ICT Analyst - SAP ABAP/MDG

Requisition ID 66434

Position Type FT Permanent

Workplace Arrangement

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

You will be a hands-on SAP ABAP developer within the MDG Systems team, designing, building and supporting scalable technical solutions across SAP MDG, ECC and S/4HANA. The role combines core ABAP engineering, integration and production support with the opportunity to develop deeper SAP MDG technical expertise.

• Work Location 1Powerhouse, PJ
• Reporting To ICT Manager - MDG Systems
• Working Hour 11.00AM - 7.00PM
  
  

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance and support SAP ABAP solutions across SAP MDG, ECC and S/4HANA environments.
• Deliver RICEFW developments, including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms and workflow-related technical solutions.
• Develop using ABAP Objects, classes, function modules, BAPIs, RFCs, BAdIs, enhancement frameworks and user exits, following reusable and upgrade-safe development principles.
• Perform ABAP debugging, root-cause analysis, code reviews and performance optimisation, using tools such as ST05, SAT and ST12 where appropriate.
• Design and support high-volume and mass-data processing solutions, including background processing, package/commit handling, logging, error management and restartability.
• Develop and troubleshoot SAP interfaces and integrations, including IDocs, APIs, RFCs and SAP MDG Data Replication Framework (DRF).
• Support SAP MDG technical developments, including validations, derivations, workflows, BRF+, change requests and other custom enhancements.
• Work closely with functional and business teams throughout technical design, development, unit testing, SIT, UAT, deployment, cutover and production support.
  
  

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience in an SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA environment.
• Solid experience developing and enhancing ABAP reports, interfaces, conversions and enhancement implementations.
• Practical knowledge of ABAP Objects, Open SQL, internal tables, modularisation, function modules, BAPIs and RFCs.
• Experience using BAdIs, enhancement spots, user exits or other SAP enhancement techniques.
• Strong ABAP debugging and root-cause analysis skills, including the ability to distinguish code, data, configuration, authorisation and integration issues.
• Working knowledge of IDoc processing, status analysis and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of performance-efficient ABAP design, database access and high-volume data processing.
• Ability to read functional specifications and translate them into clear, robust technical designs.
• Experience participating in testing, transport management, deployment and production support.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
  
  

Desirable

• Hands-on SAP MDG development or technical support experience.
• Knowledge of MDG change requests, workflow, BRF+, validations, derivations, data models, staging/active areas and activation processes.
• Experience with MDG Data Replication Framework (DRF) or master data distribution to downstream systems.
• Understanding of Business Partner, Vendor/Supplier, Customer, Material or Finance master data.
• Exposure to S/4HANA development practices, CDS views, AMDP, OData services, APIs or SAP Fiori-related backend development.
• Experience with application logging, background-job design, restartable processing and technical reconciliation for mass updates.
• Experience working in a global support or project-delivery environment.
  
  

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a starter kit, investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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