Ariba Technical Specialist

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake County, IL location in our global IT organization called Business Technology Services (BTS).

As the SAP Ariba Technical Specialist, you'll have the chance to play an active role in all phases of our global SAP Ariba implementation and roll-out to 40+ countries, as a hands on Ariba configurator. Your Ariba skills and experience will be critical to the success of our Ariba program and help us optimize procurement processes across our company.

What You'll Work On

• You will be part of our global project team and work directly with our internal business customers to help define requirements/perform fit-gap analysis, then design/build/test the solution, then participate in the cutover and go-live.
• Partner with the functional groups within the IT organization to communicate and clarify STP business needs, contribute to development of long-range system plans, and ensure products and services are aligned with business needs.
• Assess near-term needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities, consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Actively seek ways to apply technology to business processes, researching and providing information on technical trends and competitors' practices relevant to the assigned client business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6+ years hands on design, build/configuration, test experience in full life cycle Ariba projects (Upstream and Downstream)

Preferred Qualifications

• Configuration experience and process knowledge of:
  • Supplier Lifecycle and Performance (SLP)
  • Buying and Invoicing
  • Catalog
  • Sourcing
  • Spend Analysis
  • Contracts
• Experience in complex/integrated ERP ecosystems, including integration between Ariba and:
  • Multiple ECC and S/4HANA systems
  • MDG
  • Third party tools (Cordis, OnBase/Brainware, Vertex)
  • Use of CIG
• Knowledge of ECC and S/4HANA organizational and master data objects

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The salary for this role is between:

N/A

JOB FAMILY:

IT Business Relationship Management

DIVISION:

GIS Global Information Services

LOCATION:

United States > Waukegan : J46

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf