ARIBA Solution Architect (Source-To-Contract)

Important for this project:
- We only consider freelancers or consultancy houses.
- CVs/profiles sent by agencies will not be considered.

We are currently looking for an ARIBA Solution Architect for a 6 months hybrid project in NRW, Germany.

Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months
Workload: Minimum: 50% - Preferred: 100%
Location: NRW & Remote
Project language: English

Overview:
Define and coordinate non-functional requirements incl. security requirements, design solution architecture on all architecture layers (incl. functional, technical, data architecture, integration, infrastructure architecture, etc.) steer developers, support technical test data provision.

Profile:
• Define nonfunctional requirements for ARIBA Platform
• Define principles for source-to-contract (S2C) solution architecture & high level solution architecture & high level solution architecture (functional, technical data)
• Define and align technical design in ARIBA , further systems (e.g. PTP) and (if needed) own development
• Consult business analyst with off-the-shelf capabilities in ARIBA, provide rough estimation efforts based on high-level user stories to enable business case driven prioritization
• Define and align S2C infrastructure, integration, and security architecture functions (e.g. Technology Foundation, Information Security & Data Protection, etc.)
• Steer developers for implementation of user stories / requirements
• Collaborate with test managers for non-functional test cases (e.g. load & performance testing) and for supporting integrations
• Support technical creation of data for POC / test data

Experience
• Strong experience with SAP ARIBA Sourcing, SAP ARIBA Contract including S/4 Integration
• Retail Industry Experience in sourcing and contracting processes
• Experience in Product and supplier master data management, experience with P360 and informatica IDMC would be a plus
• Strong analytical skills, skills in solution design and modelling
• Strong communication skills, ability to align with other roles, ability to prepare technical topics as management decision recommendation, experience in leading development teams.