The Incredible Guide to High Paying IT Consulting Jobs Series- Post 1

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba

Welcome to the High Paying IT Consulting Jobs Series on newseie.com. We will discuss IT consulting jobs for SAP Ariba in this blog article.

If you are looking for high paying IT consulting jobs, you might want to consider adding SAP Ariba as a skill on your profile.

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba-What is SAP Ariba?

A cloud based software/tool/solution offering from SAP that makes it possible for buyers and suppliers to communicate and transact business together. It offers less expensive procurement options and streamlines operations. Thus, makes vendor management easier and simpler.

It is a suite of multiple software products that enables companies to optimize the money they spend and find opportunities for cost reduction. It helps companies to obtain a cohesive picture of their total expenditure, simplifies the direct and indirect spending as well as strategic sourcing on a single cloud platform. Buying organizations can do whole gamut of business activities from Sourcing to payment Viz. sourcing (RFI, RFP, RFQ , bidding/auction, contract management, supplier relationship and performance management, Catalog management, Non catalog procurement, Procurement approvals, Compliance with the policies, guided buying, electronic and non-electronic invoice processing and many more.

SAP Ariba is part of SAP Business Network, which is made up of core networks and solutions that facilitate collaboration with trading partners, logistics and services providers, asset operators, and maintenance contractors. You can gain unparalleled supply chain visibility, agility, and resiliency with SAP Business Network.

More details about Ariba

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba-What do SAP Ariba IT consultants do?

As an IT consultant, you can help businesses implement, customize, and optimize SAP Ariba solutions to meet their specific needs and goals. You can also provide training, support, and maintenance services to ensure the smooth operation and performance of SAP Ariba solutions. You can leverage your expertise in cloud computing, business process management, data analytics, and user experience design to deliver value-added solutions to your clients. With good experience and Knowledge you can also become Solution Architect who designs the entire Solution as per the client requirements. You can also become a Project Manager who manages the Ariba implementation and support projects.

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba-How much do SAP Ariba Consultants Earn?

It depends on various factors like your overall experience, your place, Organization you are applying for, how well you do in your interview, timing and criticality of the role. On an average an SAP Certified Ariba Consultant makes between INR 6-22 Lakh/month in India and $78K-$120K/year in USA. Unlike any other technology job salary for the Ariba consultants also increase with time.

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba-How to become a SAP Ariba Consultant?

To become eligible for IT consulting jobs in SAP Ariba then:

1. Gain knowledge about functional domain of sourcing, contracting and procure to pay.
2. Understand the concept of Supplier relationship & Performance management.
3. Gain knowledge of the topics of Direct and indirect procurement
4. Develop good understanding of spend analytics
5. Acquire knowledge of operational procurement
6. Attain knowledge of what is an intelligent enterprise.
7. You will find all the relevant topics at one place SAP Learning Hub.
8. Complete your learning journey on SAP Learning Hub. The overall content is for about 150hrs. But if you are a fresher then factor the same amount of time for second turn.
9. You can also look for a good training institute in your area/ virtual learning. Do ensure to do the system practice.
10. Once you are done with your learning and you feel confident then you should take the SAP Certification exam.
11. Once you get yourself certified then you can apply for the Jobs.

Ruthvik Chowdary has written a post on how acquired SAP Ariba Certification. You can go through it  for gain more details.

IT Consulting Jobs with SAP Ariba-I have completed my Ariba Certification how to find IT consulting jobs?

To find high paying IT consulting jobs related to SAP Ariba:

1. Log on to https://www.birlasoft.com/careers and look for an opportunity and apply or it.
2. You can look for SAP Ariba certified consultants on linked in and connect with them. They may be able to help you with a reference. I will create another blogpost on how to approach people on linked in and win a reference.
3. You can connect with people on SAP Ariba community and try to win a referral.
4. You can also browse through job portal like Naukri.com, indeed.com etc.
5. You can check the career section on the websites of IT consulting companies. I will create a list of IT consulting companies with their websites and post a link here.
6. You can leverage your friends who are already working with any of the IT consulting firms.
7. Last but not the least if you still don’t find the opportunity then don’t feel demotivated. Don’t think that you are useless, you are used less. Take a deep breath and calm yourself. Successful people don’t do different things they just do the things differently. Pat yourself for reaching so far. Whatever, you have done so far take a learning and do things differently. It will definitely help you.

If you are a business looking to implement SAP Ariba or if you have any other IT consulting requirement then you may contact my employer Birlasoft.

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