S4/HANA Procurement Business SME

Requisition ID:  35620  

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

S/4HANA Ariba Business SME

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Procurement professional to serve as a S/4HANA Ariba Business Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the company’s global SAP S/4HANA implementation. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape the future state of the Procure-to-Pay process globally, with a strong focus on SAP Ariba and its integration with SAP S/4HANA.

As the S/4HANA Ariba Business SME, you will represent global functional and site Procurement teams in the design, testing, deployment, and adoption of procurement capabilities enabled through SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA. The role will help translate business requirements into standardized global processes and ensure the solution supports Procurement’s operational, sourcing, compliance, and strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will bring strong knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes and hands-on experience working with SAP Ariba capabilities. This individual will understand the critical integration points between Ariba, SAP S/4HANA, master data, finance, receiving, inventory, and other supporting business processes.

This role will work closely with Procurement stakeholders, Global Supply Chain, Finance, Master Data, IT, and system integration partners to define an effective end-to-end solution. The S/4HANA Ariba Business SME will serve as a key bridge between the business and implementation teams, helping ensure that future-state processes are standardized, scalable, and practical for end users across global business units and sites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Serve as the Procurement Business SME for SAP Ariba, representing Global Supply Chain and Procurement during the design and implementation of future-state Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay processes.

• Define and validate business requirements and future-state processes across SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA, including key process and system handoffs.
• Provide deep knowledge of current Procurement processes, business requirements, operational challenges, and known pain points to guide future-state solution design
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, SAP functional experts, and system integrators to ensure the Ariba solution is aligned with global Procurement standards and business objectives.
• Ensure effective integration between SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA, including dependencies related to supplier and material master data, purchasing, receiving, invoice processing, finance, reporting, and transactional data.
• Develop and validate end-to-end test scenarios that span SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA and confirm successful handoffs between Procurement and downstream functions.

• Participate in testing activities such as user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and cutover planning to ensure successful deployment.
• Support change management efforts by contributing to training, communication, and user readiness strategies.
• Act as a liaison between Global Supply Chain and the ERP project teams to troubleshoot issues, escalate risks, and support resolution activities.
• Provide project updates on Procurement and Ariba activities, risks, dependencies, decisions, testing progress, and deployment readiness.
• Ensure post-go-live process adoption, system utilization, and continuous improvement across business units.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in procurement, ideally across both Direct and Indirect Procurement.
• Experience with SAP Ariba in a business, functional, implementation, product-owner, or subject matter expert capacity.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and their relationship to SAP S/4HANA or other enterprise ERP platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to translate Procurement business requirements into standardized processes and system requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working with, influencing and/or leading global teams.
• Experience working cross-functionally within project teams or business process improvement initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration across all organizational levels.
  Demonstrated experience in business transformation, systems implementation, or process optimization.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, project-driven environment with competing priorities.
• Willingness to commit a full allocation of time for a minimum of 2 years to support the transformation project over its lifecycle.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, traverse, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.

Target Pay Range:  $100,800.00 to $125,900.00 -  Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data
Target Bonus on Base:  10.0

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, from  10/28/2026. We encourage your prompt application.

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, we provide competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs which support in unlocking the potential for you and your family. Included in our expansive list of benefits offerings are multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more. To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates. For us, it’s about protecting the personal welfare of our associates and their families, helping to achieve personal goals and offering those extra touches for convenience, security and overall peace of mind.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.