Associate Manager - SAP
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2025.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The SAP Ariba Contract Senior Consultant is a critical role responsible for developments covering all aspects of development life cycle including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, configuration and support for SAP Ariba Contract Management Solution including integration with SAP or non SAP applications in a project.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Architecting, designing and implement SAP Ariba Contract Management Solution successfully in customer organizations.
Propose best practice procedures for handling of contracts throughout its lifecycle, amendments etc. Design and implement complex solutions for organization’s Contract Lifecycle Management
Liaising with Customer, Solution Architect, Functional Consultants and Technical peers to achieve project goals within expected timelines.
Provide SME support for business requirements across projects
Mentoring Junior Team members within the Organization
Guide business process and configuration design choices based on knowledge of Ariba capabilities and constraints
Conduct user training
Facilitate integration and user acceptance testing
Support business users with process or system issues
Drive and Assist with building Assets and Accelerators within SAP Ariba Practice for CoE.
Build repository of custom development implemented by Bristlecone for unique business requirements
Conduct trainings within Practice to build competency.
Prepare and deliver demonstrations and presentations in support of sales cycles
Help in Presales, RFP, Solution Design, Migration, Upgrade methodology
Keep up to date on the technology development
Understands and ensures that quality standards are met
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
8 plus years of implementation experience in area of Ariba Strategic Sourcing space with minimum 2 years of full suite implementations
4 plus years of full cycle implementations of Ariba Strategic Sourcing
Experience with all aspects of SAP Ariba Contracts Management
Must have experience with integrating Ariba solutions with SAP and non SAP applications
Ariba Certification would be an added advantage
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Possesses thorough knowledge of SAP Ariba Contract Management Solution and various types of contracts and industry best practices.
Thorough knowledge and hands on implementation experience with Contract Templates and Conditions administration, settings, configuration, along with all other aspects of Contracts administration, including Approval Process workflows downstream
Ability to architect an end to end solution while understanding the integration aspects between different modules within ARIBA Strategic Sourcing Suite as well as of Ariba Contract with ERP systems
Ability to work on complex development scenarios along with writing technical specifications for complex customizations
Ability to propose multiple workable solutions as per best practices
Good understanding of ECC or S4 Hana and ARIBA CONTRACT Master data
Experience in interacting with functional developers to provide daily operational support as well as solution implementation for enhancements and projects
Exposure of Client discussions, Incident Resolution, New Development, CR Estimation, Solution Proposal
BEHAVIOURAL and SOFT SKILLS
Teamwork
Customer Sensitivity
People Management
Good Analytical Skills
Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
Good Business Understanding
Quest for Learning
Positive attitude with flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment
Ability to drive project responsibilities in a dynamic and proactive manner
Ability to showcase three Mahindra RISE Pillars e.g. Accepting No Limits, Driving Positive Change and Alternative Thinking