SAP MDG & Ariba Functional Consultant - Senior Associate

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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a SAP MDG & Ariba Functional Consultant - Senior Associate you will support client needs through SAP business application consulting, helping shape solutions that improve operational efficiency and support effective use of SAP MDG and Ariba capabilities. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client connections, and deepen your technical skills while developing a clearer view of the business context and broader project objectives. In this role at PwC, you will help clients configure, implement, and support SAP software and solutions, contribute to training and adoption efforts, and bring critical thinking to evolving client situations within our Advisory practice, where work often spans Technology Consulting and SAP-focused service delivery.

Responsibilities

End to end supplier on boarding process between Ariba to MDG along with master data creation, extension, Ariba registration process.

Implement, configure, and support SAP MDG for Supplier and Customer master data.

Work on MDG data/process modeling, BRF+, workflows, validations, derivations, UIBB, and Change Requests.

Participate in S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, and data migration projects.
Support SAP Ariba solutions including SLP, Sourcing, Catalog, Commerce Automation, Contracts, and Procurement.

Manage MDG–Ariba and SAP integrations using CIG, IDocs, ALE, SOA/Web Services, and middleware.

Troubleshoot replication and interface issues and coordinate with technical teams.
Gather business requirements, perform testing, prepare functional specifications, and support UAT/cutover.

Work with global stakeholders and provide functional guidance and mentoring.

What You Must Have

- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
- Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

Mandatory skill sets: 

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on functional experience in SAP MDG & SAP Ariba.

• Experience in Ariba SLP registration process & vendor onboarding

• Deep functional understanding of both SAP MDG & Ariba process

• MDG-S / MDG-BP: Business Partner, Supplier, Vendor Master attributes, CR Types, Replication, extension and CR process views.

• Hands-on configuration experience with the Data Replication Framework (DRF) using IDocs, ALE, and Web Services (SOA). 

• Excellent understanding of core S/4HANA master data structures and tables (e.g., LFA1, LFB1, LFM1, BUT0ID & BUT000). 

• Proven capability to operate in a hybrid functional capacity, comfortable writing & interacting directly with business stakeholders.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical to resolve complex workflow and replication issues. 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical business partners. 

• Ability to work independently as a subject matter expert and configuration owner. 
• Learns quickly and uses effective problem-solving and critical thinking skills to address deadline-sensitive matters; and
• Collaborative mindset with a strong drive to work with cross-functional SAP functional teams (MM, STP, Ariba, FI).

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