SAP Ariba Administrator

SAP Ariba Administrator

Location: Oakland, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Remote

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $60.00–$70.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The team provides functionalSAP Ariba system support within the Procurement organization and is not an IT-focused role. The position involves supporting procurement users with system navigation, how-to guidance, troubleshooting, workflow management, system administration, and configuration activities. Users submit tickets for Ariba-related issues or requests, which are routed to this team for investigation and resolution. The team also supports new supplier creation requests and the Supplier Risk module, including supplier risk-related processes. The current ticketing system isBMC Remedy, with a transition to ServiceNow underway, but if a candidate does not have experience with ServiceNow, training will be provided. Key areas include Ariba user support, supplier onboarding, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Supplier Risk, and Contract Management.

The ideal candidate is someone who is strong in SAP Ariba, comfortable with system administration and workflow management, and has solid customer-facing experience providing support to business users and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

Ariba System Administration

• Administer and maintain SAP Ariba modules, configurations, workflows, catalogs, templates, and master data.
• Manage approval workflows, routing rules, and system configurations.
• Create, update, and maintain contract templates, forms, conditions, and questionnaires.
• Support supplier enablement activities and Ariba Network integrations.
• Maintain taxonomy structures, commodity codes, and classification data.
• Monitor and resolve system interface and batch processing errors.
• Support system upgrades, releases, and configuration changes.

Functional Support & Issue Resolution

• Provide functional support for procurement system issues and complex user inquiries.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system defects, process issues, and data discrepancies.
• Escalate technical issues to IT and vendors when required and track through resolution.
• Analyze recurring issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support incident management and service request fulfillment through established intake processes.

Testing, Enhancements & Change Management

• Coordinate and execute system testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Develop test scripts and document testing results.
• Support implementation of approved enhancements and process improvements.
• Participate in release management, change governance, and deployment activities.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to define functional requirements and validate solutions.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a liaison between Procurement, IT, Accounts Payable, Strategic Sourcing, TPRM, and external vendors.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into system solutions.
• Provide recommendations for process standardization, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Support strategic initiatives and digital transformation efforts impacting procurement systems.

Required Experience

• 3–8 years of experience is ideal

Required Skills

• Experience with SAP Ariba (must-have)
• SAP Ariba system administration and workflow management
• Ariba user support, supplier onboarding, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Supplier Risk, and Contract Management
• Comfortable with system configuration activities
• Customer-facing experience providing support to business users and suppliers
• Experience with BMC Remedy or ServiceNow (training provided for ServiceNow if not already experienced)

Preferred Skills

• Power Platform and data management experience (a plus)
• SAP S/4HANA experience
• Fieldglass experience

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• Open to non-local candidates; however, the hiring manager prefers local candidates.
• If local, there may be occasional in-person meetings, but these would be infrequent.
• A client laptop will be provided to candidates who are local or within the service territory. Candidates outside the service territory will need to use their own device or a vendor-provided device; any other tools must be provided by the vendor.
• With prior manager approval, candidates may expense a set amount for phone/internet reimbursement.
• Immediate start preferred — shortlisting begins 10/22.
• 1 round of interviews.

About the Client

This client is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States, delivering energy to approximately 16 million people across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California. With roughly 25,000 employees, the organization operates extensive and complex energy infrastructure — transmission lines, pipelines, substations, and generation facilities — that keeps homes, businesses, and communities powered every day. The organization is at the center of the energy sector's rapid transformation, managing the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions, creating genuine learning and growth opportunities for engineers, technologists, tradespeople, systems analysts, supply chain professionals, data specialists, and business professionals alike.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-16826Industry: Information Technology

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