Lead Solution Architect

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced SAP Ariba & Fieldglass Business Analyst to support and drive global digital procurement and external workforce management initiatives. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Finance, and IT to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions. You will play a key role in enhancing SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass platforms, leading business analysis activities, supporting global transformation programs, and driving operational excellence through process optimization and digitalization.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and business priorities.
• Lead workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and process design discussions to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business needs into user stories, functional specifications, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze existing business processes and recommend harmonization, automation, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support business case development and provide solution recommendations aligned with organizational goals.
• Support and enhance SAP Ariba solutions including Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Contracts, Risk, Guided Buying, and Business Network.
• Collaborate with global business teams to optimize sourcing, supplier onboarding, qualification, procurement, and contract management processes.
• Support global contingent workforce and services procurement processes using SAP Fieldglass.
• Drive improvements across contingent workforce management, statement of work (SOW), supplier management, work orders, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• Lead business analysis activities for global implementation and enhancement projects.
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Developers, AMS teams, and implementation partners to deliver business solutions.
• Support integration initiatives between SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Network, Microsoft platforms, and third-party applications.
• Define business requirements for workflows, interfaces, approvals, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Participate in digital transformation and AI-enabled initiatives that improve business efficiency and user experience.
• Develop test strategies, test cases, and acceptance criteria while coordinating SIT and UAT activities with business stakeholders.
• Support deployment, go-live, hypercare, and change management activities.
• Prepare training materials and facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to ensure successful adoption of solutions.
• Support incident, problem, and change management activities within the application landscape.
• Ensure solutions comply with governance, audit, security, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate application and process documentation and identify opportunities for ongoing optimization and operational excellence.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of professional experience in Business Analysis, SAP Procurement Solutions, or Enterprise Application Management.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP Ariba modules including Strategic Sourcing, SLP, Contracts, Risk, Guided Buying, and Business Network.
• Solid experience with SAP Fieldglass and external workforce management processes.
• Proven expertise in procurement, sourcing, supplier management, contingent workforce management, and services procurement processes.
• Experience working with SAP S/4HANA integrations and enterprise application ecosystems.
• Strong knowledge of business process modeling, requirements gathering, testing methodologies, and solution design.
• Experience working in Agile and Waterfall project delivery environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting global transformation programs and cross-functional international teams.
• Knowledge of digital transformation, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and procurement technologies is highly desirable.
• SAP Ariba and/or SAP Fieldglass certifications will be considered an advantage.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a global environment.