Job Title: SAP Ariba Enterprise Architect – Assessment & Transformation
Experience: 15+ Years
Location: Austin, TX
Work Mode: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract
Travel: 50% (Ocasionally)
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Ariba Enterprise Architect to lead an enterprise-level SAP Ariba assessment and transformation engagement for a leading client in Austin, TX.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SAP Ariba architecture, Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), enterprise integration, and SAP transformation initiatives.
This role focuses on assessing the client's existing SAP Ariba landscape, identifying functional and technical gaps, evaluating integration architecture, and defining a comprehensive future-state architecture and transformation roadmap.
Important: This is a strategic Enterprise Architecture role, not a traditional SAP Ariba Functional Consultant or Implementation Lead position. Candidates must have proven experience leading large-scale SAP Ariba assessments and advising senior business and technology stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
1. SAP Ariba Enterprise Assessment
-
Lead end-to-end assessments of existing SAP Ariba architecture, configurations, integrations, and business processes.
-
Evaluate Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
-
Assess SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP), and SAP Business Network.
-
Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, process inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
-
Review SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA integration landscapes.
-
Evaluate system scalability, security, governance, performance, and compliance.
2. Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design
-
Define current-state and future-state SAP Ariba enterprise architecture.
-
Design scalable and standardized architecture aligned with business objectives.
-
Assess integration solutions involving SAP Integration Suite, Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), APIs, and middleware.
-
Evaluate supplier master data governance, synchronization, and procurement data flows.
-
Recommend architecture improvements based on SAP best practices.
-
Evaluate SAP S/4HANA procurement integration and transformation opportunities.
3. Transformation Roadmap & Recommendations
-
Develop a comprehensive SAP Ariba optimization and transformation roadmap.
-
Prioritize recommendations based on business value, complexity, cost, and implementation risks.
-
Identify opportunities for automation and procurement process standardization.
-
Prepare architecture blueprints, assessment reports, and executive-level recommendations.
-
Support business case development and high-level implementation estimates.
4. Stakeholder Management & Leadership
-
Conduct discovery workshops with procurement, finance, IT, and enterprise architecture teams.
-
Lead architecture reviews and solution design discussions.
-
Present assessment findings and recommendations to senior executives, including CIOs and CPOs.
-
Act as a trusted SAP Ariba architecture advisor.
-
Provide architectural guidance for subsequent transformation phases.
Required Skills & Qualifications
-
15+ years of overall SAP / Enterprise Technology experience.
-
8–10+ years of SAP Ariba architecture, solution design, and implementation experience.
-
Proven experience leading at least 3 large-scale SAP Ariba architecture assessments or transformation programs.
-
Strong expertise across multiple SAP Ariba modules:
-
Deep understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), strategic sourcing, and supplier management.
-
Extensive experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
-
Strong knowledge of SAP Integration Suite, CIG, APIs, middleware, and enterprise integration patterns.
-
Experience developing current-state assessments, gap analyses, target-state architecture, and transformation roadmaps.
-
Excellent communication, presentation, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
-
Ability to independently lead assessment activities and executive-level discussions.
-
Willingness to travel approximately 50% to Austin, TX.
Preferred Qualifications
-
Previous experience as an SAP Ariba Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, or Principal Solution Architect.
-
Experience with global SAP Ariba implementations across multiple countries and business units.
-
Strong SAP S/4HANA transformation and procurement architecture experience.
-
Knowledge of SAP Business Network and supplier collaboration capabilities.
-
TOGAF, SAP Architecture, or relevant SAP Ariba certifications.
-
Experience with Fortune 500 enterprise architecture assessment engagements.
-
Background in advisory or consulting engagements with global system integrators.
.jpg?format=webp)
.jpg%3Fformat%3Dwebp&w=384&q=75)
