc.)
• Ideally 2 or more full project implementation lifecycles with SAP technology
• Significant implementation and support experience in SAP Materials Management (Source-to-Pay, Inventory Management) and integration to other SAP modules (PM, PP, QM, FICO, Basis and Security)
• Hands-on experience as Ariba Customer Administrator, and strong techno-functional expertise in ECC 6.0 and S/4HANA
• Strong familiarity with SAP implementation methodologies, including ASAP and Agile like approaches
• Some technical experience in ABAP programming/debugging, LSMW, Fiori development, reporting tools like SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is preferred