Job Description Summary

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Delivery Management

Lead and manage a team of SAP ABAP developers (internal and external) including task assignment performance coaching career development and capability building.

Coordinate work dispatch and priorities to ensure timely delivery of development requests enhancements and support tasks aligned with business needs.

Foster a collaborative high-performance development culture with clear expectations and accountability.

Technical Direction & Standards

Define implement document and enforce coding standards development best practices and quality guidelines across the team.

Conduct regular code reviews to maintain consistency performance and adherence to established standards.

Ensure technical solutions are scalable supportable and aligned with our ERP architecture and upgrade roadmap.

Development & Quality Assurance

Oversee all stages of the development lifecycle from requirements analysis and technical design through coding testing deployment and post-go-live support.

Champion quality through robust technical documentation unit testing performance tuning and automated/code-level quality checks.

Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with functional consultants business stakeholders and IT partners to translate business requirements into sound technical specifications and solutions.

Communicate progress risks and technical insights clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams.

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building

Keep the team updated on the latest SAP development practices tools and technologies; drive training and knowledge-sharing activities.

Identify opportunities to improve development processes tools automation and team productivity.

Track specific KPIs/Metrics to quantify gains or improvements such as:

o On Time Delivery - % delivered on or before the committed date.

o First Pass Yield - % passing QA/UAT without rework

o Production Defect Rate - # of defects reported in production

o External vs. Internal Delivery Balance/Ratio

o Lead time per Change or Development item

ERP Strategy & Governance Responsibilities

Co-own the ERP technical roadmap and contribute to medium- and long-term planning for SAP ECC evolution and transition toward S/4HANA.

Define and enforce a Clean Core strategy ensuring custom developments follow SAP-recommended extensibility principles.

Drive remediation plans for obsolete redundant or high-risk custom developments.

Ensure developments remain upgrade-safe testable and compliant with future S/4HANA conversion requirements.

Stay aligned with SAPs evolving product strategy including S/4HANA Assess the impact of SAP innovations and roadmap changes on existing and future developments.

Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term architectural sustainability.

Key Skills

Proven experience leading SAP ABAP development teams and delivering high-quality solutions within an SAP ECC or ERP environment.

Deep technical expertise in ABAP development including object-oriented ABAP performance optimization debugging and RICEFW objects.

Strong understanding of SAP development lifecycle transports code quality tools (e.g. ATC/SCI) and release management.

Experience working with cross-functional teams and large international organizations.

Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to mentor and grow team capabilities through coaching and technical guidance.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice to Have: Experience with SAP S/4HANA Fiori/UI5 BTP and modern SAP extensibility models.

This role is ideal for a proactive leader with a passion for technical excellence and a track record of managing and evolving development teams in complex ERP landscapes. You will play a central role in ensuring the quality and efficiency of our SAP ABAP delivery pipeline while growing the capabilities and impact of your team across the organization.

Experience

Minimum 10 years in ABAP development support application management

Proven experience partnering with product leaders to deliver ERP solutions and improvements

Experience managing AMS subcontractors or third-party service providers

Supervisory experience preferred

Background in global organizations with multi-Business Line structures

Familiarity with Microsoft Office365 and enterprise platforms

Experience in electrification systems industrial automation or related sectors is a plus

Note

To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA to ensure compliance with applicable legislation the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This Job Description is intended to provide a high-level guide to the role. However it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.

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