**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 **Your role and responsibilities** · As a Package Consultant at IBM, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of designing, developing and re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages using various tools. · You will use a mix of consultative skills, business knowledge, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients' business environment and achieve business results. · IBM ISA Consulting is seeking skilled consultants with SAP expertise specifically in SAP Ariba for both upstream and downstream. In this role, you will be required to provide functional/technical expertise in SAP. * You will have to lead IBM as well as client team members in completion of tasks towards achievement of goals. * All positions are based in India and business consulting positions will require 100% traveling on project sites within India. 1. Primary Skills:- Certified candidates with depth knowledge in the following Ariba functionalities/modules are preferred highly preferred * Sourcing * Guided Sourcing * Contracts Management * Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Management * Supplier Risk Management * Templates Configurations, other administration functionalities in Ariba 2. Secondary Skills:- Certified candidates with depth knowledge in the following Ariba functionalities/modules are preferred highly preferred * Ariba Commerce Automation * Ariba Buying and Invoicing * Ariba Guided Buying Network configurations, other administration functionalities in Ariba **Required technical and professional expertise** * Lead IBM and client project team though out the implementation in preparation, designing the process, building the system, testing and migration activities till Go live * Understand client’s procurement process and requirements * Conduct and drive workshop session with clients for process design fixing, requirements review, system demonstrations * Provide expertise in designing the process in conjunction with IBM/Ariba Design Authority * Drive continuous improvement of process definition * Document To be process flows as per the design and configuration details and prepare ‘Function specifications document’ * Analyse FIT/GAP against the clients’ requirements and system functionalities * Identify possible solutions/ workarounds for gaps by working with SAP team * Prepare test scripts, scenarios, steps, and conduct UAT session with clients * Lead and carryout migration activities for system go live * Provide extensive support for clients’ post go live through issues and bugs fixes, product enhancements * Liaise between SAP team, Clients, IBM SMEs for implementation, post go live support and future product enhancements Ability to work with and collaborate with all internal IBM team and external Clients’ teams, SAP Teams toward developing a best practice processes, quality, and efficiencies for the program. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.