Senior SAP MM & Vendor Portal (Ariba) Lead

About the role

We are looking for a Senior SAP Lead with 15‑18 years of experience to provide functional leadership, service ownership and L2/L3 support for a mission‑critical SAP AMS engagement in the UAE.

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end service delivery for SAP Ariba, SAP MM, SAP Business Network and vendor portal processes, ensuring SLA compliance and incident resolution.
• Lead integration between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA/ECC using SAP Integration Suite, APIs, cXML, IDocs and web services, monitor interfaces and drive root‑cause elimination.
• Support source‑to‑pay and procure‑to‑pay processes covering supplier onboarding, sourcing, contracts, requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipt, invoicing and payment status.
• Manage vendor portal lifecycle, including supplier registration, catalog enablement, document collaboration and issue resolution.
• Conduct workshops, fit‑gap analysis, solution design, configuration, testing and post‑release stabilization.
• Apply ITIL‑aligned incident, problem, change and release management, and lead major‑incident analysis and service restoration.

Required profile

• 15‑18 years of SAP experience with strong hands‑on delivery and leadership in SAP Ariba, SAP MM and integrated procurement solutions.
• Proven experience in SAP AMS or application‑support engagements, SLA/KPI governance and complex production support.
• Excellent English communication, stakeholder‑management and documentation skills; Arabic is a plus.

Required skills

• SAP Integration Suite
• SAP Business Network
• cXML
• IDocs
• SAP MM
• Web Services
• SAP Ariba
• ITIL
• ABAP