Associate Director, SAP Source-to-Pay / Ariba Delivery Lead

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Expertise in SAP Ariba processes and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of integrations between SAP Ariba and SAP ERP, including associated processes such as SAP MM and HCM.
• Proven experience across the end-to-end source-to-pay process, with strong procurement knowledge across both indirect and direct procurement.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management skills.
• Clear understanding of Ariba integration with Finance, HCM and Supply Chain processes.
• Experience delivering Ariba as part of a transformation programme.
• Awareness of recent SAP Ariba innovations and roadmap.
• Experience of Agile working practices on SAP implementation, along with planning of activities during the project.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills working with client stakeholders and development teams.
• Desirable: understanding of other associated solutions such as best-of-breed procurement tools.
• Desirable: knowledge of procurement process.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of SAP-enabled transformation programmes, specialising in SAP Ariba solutions.
• Develop and manage implementation plans that maximise the potential of SAP technology while minimising implementation risk.
• Manage the overall progress of the implementation, overseeing quality and timeliness of deliverables.
• Input into the overall deployment approach, providing SME insight into data migration and cutover cycles to support seamless transitions.
• Design end-to-end solutions and ensure deliverables are consistent with design principles, standards and methodologies.
• Lead client workshops covering process design, industry best practices, and SAP Ariba environments.
• Lead pre-sales conversations with clients and help shape their procurement transformation roadmap.
• Build client relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Lead or participate in practice development activities that support sales activities and internal capability development.

Technologies:

• ERP
• Support
• SAP
• SAP MM

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We are Deloitte, a global leader in SAP-enabled transformations and the number one SAP delivery partner with over 200 implementations delivered to date. We work with SAP as a co-innovation partner on SAP Leonardo and bring together diverse teams to deliver innovative solutions on high-profile, complex projects. This role is based in London or Manchester with hybrid working, and we support flexible working across local offices, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remote working. We are committed to inclusion, wellbeing, development and a culture where our people can grow, collaborate and make an impact that matters.

last updated 36 week of 2026