Sandeep (Kumar) Jain

Product Manager, Business Analyst and Solution Architect With 13+ Years of Experience in IT Industry

Ujjain, India

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present
2 years 7 months
India

Product Manager/Sr. Ariba Architect

Sapeinces2p Pvt. Ltd.

Project: Spendify - Ariba Buying & Invoicing, Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC), Ariba Sourcing, Contract Management & Supplier Lifecycle Performance and Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)

Streamlining end to end source to settle cycle by automating indirect and direct procurement processes at a European pharmaceutical corporation, transforming 5+ billion dollar transaction volumes. Integrated Ariba solutions with SAP S/4 HANA using Cloud Integration Gateway.

  • Drove implementation as project manager and solution architect
  • Led business workshops and requirements gathering using SAP Activate methodologies
  • Configured Ariba SCC processes including Forecast, Procurement, Inventory, Quality and Manufacturing Collaboration
  • Set up Ariba Business Network integration with S/4 HANA
  • Implemented PO, Vendor Consignment, Scheduling Agreement, Subcontracting Collaboration
  • Configured Buying and Invoicing, Sourcing, Contract Management and SLP with CIG
  • Set up interfaces for Purchase Order, GRN, ASN, Invoices through Ariba Network
  • Led workshops, documentation and troubleshooting
  • Managed L1/L2 support teams and SLAs
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
1 year 1 month
India

Product Manager/Sr. Ariba Architect

Next Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Project: e-Procure - Ariba Buying & Invoicing with Guided Buying and Cloud Integration Gateway

Implemented procurement automation at European logistics corporation managing billion-dollar spend, using Ariba solutions integrated with SAP S4HANA.

  • Led 8-member team across SAP Ariba and S/4 HANA
  • Configured Buying and Invoicing with CIG and ITK integration
  • Set up interfaces for PO, GRN, ASN, Invoices through Ariba Network
  • Implemented Sourcing and Contract templates
  • Configured Supplier Lifecycle management and integration
  • Set up Guided Buying with landing pages and catalog management
  • Managed integration with S4HANA for master and transactional data
  • Led business workshops and requirements gathering
  • Oversaw L1/L2 support
May 2019 - Aug 2021
2 years 4 months
India

Sr. Ariba Consultant & Business Analyst

e-Soft Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Multiple strategic projects:

  • e-Advant: SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite implementation at APAC petroleum corporation

  • Led 6-member team for project delivery

  • Configured Strategic Sourcing Suite and Supply Chain Collaboration

  • Set up integration with S4HANA using CIG

  • Implemented sourcing and contract templates

  • e-Source: SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite for APAC healthcare corporation

  • Led 10-member team across SAP Ariba and SAP

  • Implemented sourcing and contract management handling $50M+ spend

  • Configured CIG integration with S4HANA

  • IndirectProc: Ariba implementation at US IT corporation

  • Led 7-member team for procurement process automation

  • Integrated with SAP and Oracle using CIG and Dell Boomi

  • Managed stakeholder workshops and requirements gathering

  • Configured sourcing and contract management solutions

May 2017 - Apr 2019
2 years
United States

Business Analyst (SAP Ariba, Procurement, Finance Applications)

ServiceNow Ltd.

Source to Settle (S2S) project implementing Ariba solutions and custom procurement applications at US SaaS corporation.

  • Designed architecture and implemented Ariba Invoice and Supplier Management
  • Led development using Agile/Scrum methodology
  • Managed stakeholder communications and requirements gathering
  • Created technical documentation and specifications
  • Managed sprint planning and backlog
  • Led L2 support for incident management
Dec 2015 - Apr 2017
1 year 5 months
India

Ariba Developer/Consultant

Delta Technology & Management Services Ltd.

Project ePro: Implemented Ariba Spend Management Suite at US waste management corporation.

  • Handled change requests and enhancements
  • Gathered requirements and created specifications
  • Developed solutions and fixed defects
  • Conducted testing and provided user support
  • Assisted with L3 support incidents
Nov 2011 - Dec 2015
4 years 2 months
India

Software Engineer/Ariba Developer

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

Multiple projects:

  • ip2o: Ariba Procure-to-Order implementation for US automobile client

  • Analyzed requirements and modeled workflows

  • Configured Ariba ITK integration with SAP/QAD

  • Managed data migration and interfaces

  • Eproc Run: e-Procurement for US oil & gas corporation

  • Led 6-member production support team

  • Configured XML and JS files

  • Managed master data and integration

  • Handled incident management and SLAs

  • Created documentation and training materials

Summary

Having 13+ years of experience in IT industry, working as Product Manager, Business Analyst and solution architect managing multiple products and projects with extensive experience into product development and management, business analysis and business stakeholder management. Working experience into Procurement Domain, Source to Pay processes and execution of various S2P projects across the geography. Extensive exposure into on demand and on-premises SAP Ariba Spend Management Solutions, Buying & Invoicing (Procure-to-Pay), Guided Buying, Catalog Management, Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) and Ariba APIs to integrate with third party systems. Well versed and experience into SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA Material Management, SAP Field glass and Accounts Payable processes and systems. Experience into Purchasing and Procurement processes in SAP S/4 HANA Material Management. Architecting and managing Purchasing and Requisitioning, Receipting and Invoicing processes within SAP – MM, FI & CO. Well versed with the orchestration of finance and controlling objects involved in Source to Pay processes. Experience and in-depth knowledge of implementing SAP Ariba On-Demand solutions and integration methodologies - Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), Cloud Integration 9.0, Integration Toolkit (ITK) and SAP Digital Supplier Network (DSN) to integrate with ERP's – SAP ECC, S/4, Oracle, and JD Edwards. Experience handling Production Cutover activities, migration of various data objects in SAP Ariba and S/4 HANA Well versed with Post Go-live/Deployment Hyper Care and Support. Experience handling high volume production issues/incidents, fix and issue triaging with leading support teams. Hands-on experience in Service Now ITSM process, Incident Management, Sprint/Scrum/Stories management solutions In depth knowledge of Agile Development, Scrum, Business Analysis, Requirement gathering, elicitation and mapping. Expertise in implementing Ariba solutions with various ERP's using Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG), Integration Toolkit (ITK), web services and maintaining and managing all master data and transactional data. Proficient in conducting workshops, business requirement gathering and data analysis including ERP masters like Vendor Master, Material Master, and Accounting Data for Ariba on demand solutions. Efficient in understanding the business processes, requirements, configuration, and customization and communicating with stakeholders to find a feasible solution and work around. Experience in leading a team and carrying out all support activities along with maintaining and meeting SLA's. Ability to handle a given task with full dedication, interest and to work independently with minimum supervision in a team environment. Assertive and eager to take ownership of project task and assignments and keen to learn new concepts, technologies and adapt to new environment.

Languages

English
Native

Education

Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

Devi Ahilya University

MCA · Indore, India · 7.4