SAP On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

778745042

Practice Development

• The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead will assist with most aspects of an Ariba OnDemand implementation including (but not limited to): solutions design, business rule development, user interface configuration and customization, external system integration, technical / end-user training and project management.
• Drive “best in class” business processes implementation on SAP Ariba cloud solution
• The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead will assist the customer with data extraction from their existing systems, ensuring adherence to data specifications, and resulting in successful integration with Ariba OnDemand Solutions.
• Also influence the opinions and decisions of clients leveraging proven best practices
• Act as a liaison between the customer and various groups within Ariba such as Technical Support, Sales, Engineering, and Solutions Marketing

Customer Focus

• The On-Demand Technical Implementation Lead, together with other OnDemand Implementation team members, is responsible for customer satisfaction during the successful deployment of solutions.
• Maintains regular communications with Customer representatives during implementation to keep them appraised of current project status

Ariba Solution Expertise

• Is conversant in features, functionality and applicability of the following Ariba OnDemand Solutions:
• Procure to Pay, Procure-to-order, Invoice Pro, Procurement Content and Services Procurement (Field Glass).
• Build solution, customer, and industry knowledge by leveraging the appropriate resources (internally at Ariba and externally at the customer).
• Be willing to continuously learn new features (and occasionally new technology) and adapt to changing cloud technology and deployment methodologies

Teamwork

• Works with and often lead internal and external resources to optimize customer impact.
• Proactively collaborates and drives the internal team to anticipate and respond to issues that could impact solution deployment
• Executes with minimal guidance and shows strong initiative.
• Maintains regular communications with the Project Manager
• Displays proactive communication (i.e, face-to-face meetings and phone calls are more frequent than emails)

Basic Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business / computer science
• Proven experience in IT or procurement-deployment consulting
• 2 years professional experience
• Strong communication skills including:
  • Fluency in English and Spanish
  • Ability to deliver presentations and lead discussions remotely in a virtual environment
  • Ability to delivery presentations and lead discussions on-site
• Strong Organizational skills with proven experience in managing work from multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to travel on a minimal basis (less than 10%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Management degree or Master’s degree in a technical education

Preferred Experience

• 5 years professional experience (technical consulting or custom development)
• Experience with systems implementation process/methodology including Waterfall and Agile approaches
• Experience implementing or supporting an on-demand solution
• Experience implementing or supporting an ERP system (Oracle, SAP, and PeopleSoft)
• Experience providing software demos/training
• Experience deploying systems based on object oriented platforms
• Experience working with Ariba products
• High level of competency in process design and configuration

Preferred Knowledge

• Technical Education Background (IT, Engineering Degree, Physical Sciences)
• Understanding of procurement and/or Accounts Payable
• Understanding of systems implementation process
• XML – ability to read, define and map XML documents
• SQL – ability to create queries in SQL
• MS Suite – ability to communicate effectively with Excel, Word, PPT, Visio
• UNIX – some background/exposure
• Web services - some background/exposure
• Authentication protocols (SAML, IIS)
• Object oriented programming (Java, Javascript, shell script)

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