iHerb is a company dedicated to making healthy living accessible to everyone. They are seeking a Business Principal Analyst specializing in SAP Ariba to lead solutions and optimize procurement and supply chain management processes. The ideal candidate will engage with stakeholders, provide training, and ensure the effective adoption of Ariba solutions within the organization.

Responsibilities:

Lead SAP Ariba solutions for iHerb
Act as a liaison between suppliers, business & AMS teams at iHerb
Be the subject matter expert for ARIBA related functional and technical issues
Engage with SAP CSP and business stakeholders on a regular basis
Be 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
Ability to 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
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
Responsible for configuration of scenarios in SAP Ariba and documenting as per project deliverables

Requirements:

Ability to 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
Ability to 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
Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams to gather requirements, analyze business needs and work towards validation of changes with business using established change management procedures
At least three end to end implementation experience in deploying one or more of the applications listed above
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
Responsible for configuration of scenarios in SAP Ariba and documenting as per project deliverables
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
SAP certification(s) preferred but not required

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