Senior Specialist, Procurement System Owner

Role Overview

• Act as System Owner for SAP Ariba capabilities, driving adoption, system stability, and continuous improvement across sourcing, buying, and contracting processes.
• Ensure end-to-end S2S orchestration, aligning sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and supplier processes across systems (Ariba, SAP, and external platforms).
• Promote and expand use of SAP Ariba capabilities, including RFX, guided buying, and contract workspace functionality.
• Leverage hands-on SQL and data analysis to extract, analyze, and validate system data across SAP Ariba and SAP to support troubleshooting, reporting, and process optimization.
• Perform root cause analysis using system and transactional data, identifying process gaps, integration issues, and data inconsistencies across the S2S lifecycle.
• Partner with stakeholders to advance supplier consolidation initiatives and improve supplier experience, process consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Own coordination, testing, and stabilization of system integrations (cXML, ERP-to-ERP), ensuring reliable connectivity with suppliers and external partners.
• Enable and maintain punchout catalogs to improve guided buying experiences and ensure accurate supplier enablement.
• Oversee material master-related activities, ensuring data integrity and alignment across systems and processes.
• Maintain and optimize SAP release strategies and approval workflows and Order Management Team, ensuring alignment with governance, controls, and business requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (Procurement, IT, Finance, Operations) to define requirements, resolve issues, and implement scalable system solutions.
• Partner with IT and data teams to support data validation, reconciliation, and testing across system integrations and process flows.
• Document business requirements, process changes, system dependencies, and test scenarios to support system enhancements and operational readiness.
• Provide ongoing system support, issue resolution, and user enablement to increase adoption and system effectiveness.
• Support system improvements across procurement and adjacent platforms (e.g., Fieldglass).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems, SAP Ariba, procurement systems, or similar roles.
• Experience supporting system implementations, integrations, or transformation initiatives in a global environment.
• Demonstrated experience using SQL to analyze system and operational data in support of decision-making and issue resolution.
• Proven ability to work across business, IT, and data stakeholders to deliver system and process improvements.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• SQL

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days