DUTIES: You will be responsible for: (1) Oversight, quality, planning, and prioritization of core SAP module development efforts; (2) Management and staff development of a group of 5 SAP analysts, 5 SAP developers, and coordination of the WRICEFP (Workflow, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion program development, Enhancements, Forms and Portal) efforts; (3) Estimating, prioritizing, and staffing development requirements; (4) Defining the formats of development-related project forms (specifications, testing documentation, technical documentation), and overall accountability for the implementation of best practices and standards as applied to ABAP programming and data dictionary usage; (5) Designing and implementing ABAPI development and documentation standards, applying best practices and a focus on quality; (6) Attracting, hiring, training, developing, and retaining a team of world-class ABAP developers; (7) Engagement in global blueprinting design, working with functional leads and technical teams to design a comprehensive technical approach that encompasses all WRICEFP requirements; (8) Reviewing and prioritizing functional specifications, working with functional leads and senior ABAP developers to ensure that the proper technical approach is applied to the proposed design; (9) Managing the overall ABAP development effort, including resource balancing; (10) Project management duties including oversight of project progress, critical program development issues, and functional design concerns that could impact the timeline or quality of ERP implementations, upgrades, etc.; (11) Performing quality reviews of code and data dictionary settings, ensuring that best practices and standards are followed; (12) Developing and managing standards for unit and volume test cycles of development objects; (13) Performing technical interviews of SAP developers, assessing skill levels, appropriateness of project experience, and fit within organizational culture; (14) Oversight of application support, application troubleshooting through resolution, and levels 1,2,3 support; (15) Departmental and project budget management.
Experience: REQUIRED:MUST have a verifiable undergraduate degree, with a strong preference for Computer Science or a similar degree.*****MUST be HIGHLY TECHNICAL----hands off directors of SAP development will not be considered.13+ years of IT experience with progressive growth within the SAP application development environment, with direct responsibility for SAP development and application support.4 years of STRONG SAP application development project management experience.STRONG/CURRENT responsibility for acting as a Director of SAP development in small to medium sized SAP IT environment, with a core SAP module development focus.MUST have exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills.MUST have a dynamic nature that is suited to building relationships, improving the status quo, and driving best practice introduction into a green field environment.MUST have EXPERT level knowledge of the SAP implementation lifecycle, ASAP methodology, phased global rollout approach, and implications on Basis administration, and MUST have STRONG/CURRENT in-depth understanding of SAP and non-SAP development tools.MUST have a minimum of 2 full-cycle SAP implementation experiences and MUST have formal implementation methodology experience – ASAP, Agile, SDLC, etc.No PHONE CALLS please! If you submit your credentials, someone will make contact with you within 24 hours. No corp to corp. Consulting firms and recruitment firms----please do not call. Please DO NOT send resume through this website. Email your resume directly to so your resume will be automatically forwarded to the proper review team.Resumes without phone number, home address, email address, and first and last name will not be considered.


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