Project Manager - Sourcing and Contract Management (SAP Ariba) Job

Job description

Requisition ID: 152684
Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Preferred starting date: January 2018

ABOUT US

Do you want to work for a company that is changing the nature of business by transforming business connections into smart cloud-based collaboration? We do this by delivering an unsurpassed experience to our customers, buyer and sellers, and we are looking for a team member to help take customer experience on the Ariba Network to the next level.

Global commerce today requires much more than scanning or faxing key documents such as purchase orders, invoices, and payment remittance. For better commerce, you must establish realtime electronic collaboration with your entire supply base on a global level, so you can dramatically compress the invoice and payment processing cycle, comply with contracts and regulations, achieve working capital breakthroughs that lower supply chain risk, and more. But few organizations can effectively target and onboard thousands of global suppliers. Ariba has this expertise, with outsource-service capabilities and self-service tools to automate the enablement process for any supplier anywhere in the world. We can help you match your vendors to existing Ariba Network suppliers and onboard new suppliers, or provide tools for you to manage the process on your own.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Project Manager is responsible for assisting our customers with the design and deployment of their Ariba Cloud solutions. As functional experts, they will help lead the customer in the build, testing and deployment of their software solution and associated business processes while providing project planning and management services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Deployment responsibilities include assisting customers throughout the various phases of Ariba's solution deployment
·  Project Managers will assist with all aspects of a deployment including (but not limited to): process configuration, documenting future process flows, user interface configuration, user and supplier set-up and project management
·  To act as a liaison between the customer and various groups within Ariba such as Technical Support, Sales, Engineering, and Product Management
·  Responsible for customer satisfaction during the successful deployment of solutions
·  To act as a liaison between the customer and various groups within Ariba such as Technical Support, Sales, Engineering, and Product Management
·  Builds solution, customer, and industry knowledge by leveraging the appropriate resources (internally at Ariba and externally at the client)
·  Proactively collaborates with manager and teammates to anticipate and respond to issues that could impact solution deployment (e.g., change in scope)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·  University degree
·  2+ years of project management experience in the fields of software implementation and/or purchasing
·  Excellent organization and planning skills
·  Strong customer management and leadership skills
·  Technical understanding and capabilities; strong analytical skills
·  Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
·  Functional / business process experience in one of the following areas is required: Sourcing, Spend Management, Purchasing/Procurement
·  Some travel required (10%)
·  Fluent in English and/or other European language would be an advantage

SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team (Americas: or , APJ: , EMEA: ). Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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