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Job Number #175263 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
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This role leads the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of SAP-driven Procurement and Inventory processes with a primary focus on SAP MM/IM, Ariba Buying (Ariba Procure-to-Pay – Buying & Invoicing), and Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC), as well as integrated MRP planning. The specialist partners with Supply Chain and Finance stakeholders to optimize sourcing, replenishment, consignment/SMI, settlement, and liability reporting, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiency. The role requires strong business acumen, rigorous analytical capability, and high learning agility to translate complex requirements into robust, scalable solutions across global operations, with particular emphasis on end‑to‑end Ariba Buying and supplier collaboration via Ariba SCC.
Lead end-to-end solution design, configuration, and deployment for SAP MM/IM, Ariba Buying (Buying & Invoicing) and Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC), covering requisition-to-order, catalog and non‑catalog purchasing, supplier collaboration (PO confirmations, ASN, ship notices), goods receipts, invoice processing, and 2/3‑way matching.
Own and optimize Ariba Buying processes (shopping carts, approvals, guided buying, catalogs, invoice exception handling) and Ariba SCC collaboration scenarios (forecast sharing, PO collaboration, ASN, goods receipt visibility) to improve user experience, compliance, and supplier performance.
Architect and optimize MRP planning parameters and policies (lot sizing, safety stock, lead times, sourcing lists, quota arrangements) to drive reliable supply; design and govern supplier managed inventory (SMI) and consignment processes including stock provisioning, consumption, settlement, and alignment with Ariba SCC collaboration models.
Enable Finance integration for inventory valuation and P2P settlement, including GR/IR clearing, ERS/self‑billing, accruals, tax handling, price/quantity variance controls, and liability reporting with clear reconciliation between MM and FI; ensure Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC transactions post correctly and are fully auditable.
Define and manage master data governance (materials, purchasing info records, source lists, outline agreements, vendor master), integration touchpoints (SD, PP, QM, FI/CO), and interfaces/EDI/IDoc/API flows with suppliers; manage integration between Ariba Buying / Ariba SCC and SAP ERP/S/4HANA, ensuring data quality, controls, and compliance.
Build reporting and analytics for inventory health, supplier performance, MRP signals, consignment/SMI KPIs, GR/IR and open liability positions; leverage data generated from Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC to drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions with cross‑functional teams.
Lead testing (unit, integration, UAT), cutover, hypercare, and knowledge transfer; establish SOPs, training, and change management to sustain standardized global processes in Ariba Buying, Ariba SCC, and SAP MM/IM, and drive continuous improvement.
Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing and supporting SAP MM/IM and Ariba Procure‑to‑Pay (Ariba Buying & Invoicing) solutions, including configuration of purchasing, pricing, invoice management, catalogs, and Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) scenarios for supplier collaboration; demonstrated ownership of global template or multi‑country rollouts.
Proven expertise in MRP planning and replenishment execution, consignment and SMI processes, scheduling agreements, info records, source lists/quota, and procurement analytics; strong understanding of cross‑module integration with PP, QM, SD, and FI/CO, and how these processes are enabled and extended via Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC.
Solid Finance integration experience across inventory valuation, GR/IR, ERS/self‑billing, AP settlement, accruals, tax, and variance analysis; ability to reconcile MM and FI and produce liability reporting with audit‑ready documentation, including transactions originating in Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC.
Strong business acumen with the ability to translate commercial, supply, and financial objectives into system design; advanced analytical skills for diagnosing data/process issues and optimizing KPIs across SAP MM/IM, Ariba Buying, and Ariba SCC.
High learning agility with excellent communication, stakeholder management, and requirements elicitation skills; proficient in writing functional specs and collaborating with technical teams (e.g., ABAP/Integration) for Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC extensions, interfaces, and integrations.
Experience with SAP S/4HANA (MM/IM), Central Procurement, Fiori apps, CDS views, and Ariba integrations (Buying and SCC) via CIG; familiarity with BTP extensions and workflow for P2P and supply chain collaboration.
Expertise in supplier collaboration enablement via Ariba SCC (forecast sharing, PO confirmation, ASN, subcontracting collaboration, inventory visibility) and EDI/IDoc/API mappings for P2P and inventory events across Ariba and SAP.
Exposure to advanced planning parameters, inventory optimization, and exception management; hands-on with data and reporting tools for MRP, GR/IR, liability dashboards, and supplier performance insights leveraging Ariba Buying and Ariba SCC data.
Background in process controls, SOX/compliance, and segregation of duties in P2P and inventory; experience establishing KPIs and control frameworks specifically for Ariba Buying compliance, approvals, and supplier collaboration controls in Ariba SCC.
Project leadership in global, cross-functional environments using Agile/Hybrid delivery; CPG or manufacturing industry experience and prior global Ariba Buying/Ariba SCC deployments are a plus.
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