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Smith+Nephew - STP Systems Specialist - SAP Ariba

Posted on: 20/01/2026

Job Description

Description :

Job Title STP Systems Specialist.

What will you be doing?

Role will have a strong background in Source to Pay Operations, mainly in delivering technical competence and guidance on how to deploy STP tools and technology in a fast-paced and complex environment.

- Contribute to a Source to Pay transformation initiative spanning 60 legal entities and integrating over 7 ERP systems, driving harmonization and operational efficiency.

- Support strategic Global Procurement projects aligned with SNOS initiatives, including the implementation of an enterprise-wide Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool and other high-impact solutions in the pipeline.

- Participate in the design, build, testing, deployment and post go-live support of strategic finance, procurement and automation related projects worldwide.

- Raise and manage system-related incidents, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.

- Execute functional testing of new system features, identifying and documenting defects, and coordinating with system or software providers for resolution.

- Manage day-to-day external relationships with Esker, SAP Ariba, ORO and other systems / software providers.

- Be the Subject Matter Expert / Ambassador for Esker and Ariba P2P.

- Review and assess the capabilities of SAP Ariba and Esker systems in line with business requirements.

- Ensure SAP Ariba P2P and Esker and other STP tools are optimized from a technical perspective.

- Provide technical guidance and recommendations as a subject matter expert in STP Operations in order to diagnose and develop recommendations to solve business unit level problems.

- Develop and deliver training to increase awareness within STP Operations of existing or new policies and procedures and platform functionality, to optimize performance and increase compliance.

- Assist in the continuous improvement, implementation and alignment of procurement processes and relevant documentation.

- Engage with all internal and external customers to provide the highest quality of customer service in the resolution of escalated issues.

- Develop/Maintain reporting to track SLA's and KPI's.

What will you need to be successful?

- Education : Bachelors degree in a Computer Science or Information Systems is preferred or equivalent.

- Licenses/ Certifications : Ariba certification would be an advantage.

- Operating Mode : Work from office 2 days in a week.

Experience :

- 3+ experience working in a Procurement organization or STP solution provider.

- Hands-on project deployment experience on a global level so you can demonstrate robust understanding of the integration of procure to pay processes in the overall process landscape.

- Experience with Global/Multi language system landscape.

- Experience working with the SAP Ariba platform/Esker is preferred.

- Excellent knowledge across Procurement and Procure to Pay processes.

- Experience working within a multi-site business.

- Basic Project management principles understood and practiced.


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