Job Description

Company Overview: Sidel is a global leader in packaging solutions for beverage, food, home, and personal care products. As part of our ongoing digital transformation journey, we are strengthening our SAP Centre of Excellence (CoE) to drive innovation and deliver best-in-class SAP solutions across our global business landscape. Position Overview: As the SAP ABAP / AMDP Lead, you will be a key technical leader within the SAP CoE team, responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing complex ABAP and AMDP solutions across our SAP S/4HANA platforms. This role requires deep expertise in modern ABAP programming, CDS views, AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures), OData services, and integration with SAP Fiori/UI5.

Your Mission

You will collaborate closely with functional leads, solution architects, and external implementation partners to deliver high-performance, scalable, and future-ready SAP solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design and development of custom ABAP/AMDP solutions in S/4HANA, ensuring adherence to SAP best practices and performance optimization. Develop and optimize CDS Views, AMDP Classes, OData Services, and Fiori/UI5 backend logic. Support key business processes across Finance, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Reporting by delivering high-quality technical solutions. Drive the modernization of legacy ECC developments into S/4HANA-compatible, table-driven, and flexible designs. Collaborate with functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions. Ensure effective governance of custom developments through code reviews, performance checks, and transport management. Partner with Basis and Security teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance, authorization, and system issues. Mentor junior ABAP developers and build strong internal technical capabilities within the CoE. Stay updated with SAP S/4HANA innovations (RAP, Steampunk, Embedded Analytics, BTP extensions) and propose improvements.

Your Profile

Qualifications and Experience:

10-12 years of experience in SAP ABAP development, with at least 4-5 years in S/4HANA (HANA-optimized ABAP). Strong expertise in AMDP, CDS Views, OData Services, Fiori/UI5 integration, and performance tuning. Proven experience in migrating and optimizing ECC custom developments into S/4HANA environments. Hands-on experience in SAP HANA SQL Script, Debugging, Enhancement Framework, BADIs, and User Exits. Strong exposure to SAP Finance (FI/CO), Logistics (MM/SD), and Central Finance (CFin) technical objects. Knowledge of integration with BW/4HANA and SAP BTP is desirable. Experience in managing teams, code governance, and collaborating with global stakeholders. Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Education & Languages:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is required.

Additional Information:

Location: Pune, India (Hybrid)

Occasional travel to project locations (e.g., Italy) based on project needs.

Role reports to the SAP Program Manager or SAP CoE Head.

Contract Type

Permanent

Country

INDIA

Location

Pune