SAP Ariba / AP Solution Architect
CapgeminiChoosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world. Role Summary We are seeking a Senior SAP Ariba Solution Architect to support a large-scale Supply Chain and Procurement Digital Modernisation program. The consultant will lead SAP Ariba activities across assessment, solution design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and stabilization, covering sourcing, contracts, procurement, supplier management, and invoicing. Key Responsibilities & Qualifications Bring 15+ years of SAP Procurement/Supply Chain experience with strong SAP Ariba implementation experience, including expertise in Ariba Sourcing, Contracts, Buying & Invoicing, SAP Business Network, invoice automation, and SAP S/4HANA integration. Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, solution design, and communication skills are required. SAP Ariba certification and experience in large-scale enterprise transformation programs are preferred. Lead SAP Ariba activities across current-state assessment, requirements gathering, fit-to-standard workshops, future-state design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support. Design end-to-end Source-to-Pay processes covering strategic sourcing, RFx, supplier evaluation, contract management, operational procurement, invoicing, supplier collaboration, and integration with SAP S/4HANA. Design and configure SAP Ariba capabilities including Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Contracts, Buying & Invoicing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP), and SAP Business Network based on business requirements. Design invoice automation capabilities to reduce manual invoice processing, improve invoice intake and validation, streamline invoice processing, and increase straight-through processing. Design end-to-end invoice processes including PO and non-PO invoices, PO/GR matching, invoice reconciliation, duplicate checks, credit memos, approval workflows, tolerances, exception handling, and posting to SAP S/4HANA. Define integration requirements between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA covering suppliers, Purchase Orders, Goods Receipts, Service Entry Sheets, invoices, contracts, accounting information, master data, and invoice status updates. Work closely with SAP MM and FICO teams to design end-to-end procurement and Accounts Payable integration, including G/L accounts, Cost Centers, WBS elements, Internal Orders, tax codes, GR/IR, account assignments, invoice tolerances, payment blocks, and financial postings. Lead Ariba functional solution design including configuration, approval workflows, interfaces, functional specifications, reporting requirements, data requirements, and alignment with SAP standard capabilities and best practices. Lead and support functional testing, SIT, UAT, defect resolution, cutover, go-live, hypercare, and production stabilization, while supporting improvements in invoice processing efficiency, automation, exception management, and operational reporting. Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, presentation, cross-functional coordination, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to explain design trade-offs to business and technical stakeholders. Experience completing fit to standard evaluation and process design using Signavio The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: CAD 140000 - CAD 185000 Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it …