Business Analyst - IT EA Procurement

Job Description

Responsibilities and Tasks

• As a member of the IT Procurement team this role will be involved in:
• Analyze existing SAP MM-IM, Ariba & AI technology issues and propose short, mid and long-term solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies and create proposals for their adoption based on business goals, investments, benefits and risks
• Foster innovation and implement creative out-of-the-box ideas by conducting brainstorming sessions and other innovation events
• Perform hands-on work related to system configuration etc. Document business requirements, Business process flows, functional specs and solution designs.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with business and technical leaders
• Ensure the stability and scalability of SAP Procurement solutions and its cross functional integration.
• Good understanding of the Business Processes.
• Identify as-is processes and to-be processes.
• Map Business Processes to SAP.
• Conduct Blueprint / Design workshops for one or more processes.
• Configure scenarios in relevant SAP modules.
• Write Functional Specification / Configuration documents.
• Ability to peer review documentation.
• Responsible for supporting and leading project tasks.
• Identifies key drivers of a defined problem and proposes solutions.
• Identifies and solves problems using analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Performs analysis and effective diagnosis of clients' issues.
• Selects the most relevant tools/techniques to meet specific client requirements.
• Develops and shares reusable assets that can be readily applied to new client projects.
• A significant contributor to work plans for components on engagements.
• May lead a work stream, reviewing, and directing the work of more junior staff.
• Coordinates activities between work streams and identifies changes in scope.
• Ability to perform unit and performance testing on all system components
• Develops solutions to client problems through application of personal experience and methods and tools; validates solutions to subject matter experts.
• Demonstrates accountability and contributions to the successful realization of client goals.
• At least one end to end implementation and configuration experience on the SAP ERP platform, with a focus on Materials Management modules.
• Understanding of AI/GenAI use cases in Procurement and Supply Chain, including guided buying, spend analytics, supplier risk insights, contract intelligence, invoice automation, and exception management.
• Ability to evaluate and enabling SAP/Ariba AI capabilities, such as SAP Joule, Ariba AI-assisted recommendations, intelligent approvals, and AI-driven user support.
• Ability to identify automation and AI opportunities across SAP MM-IM and Ariba processes to improve cycle time, compliance, user experience, and operational efficiency.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted analytics and reporting, including use of dashboards, predictive insights, anomaly detection, and data-driven decision support for procurement operations.
• Experience partnering with business and technical teams to define AI use cases, document requirements, assess feasibility, measure benefits, and support adoption.
• Familiarity with responsible AI principles, including data quality, access control, privacy, security, bias awareness, and governance for enterprise AI solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Technical Environments- SAP ECC, S/4 Hana
• SAP Functional Modules- SAP MM-IM, SAP ARIBA & AI/GenAI
• 4 years of business analysis experience with added advantage of SAP MM/Ariba-CIG/S4Hana implementation experience with industry best practices.
• 4 years of hands-on techno functional experience/subject matter expect in SAP Supply Chain Area(Materials/Ariba, S4, CIG Integrations, Ariba CIM and Supply Chain Planning solutions)
• Strong SAP knowledge in SAP MM-IM, Ariba modules and ERP full life-cycle implementations and demonstrated project implementation experience is required
• Strong Integration experience SAP with any non-SAP external systems is required.
• Formal SAP certification in a related application area is a plus
• In depth understanding of the SAP Application Architecture & Technology including S4/Hana & Ariba preferred.
• Solid experience with IT processes related to Change management, Release Management and SDLC
• Broad and deep experience in SAP MM, IM, Ariba upstream and downstream system.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills including the ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.
• Strong oral & written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms
• Procurement solution including the following: SAP Ariba on CIG Ariba OnDemand Solution Hands-on functional configuration and design experience Understanding of functional aspects of Procurement Functional experience on at least 1 full lifecycle SAP implementation Solid understanding of the SAP Activate or a proven methodology framework
• SAP Ariba on CIG
• Ariba OnDemand Solution
• Hands-on functional configuration and design experience
• Understanding of functional aspects of Procurement
• Functional experience on at least 1 full lifecycle SAP implementation
• Solid understanding of the SAP Activate or a proven methodology framework
• Ability to create workflows, rules, set up master data loads, mappings, define templates, custom reports, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to seek alternatives, new ideas, and/or approaches to problems, and develop and implement solutions.
• Experience with Ariba integration with middleware and ERP systems (SAP preferred)

AI Skills Required

• Agentic AI Agentic Solution Generative AI

Nice to Have

Education

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