Specialist - SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC)

Job Description

Specialist - SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC)

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of the company IT operating model, Tech centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each tech center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview:

The SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration Consultant is responsible for implementing and optimizing SAP Ariba solutions to enhance supply chain processes and foster collaboration between SCM teams and external suppliers. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong interpersonal skills to drive efficiency and innovation within the supply chain.

As an SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration Consultant, you will play a critical role in implementing and optimizing SAP Ariba solutions to enhance our supply chain operations. You will contribute to projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and innovation in our supply chain processes.

What will you do in this role:

• Support the deployment of SAP Ariba solutions, ensuring they align with business objectives and industry’s best practices.
• Configure and customize Ariba modules to meet specific organizational needs.
• Onboarding B2B vendors into Ariba and conducting workshops.
• Evaluate existing supply chain workflows to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
• Implement best practices and innovative solutions to streamline operations and enhance overall supply chain performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Ensure compliance with supply chain policies and regulations while managing risks effectively.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend innovative solutions. 

What Should you have:

• 3-5 years of experience in SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) implementation with Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG).
• Experience in SAP Materials Management – Procure to Pay is necessary. Integration knowledge with other SAP modules like Planning and Quality Management is a plus.
• Strong understanding of supply chain management principles and best practices.
• Proven ability to configure and customize SAP Ariba solutions.
• Expert Ariba SCC consultant who has hands-on experience with all sub modules of SCC.
• Experience in supply chain collaboration solutions, PO collaboration, forecast collaboration, Subcontracting Collaboration, Supplier Managed Inventory.
• Experienced in configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with experience in Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration.
• Technical know-how of CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway)/ SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network and customs field mapping.
• Knowledge in order confirmation process and deviation workflow topics in Ariba SCC.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and basic project management skills, including preparation and participation in workshops. Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation. 

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for lives, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

05/18/2026

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