SAP SCM (MM/Ariba) Lead

Title: SAP SCM (MM/Ariba) Lead
Location: Weekly travel to Bismarck, ND
Duration: Contract
Responsibilities:
Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the primary SME for SAP Supply Chain processes and solutions, providing authoritative guidance on best practices, functional capabilities, and industry trends.
Solution Design Blueprinting: Lead or significantly contribute to the design of end-to-end supply chain processes in SAP, mapping business requirements to SAP standard functionalities in modules such as:
SAP S4HANAERP: Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Production Planning (PP), Warehouse Management (WM)Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Transportation Management (TM).
SAP Ariba: Strategic Sourcing (Sourcing, Contracts), Operational Procurement (Buying, Invoicing, Guided Buying), Supplier Management (Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, Supplier Risk).
Integration Leadership: Possess a strong understanding of integration points and data flows between SAP Ariba and SAP S4HANA/ECC, as well as other relevant SAP Supply Chain modules. Provide guidance on integration strategies and troubleshooting.
Requirements Analysis: Partner with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document complex supply chain business requirements, translating them into clear functional specifications.
Configuration Validation: Guide and support configuration activities in SAP Supply Chain modules and Ariba solutions to realize the designed processes. Perform functional validation of configured solutions.