What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Fladger Associates?
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The role reports into Procurement, as part of the systems Operation team. It is focused around the SAP Ariba Company process, data and functionality. The role coordinates across the Procurement, Finance and Information Technology teams around new requirements, enhancements and fixes. It supports and where required leads on Supplier and Catalog Enablement.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
Plan, manage and track key deliverables and activities
Independently capture requirements (new requirements, enhancements and fixes) and manage through governance
Perform Business Analysis (Requirement gathering, Process documentation, Requirement Tracking / User Stories)
Collaborate with cross functional teams comprising of business SMEs, IT Architects, and System Integration Partners on current processes and proposing solutions to enhance current systems
Review functional design and deliver User Acceptance Testing
Develop / review training materials
Support the change methodology by working with Super User groups around changes and deeper understanding
Act as a level 3, within Support to answer more complicated issues
Monitor and report on key P2P performance indicators
Support the team and as required lead work on Supplier Enablement (Network and Integration) and on Catalog Enablement, with a deep understanding of the processes and functionality
Support / Work with Category Management to identify a roadmap of suppliers, integration and catalogs
Support / Lead the work with SAP, Suppliers and System Integrators to define, setup and test the solution
Support and maintain active enablements
Perform SAP Ariba Guided Buying configuration (Tiles, Forms, Parameters)
Perform SAP Ariba Analysis reporting (Create and Manage Public reports)
WORK EXPERIENCE
10 years of experience of SAP Ariba, preferably with multiple clients / implementations
Ability to demonstrate various lead roles performed on a project and / or within business-as-usual operations (e.g. Business Process Lead, Supplier / Catalog Lead, Change Management, Subject Matter Expert)
Excellent P2P understanding of SAP S / 4 Hana (or R / 3)
Preferable experience with SAP Ariba Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Management
Global support / implementation experience (particularly USA and Europe)
Good understanding of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
University degree (Business and / or Information Technology)
Fluency in English
Strong organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills & strong customer focus
Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, conceptual thinker, self-motivated individual
Requirements elicitation through meetings, workshops and written communication
Ability to work independently and within a team. Effective leadership skills on key activities
Perform stakeholder engagement
Facilitate business process modeling
Proactively seeks to understand and share learnt knowledge
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word and Visio
