Job description

Job title

Senior IT Developer (SAP ABAP)

Area/department

Contract Logistics IT&D – SAP Competence Center

Reporting line

Purpose of the job/ Overall responsibility

What are the expected end results?

The Senior IT Developer (SAP ABAP) is an implementation and 3rd. level support role for SAP WMS applications.

His tasks will mainly be focused on typical project tasks including some maintenance and support projects.

The main focus will be on full stack development in the area of warehouse logistics projects.

Success criteria/KPI

Metrics

• Functionalities and documentation are delivered in line with the team’s Definition of Done and within the agreed timeframe.
• Effort estimations are submitted on time and remain within the agreed accuracy threshold.
• Task statuses are updated daily in the project management system to reflect actual progress.
• Efforts are recorded and reported on a weekly basis.
• Defects and incidents are managed based on agreed KPIs and prioritized according to project guidelines.

Key Tasks

What are the tasks involved to reach the expected end results?

• Working on multiple projects as a project team member.
• Participating in the project implementation             process with clients, business analysts and team members
• Developing application specifications. Making recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code with emphasis on EWM and SAP S/4HANA. LES-WM, LES-TRA, MM, SD and are still in long term use.
• Defining, developing or modifying software application modules using disciplined software development processes in SAP ECC and SAP EWM
• Derivation and development of technical concepts from functional concepts.
• Installation, configuration, customization and integration of third-party software also in auxiliary logistics related tools, middleware and frameworks
• Conducting developer/unit testing of application modules to ensure application meets specifications
• Supporting in developing system architecture/interfaces.
• Documenting functions and changes to new or modified modules, test activities and related areas like error handling and backup/recovery procedures.
• Analysis of bugs and their elimination in the context of incident and problem management.
• Adhering to quality standards and procedures. Reviewing modules for quality assurance and checking compliance with application architecture standards.
• Design and implementation of interfaces to customers- or 3rd party systems
• Design, conception and implementation of generic solutions based on SAP for extension of global solutions
• Evaluation of IT systems, feasibility measurement, cost estimation    
• Go-Live support and 3rd level support after closing project
• Support project organization for integration- and user acceptance test
• Provide system documentation for SAP consulting, partially also for key-user training and operation
• Own work packages in implementation Projects

Authority level

[According to the DSV authorization and title policy]
L4 Senior IT Developer

Staff responsibility

none

Internal working
relations

• Heads of SAP Solution Delivery Teams
• Product Owners
• Service Managers
• Project Managers
• Agile Implementation Team Member
• Business Key Users
• External Customers
• Solution Architect

Professional qualifications

What are the professional skills needed to carry out the key tasks?

• College diploma or university degree in the field of Business Informatics, Computer Engineering or education as software engineer.
• Development experience in SAP Modules EWM and S4 HANA (beneficial are LES-WM, LES-TRA, SD, MM) (at least 5+ years of relevant experience)
• Work experience with ABAP Objects programming. Knowledge equivalent to SAP Trainings EWM100 - EWM120, EWM900, wide Programming skills in ABAP-OO
• General understanding of contract logistics processes (Inbound, Outbound Picking, Internal, Packing, Shipping, VAS)
• Experience in development and configuration in SAP S/4HANA (and SAP ECC) especially for: interfaces (IDOC), dialogue transactions, functional upgrades of SAP-Standard (User-Exits, BADI, Extension Points), reporting, printing
• Beneficial - Experience in SAP UI Development - UI5, SAP Fiori
• Beneficial - Knowledge in SAP-EWM
• SAP Framework Knowledge as outlined on the following competency matrix.

Personal qualifications

What are the personal qualifications needed to carry out the key tasks?

• English Language business fluent
• German Language beneficial (Project focus on german speaking customers)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration across teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• High customer orientation and commitment to delivering business value.
• Flexibility and adaptability to evolving project requirements and challenges.
• Continuous learning mindset with a passion for SAP technologies and innovation

Prepared

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