Supply chain director Jobs in Bakersfield, CA

Job Title : Supply Chain Specialist - IV

Location : 100% remote PST hours

Duration : 18 months

Pay Range : $80 to $90 / hr.

Job Description :

Job Title : Global Procurement Technology Operations

Location : US Remote

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The role reports into Procurement, as part of the Systems Operation team. It is focused around the SAP Ariba

• process, data and functionality. The role coordinates across the Procurement, Finance and Information Technology teams around new requirements, enhancements and fixes. It supports and where required leads on Supplier and Catalog Enablement.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

Plan, manage and track key deliverables and activities

Independently capture requirements (new requirements, enhancements and fixes) and manage through governance

Perform Business Analysis (Requirement gathering, Process documentation, Requirement Tracking / User Stories)

Collaborate with cross functional teams comprising of business SMEs, IT Architects, and System Integration Partners on current processes and proposing solutions to enhance current systems

Review functional design and deliver User Acceptance Testing

Develop / review training materials

Support the change methodology by working with Super User groups around changes and deeper understanding

Act as a level 3, within Support to answer more complicated issues

Monitor and report on key P2P performance indicators

Support the team and as required lead work on Supplier Enablement (Network and Integration) and on Catalog Enablement, with a deep understanding of the processes and functionality

o Support / Work with Category Management to identify a roadmap of suppliers, integration and catalogs

o Support / Lead the work with SAP, Suppliers and System Integrators to define, setup and test the solution

o Support and maintain active enablements

Perform SAP Ariba Guided Buying configuration (Tiles, Forms, Parameters)

Perform SAP Ariba Analysis reporting (Create and Manage Public reports)

WORK EXPERIENCE

10+ years of experience of SAP Ariba, preferably with multiple clients / implementations

Ability to demonstrate various lead roles performed on a project and / or within business as usual operations (e.g. Business Process Lead, Supplier / Catalog Lead, Change Management, Subject Matter Expert)

Excellent P2P understanding of SAP S / 4 Hana (or R / 3)

Preferable experience with SAP Ariba Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance Management

Global support / implementation experience (particularly USA and Europe)

Good understanding of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

University degree (Business and / or Information Technology)

Fluency in English

Strong organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills & strong customer focus

Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, conceptual thinker, self-motivated individual

Requirements elicitation through meetings, workshops and written communication

Ability to work independently and within a team. Effective leadership skills on key activities

Perform stakeholder engagement

Facilitate business process modeling

Proactively seeks to understand and share learnt knowledge

Proficiency in Client Office applications including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word and Visio