**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. **Your role and responsibilities** We are seeking a highly skilled SAP Consultant to join our Global Business Services unit at IBM. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on international implementation projects and maintenance support in the near region, assisting clients in the selection, implementation, and production support of application packaged solutions to achieve their expected business results. * Guide and provide inputs for change management; * Raise awareness for data quality and putting remediation plans to address data related issues; * Understand data needs and sources and guide the data integration aspects of the project; * Demonstrate functional and technical expertise in SAP Ariba modules; * Provide guidance to the technical team to support the technical build of the system, enhancements and bug fixes; * Provide responses to functional queries regarding Ariba’s software solutions; * Architect the integration of various systems in the landscape; * Provide leadership in customer project implementations by providing subject matter expertise in Source to Pay Processes utilizing SAP Ariba; * Guide and provide inputs for long term solution sustainability and value realization. **Required technical and professional expertise** * 5+ years of SAP Ariba module experience; * Functional and technical knowledge of SAP ARIBA modules * Minimum 1-2 full life-cycle implementation experience; * Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment; * Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 5 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 3 years work experience); * Proven management and delivery skills; * Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment; * Communication and collaboration skills; * Experience with ARIBA CIG ( cloud integration framework) and integrating S4 Hana or other ERPs with Ariba CIG; * Business Analyst skills. n.