Job Requisition ID: 161543
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.
Overview of the role
The Solution Expert - SAP Procurement & Ariba plays a vital role in the corporate team, focusing on solution support and development.
He/she must be proficient in Ariba Suite, CIG with S4 MM, and have deployment and domain expertise furthermore collaboration with stakeholders to align solutions and support business cases is essential.
What you will do
Application Management:
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to contribute to solution development, testing, and deployment.
• Adhere to software development standards and best practices.
• Estimate and deliver multiple project assignments and system change requests within agreed timelines and quality standards.
Solution Delivery
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to contribute to solution development, testing, and deployment.
• Adhere to software development standards and best practices.
• Estimate and deliver multiple project assignments and system change requests within agreed timelines and quality standards.
Other Responsibilities:
• Liaise with relevant IT managers and stakeholders for collaboration and understanding.
• Maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and domain expertise through continuous learning and development.
• Proactively anticipate and respond to issues impacting solution delivery.
Required Skills to be successful
• Expert working knowledge of Ariba, S/4HANA Material Management (MM), and Greenfield implementation, Roll-outs, Upgrades, and Data Migration related to SAP MM modules.
• Understanding of business processes, workflow analysis, and solution design.
• Proficiency in SAP Ariba & SAP MM, including requirement gathering, scope preparation, fit-gap analysis, training, and documentation.
• Strong understanding of SAP integration points and dependencies between Ariba, MM, and other SAP modules.
• functional and configuration knowledge in all areas of SAP ARIBA B&I, commerce automation, Ariba Network, Ariba upstream modules, CIG and S4 MM solution
• Understand integration points of S/4, ARIBA, CIG, Sourcing, SLP & Other Non SAP Application
• In depth Procure to Pay process knowledge is a must.
What equips you for the role
• College or university degree in Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in SAP Ariba P2P Suite support, design, configuration, testing, and delivery.
• Experience in at least 3 end to end implementations of S/4HANA Finance in Automotive Industry
• SAP and Ariba certification preferred
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