Ariba Operations Specialist

12-month contract · Remote (EST hours) · Ariba Operations Specialist supporting a Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Enter and submit purchase requisitions, contracts, supplier requests, and sourcing requests on behalf of business users
• Interact with business users to gather proper documentation for purchasing requests
• Ensure all required documentation (e.g., SOWs) is collected and attached to requests prior to submission
• Monitor and track requisition status across approval workflows; follow up with approvers to avoid delays
• Provide detailed insights to requesters to promote transparency
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date requisition tracker for visibility
• Serve as the first point of contact for end users needing assistance with requests
• Coordinate with sourcing and finance to ensure alignment on commodity codes and GL coding
• Escalate stalled, rejected, or non-compliant requests to the appropriate teams
• Support data entry and validate reports, metrics, and audit documentation as needed

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience with the above functions in Ariba or another procurement platform (e.g., Coupa)
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a high-volume environment