Province: Queensland
Description:
SAP Supplier Enablement Lead – Ariba Job in Brisbane Australia
Requisition ID:75634 Work Area:Consulting and Professional Services Expected Travel:0 – 10% Career Status:Professional Employment Type:Regular Full Time COMPANY DESCRIPTION As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. JOBSUMMARY: Ariba, an SAP Company, is the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Ariba combines industry-leading software as a service (SaaS) technology to optimize the complete commerce lifecycle with the world’s largest web-based community to discover, connect and collaborate with a global network of trading partners, delivering everything needed to control costs, minimize risk, improve profits and enhance cash flow and operations all in a cloud-based environment. Whether youre buying, selling or managing cash, you can do it more efficiently and effectively in the Ariba Commerce Cloud. Over 300,000 companies, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 100, use Aribas solutions to drive more efficient inter-enterprise commerce. TheSupplier Enablement Leadwill manage multiple Supplier Enablement projects that enable clients to interact with their suppliers through the Ariba Network. The Supplier Enablement Lead will independently manage buyer and supplier interactions, ensure teams have appropriate resources and design enablement projects for success. The Supplier Enablement Lead focuses on driving projects which create maximum benefit for both buyers and suppliers. The Supplier Enablement Lead has demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Creates and develops relationships with external parties (customers and suppliers at all levels)
Has ultimate responsibility for project content and works with internal team members on project strategy outlining Enablement Road Map, On-Boarding Plan, Supplier categorization.
Acts as project manager for cross functional teams consisting of both internal and external stakeholders, e.g. Project Deployment Teams, On-Boarding, Customer Implementation.
Accountable for structuring projects to meet customer goals and objectives
Prepares and delivers analyses and presentations for customers to convey expectations, risks, options, project plans, results, project updates and statuses, etc.
Responsible for understanding key business drivers and managing operational metrics, including cost, quality, cycle-time and customer satisfaction
Ensures that all reports and systems are current
Understands and complies with work instructions, process documents and technology tools
Actively identifies, contributes to and facilitates business impacting continuous improvement efforts using Lean Techniques
Expected to exceed targeted quality objectives
Acts self-sufficiently to identify solutions and strategic direction in spite of high degrees of ambiguity and uncertainty. Leverages prior Project Management and technical expertise. Capable of quickly developing knowledge in other areas.
Demonstrates exceptional problem solving skills and is looked at by the organization as a leader within the role
Experience and proven performance leading people in direct team leadership, customer leadership or project leadership role
Adept at appropriately escalating issues within and across teams.
Excellent problem solving aptitude. Able to quickly identify project risks and opportunities early in the project and work with a high degree of autonomy to address them
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All other duties as assigned Basic Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelors Degree or 4 years of Project Management Experience
High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (specifically Word/Excel/PPT/Project)
2 years of Procurement and/or AP Experience
2 years of Enterprise Business Applications Experience
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2 years of Project Management Experience Preferred Experience
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Experience with customer management (internal & external)
Experience preparing and delivering analyses and presentations
Experience with continuous improvement efforts
Experience managing multiple projects at once
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Experience in building both internal and external customer/team member relationships Preferred Knowledge
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Database manipulation
CPSM Certification
PMP Certification
Understanding of key operational business metrics
Ariba solution/product knowledge
Basic understanding of Lean methodologies
Understanding Customer/Supplier interface
Electronic commerce background
Procurement process knowledge
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Supplier Management knowledge Competencies & Personal Attributes
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Planning projects such that specific tasks, timelines, milestones, and objectives are clearly established in advance. Instituting effective methods for keeping track of project details. Organizing or adjusting information and materials to ensure accurate and timely completion of tasks.
PROBLEM SOLVING – Effectively resolving issues that involve people, things, and processes by using logic and common sense. Identifying the root cause of a problem as opposed to focusing on the symptoms. Generating unique solutions to problems rather than relying on what has been tried in the past.
CUSTOMER FOCUS – Seeking to understand a client/customer’s business and learn more about their personal drivers and motivators. Aligning business practices and activities with customer needs and expectations for service. Helping his/her direct reports and others to value customer feedback and continuously improve customer service.
ORAL COMMUNICATION – Speaking in a clear voice and presenting thoughts, ideas, and concepts in a logical and easy to understand manner. Using appropriate grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. Using a suitable tone and volume based on the nature of the situation. Expressing complicated or highly technical thoughts, expectations, ideas and intent effectively and concisely.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE – Possessing specific knowledge and understanding in the areas necessary for effective job performance. Being able to contribute relevant technical expertise and skills on the job due to specialized training, education, and/or experience.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL – Taking great care to ensure all aspects of work are completed correctly, developing effective methods for tracking specifics, and checking the quality of ones work in order to ensure accuracy. Identifying mistakes and correcting them before they cause major problems.
INTERPRETING INFORMATION/ANALYSIS – Systematically investigating a problem to better understand a situation. Identifying and interpreting underlying trends, interrelationships and cause-effect relationships among seemingly unrelated pieces of data. Drawing logical inferences and making rational recommendations based on the application of inductive and deductive reasoning skills.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING – Increasing Knowledge and skill when circumstances call for additional learning. For example: Attending formal training programs; On-the-job learning that never stops.
TRAVEL – Regularly traveling away from the office (e.g., flying, driving) to conduct business. For example: Going on business trips; Working on assignments that require overnight stays. SAP’S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company. SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to HR Direct (Americas:hrdirectamericas@sap.com, APJ:hrdirectapj@sap.com, EMEA:careers@sap.com). Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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