About the Role

HCLTech is seeking an experienced SAP Ariba Consultant (Source to Pay) to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role requires 6-10 years of experience in designing, implementing, and supporting end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions. The consultant will leverage strong expertise across the SAP Ariba suite, focusing on integration with SAP ERP platforms to deliver successful procurement transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, implement, and support SAP Ariba solutions across Sourcing, Contracts, Buying, Invoicing, and Supplier Management.
• Manage supplier onboarding, registration, qualification, and lifecycle management processes.
• Drive supplier collaboration through SAP Business Network (Ariba Network).
• Configure and optimize procurement processes, including RFX and Auctions, Contract Management, Catalog Management, Requisition-to-Purchase Order (P2P) Processes, Invoice Management, and Approval Workflows.
• Design and support integrations between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA/ECC using SAP CPI (Integration Suite), APIs, IDocs, and Web Services.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Lead workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, automation, and adoption of SAP best practices.
• Provide functional expertise and guidance to business users and project teams.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 6-10 years of SAP Ariba consulting experience.
• Strong expertise in SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Contracts, SAP Ariba Buying & Invoicing, SAP Ariba Supplier Management, and SAP Business Network.
• Hands-on experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC.
• Experience in end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes.
• Experience in solution design, testing, cutover, deployment, and production support.

Technical and Functional Expertise

• Strong knowledge of SAP CPI / SAP Integration Suite, APIs, IDocs, and Web Services.
• Proficiency in Supplier Onboarding & Lifecycle Management.

Professional Skills and Preferred Attributes

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and workshop facilitation skills.
• SAP Ariba Certification(s) are preferred.
• Experience in large-scale or global SAP Ariba implementations is an advantage.
• Exposure to procurement transformation and digital sourcing initiatives is beneficial.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to significant procurement transformation projects within HCLTech.