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SAP- Ariba Length: 6-9 Months Location: Minneapolis, MN Description: Understand business needs/requirements and translate that understanding into a form that leads to the creation and/or composition of better process and/or technology solutions in the Ariba space, always aligned with the Global template. Guide business customers through business case development for new applications/functionality, including cost / benefit analysis and risk / impact analysis. Support the Ariba solution, reviewing ticket backlog, prioritizing issues and working them to resolution. Perform analysis to gather requirements for integration with other SAP modules (FICO, BW/BIâ?¦.). Provide test plans, test cases, perform functional testing and ensure proper user acceptance testing. Support, test, and enhance moderately complex information systems and develop adequate error management functionality within assigned applications. Provide ownership of QA and acceptance testing of projects. Provide new user training on supported applications as requested. Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions. Basic Qualifications: (required) Bachelorâ??s degree in computer science, engineering, business administration or related discipline (additional years of business analysis experience may offset degree requirement). 7 plus years of experience in an IT Business Analyst role designing, implementing, and supporting Ariba. In-depth understanding of the Purchasing function and processes. Process improvement and design capabilities in the purchasing space. Demonstrated experience with planning and managing testing for unit tests and integration tests, and in facilitating cross functional, end-to-end business process testing via super users. In-depth understanding and expertise in Ariba Preferred Qualifications: (desired) Project Management and ASAP Project Management certification. Familiarity with ad hoc reporting tools. Experience with 3 full life cycle implementations of Ariba. Experience with SAP Purchasing (MM).