Deputy Director - SAP Ariba (Source to Pay)

PepsiCo

  • Hyderabad, Telangana
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 29 days ago
Overview:The Global Procurement Platform Lead, will be accountable for the technical deliverables of the Source to pay program ensuring that PepsiCo standards of technology delivery/architecture are met. The Lead will work closely with internal teams and suppliers to optimize procurement processes, maintain governance standards, and contribute to the implementation and support of procurement platforms such as Ariba or Coupa.
Responsibilities for the Lead include but are not limited to deployment of Contract Management, Supplier onboarding and Risk Management applications/ platforms supporting procurement capabilities. Responsibilities:Technical skills
  • Provide end-user support for Ariba or Coupa platforms or similar, and troubleshooting problems- hands on experience required,
  • Understanding of Master data, it’s integration, and org structure for Procurement in MDG and SAP,
  • Configuration governance of procurement applications/platforms to support new site deployments
  • Operations Documentation maintenance (RunBook, User Guides, Knowledge Base)
  • Governance and controls to ensure adherence to technology standards, best practices, release management, change management, and other related processes and procedures, SLA and controls compliance
  • Oversight of Technical cut-over, Go-Live and Hypercare support
  • Root cause analysis for issues found during Hypercare of new business sector deployments within PepsiCo
  • Incorporate AI capabilities to drive process improvements
Non-Technical skills:
  • Ensure that all procurement activities, processes, and transactions align with corporate governance, policies, and compliance standards.
  • Support Procurement KPIs to measure procurement performance, supplier performance, and system usage metrics.
  • Use data insights to recommend process improvements or system upgrades.
  • Conduct training, serve as SME
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Develop a strong understanding of the application and business processes
  • Provide expertise and knowledge to our operations teams when they need our assistance
  • Work with customers, business and IT partners globally to identify and resolve issues, escalating as required
  • Assist with identifying and testing any existing issues discovered
  • Ability to prioritize own work under general supervision
  • Stays up-to-date with technology and industry trends by proactively participating in training, self-study, conferences, webcasts, user group participation, reading or other relevant means
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 10+ years of Procurement applications Delivery and development experience such as MDG, Ariba, Coupa, SAP
  • 3+ years Project Management
  • 3+ years working with Managed Service Partners and/or 3rd Party implementors
  • Familiar with MW integration, CIG, APIs
  • Experience in Delivering complex application implementations with a Global user base
  • Experience using ServiceNow, MyIT Portfolio, Azure Devops, Quality Center MS Project and other supporting tools
  • Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate and articulate to LG1-LG3 leadership
  • Proven ability to prioritize work and delegate deliverables leading a team of employees and
  • Background collaborating with software vendors (i.e. SAP)
  • Power BI knowledge a plus,

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