SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) Lead/Architect

About Company :: Bristlecone is a supply chain and business analytics advisor, serving customers across a wide range of industries. Rated by Gartner as among the top ten system integrators in the supply chain space, we are uniquely positioned to solve contemporary business problems, with supply chain and analytics focus as our advantage. We have been a trusted partner and advisor to many leading, globally recognized companies such as Applied Materials, Exxon Mobil, Flextronics, LSI Logic, Mahindra, Motorola, Nestle, Palm, Qatar Petroleum, Ranbaxy, Unilever and Whirlpool and many others 🚀 ROLE OVERVIEW Experience 15+ years │ Hands-on practitioner (required) Travel Up to 50% during active project phases; multi-region rollout may require periodic international travel We are seeking a Principal / Lead who has personally designed, configured, and deployed SAP Business Network for Supply Chain (formerly SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration — SCC) in complex, high-volume direct procurement environments — with deep roots in CPG Beverage manufacturing, including co-manufacturing, co-packing, and bottler ecosystems. This individual must be an authority on Direct Procurement process excellence — from demand signal through Purchase Order creation, supplier acknowledgement, ASN, goods receipt, and invoice settlement — and must have hands-on, current SAP MM / S/4HANA Procurement configuration skills to back every design recommendation they make. They will lead the Supply Chain Collaboration workstream on large-scale, multi-region S/4HANA and SAP Business Network transformations, engaging VPs of Supply Chain, CPOs, and CFOs as trusted advisors. The right candidate knows not just the system buttons to push, but the operational reality of managing ingredient, packaging, and co-man supplier collaboration in a beverage business where forecast accuracy, component availability, and supplier commit reliability directly determine production line performance and margin. Direct Procurement Process Benchmarks Top-quartile performance in CPG Beverage Direct Procurement is defined by: Purchase Order Automation Rate: >75% of POs generated without human intervention — via MRP-driven scheduling agreements, contract releases, and supplier collaboration; know how to design S/4 and SAP Business Network to achieve this Supplier Schedule Adherence: best-in-class ≥95% on-time delivery from direct material suppliers; understand how forecast collaboration, commit workflows, and exception management on SAP Business Network drive this metric Supplier Onboarding Cycle Time: benchmark <15 business days for new direct material suppliers on SAP Business Network; understand the enablement playbook for Standard vs. Enterprise accounts CPG Beverage Direct Procurement Complexity Co-Manufacturing, Co-Packing & Bottling: design of subcontracting PO flows — BOM-based component supply to co-man sites, 541/543 movement reconciliation, subcontracting stock monitoring, supplier collaboration on component consumption, and integration with FI/CO for settlement Ingredient Procurement: caffeine, taurine, natural flavors, juice concentrates, sweeteners, vitamins — commodity-linked pricing in S/4, forward buying strategies, and supply risk management across single-source specialty ingredients Consignment & VMI Models: consignment info records, periodic settlement, supplier-managed replenishment via SCC — commonly used for high-velocity ingredients and packaging at co-manufacturing sites SAP MM / S/4HANA Procurement — Core (Required) Organizational Structure & Master Data Purchasing organization, purchasing group, plant assignment, and company code interactions — including multi-company and shared-service procurement models Purchasing info record (PIR): info category design (standard, subcontracting, consignment, pipeline), price conditions with commodity-linked condition records, validity period and source list integration Source list and quota arrangement: source list maintenance, sour…

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