Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. Rooted in two centuries of family heritage, Beam Suntory has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Beam Suntory is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

Ariba Product Manager

The following position is open in Kentucky , United States .

What makes this a great opportunity?

Global Business Services aspires to be the Partner of Choice for Beam Suntory, creating exceptional value through the superior delivery of business services and solutions. The Ariba Product Manager/System Administrator is the primary person responsible for global system administration within Beam Suntory and is the main point of contact with Ariba, as well as partners with the key stakeholders within Beam, included but not limited to Source to Pay (S2P) Process Owner, IT, Procurement. Continually seeks ways to improve efficiency and identify value opportunities and to standardize global processes. This position is pivotal in processes, governance, and daily functionality/usage, including participation and leadership of key projects related to Ariba.

Role Responsibilities

Responsible for administration of the audit trail log for Integration failures
Troubleshoot initial cause of failure and partner with IT/Ariba to resolve
Main escalation point of contact from stakeholders and Ariba
Responsible for driving user adoption from stakeholders for the application
Hold training sessions as needed for any user adoption issues
Ariba system quarterly releases testing (Regression testing)
Responsible for the long-term needs of the application and driving changes to Ariba with IT support/leadership
Responsible for any data migration with IT support
Provide direct feedback on the Ariba quarterly business review
Manage any change management for the application with stakeholders
Manage change control meeting with key stakeholders for minor application changes
Conduct market research to understand customer needs/market trends
Main point of contact for any of the systems integrated with the Ariba
Troubleshoot Invoice issues
Partner with Global Process Owner to define data quality and governance
Administrator for the application:
New custom fields/Modifications to existing fields
Modifications of pricing or financials - new catalogs and vendor pricing/updates
User Management -Request and approve users/roles to Security team
Workflow changes and template management
Support configuration management in alignment with IT
Custom report creation and support
Responsible for the system running as expected including service tickets, troubleshooting any issues, and assigning to the appropriate resource, as needed


Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent focused in Finance or Operations
2 to 5 years of business experience with Ariba or similar tool
Demonstrated success with SAP supply chain and source to pay processes
Technical capabilities in Ariba
Excellent business acumen and solid presentation skills
Proven track record working with internal and external stakeholders
Advanced MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Office


At Beam Suntory, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Beam Suntory is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.

Nearest Major Market: Louisville


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