SAP Technical Manager

As an S/4HANA Technical Architect you will shape the technical landscape of our SAP systems primarily supporting the Material Management Planning (MMP) team. Your responsibility will be to define the technical architecture for S/4HANA programs covering greenfield implementations with a strong emphasis on Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) Inventory Management and core Material Management functionalities. You will translate complex MMP business requirements into efficient scalable and secure technical architectures collaborating with stakeholders functional consultants and technical teams. You will provide expert guidance on SAP HANA drive best practices in development integration using SAP Integration Suite and cloud strategies and contribute to the evolution of our SAP ecosystem with emerging technologies like AI.

• Define and design comprehensive technical architectures for SAP S/4HANA solutions ensuring robust support for Material Management Planning (MMP) processes including PP/DS Inventory Management and core Material Management.
• Lead the technical design and implementation of S/4HANA solutions specific to MMP covering operational excellence.
• Design and govern custom development frameworks ensuring ABAP Fiori and extensions for MMP adhere to SAP best practices and are upgrade-safe.
• Oversee ABAP development for MMP including ABAP on HANA AMDP CDS views RAP CAP and OData services leveraging clean core principles and API integrations.
• Lead integration architecture across SAP modules (e.g. MM PP SD) legacy systems and third-party applications relevant to MMP utilizing tools such as SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI) SAP PO and API management.
• Manage the development and customization of SAP applications using ABAP SAPUI5 Fiori and SAP BTP (including CAPM and cloud-native technologies) to enhance MMP user experiences.
• Drive Fiori activation and develop Fiori apps specifically for MMP users ensuring optimal UI/UX for tasks like inventory visibility or PP/DS monitoring.
• Develop and implement SAP BTP architectures to extend MMP capabilities leveraging services like Extension Suite and HANA Cloud.
• Evaluate and recommend new SAP technologies including AI and machine learning to enhance MMP functionality and business processes (e.g. predictive inventory).
• Ensure adherence to security compliance and SAP best practices across all technical components related to MMP.
• Lead technical workstreams like custom code remediation data migration and system conversions for MMP data and configurations.
• Conduct technical assessments code reviews and performance tuning for high-quality scalable MMP solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams especially the MMP functional team to define scalable secure architectures.
• Mentor junior architects and developers fostering knowledge sharing within the MMP technical domain.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of SAP architecture configurations and processes with an MMP focus.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT Engineering or related field.
• 15 years in SAP architecture development and implementation with 4 years in S/4HANA projects.
• Proven experience as an SAP Technical Architect on at least two full-cycle S/4HANA implementation (greenfield or brownfield) with significant exposure to Material Management Planning (MMP) processes.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA technical components including NetWeaver ABAP programming and HANA DB architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with ABAP on HANA AMDP CDS views OData services and object-oriented programming especially for MM IM and PP/DS.
• Extensive experience with SAP Fiori/UI5 development activation and optimization for MMP-related applications.
• Solid knowledge and practical experience with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) including Integration Suite (CPI) Extension Suite CAPM and cloud-native development applied to MMP.
• Experience in designing integration solutions using SAP BTP CPI SAP PO/PI and API management for MMP interfaces.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their integration within the SAP ecosystem specifically for optimizing MMP.
• Strong functional understanding and technical experience with SAP Material Management (MM) Inventory Management (IM) and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).
• Strong understanding of SAP Activate methodology and SAP best practices.
• Knowledge of SAP landscape planning and cloud hosting strategies.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and critical thinking skills with a strategic mindset.
• Exceptional communication presentation and interpersonal skills able to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders including the MMP business team.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with demonstrable leadership experience in full lifecycle SAP implementations.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. SAP S/4HANA SAP BTP TOGAF) are a plus.