Job Description

Working at West means having an opportunity to work by the side of our patients and customers, our global team members and the communities in which we operate - which all help contribute to a Healthier World.

At West, we are by the side of patients. The work we do impacts patients' lives each and every day - our products are a critical part of healthcare delivery and we are proud of the role we play to improve patient health. We work by the side of our team members. We come together as one global team to deliver for our customers and help them address their challenges. We are a diverse, close-knit community of professionals, where everyone has a voice and opportunity to learn and grow through mutual trust and respect. With a 95 year plus history, we have a track record for success, which includes reported sales of $2.14B in 2020. We serve by the side of our community. Giving back is in our DNA-our team members across more than 50 sites globally are involved with hundreds of charities that have special meaning to them through our West Without Borders team member-led giving program.

Job Summary:

The Solution Architect, D&T, ABAP possesses knowledge and experience to work autonomously. The position with guidance will be responsible for the overall design, development and implementation of SAP ABAP Applications. The role should have knowledge in the areas of solution design, development, performance tuning and troubleshooting. Working in a global environment, this role has a hands-on approach capable of working across teams and time zones.

This role must have hands-on experience in ABAP OO programming, Smartforms, SAPSCRIPT, Dialog Programming / Module-Pool Programming, Workflow, ALV Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements and ALE/IDOC. Experience in Agile development methodology for projects and enhancements and SAP PI experience are preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Possesses understanding of overall vision, business needs and the solution architecture for SAP applications. Uses this knowledge to solve problems.
• Utilizes knowledge of best practices and provide the technical solution design.
• Works closely with the process team to understand the business requirements, review the functional specs, develop technical specs, build the application, unit test the application and support the process team during integration testing
• With guidance designs and builds applications with best practices in mind.
• Investigates and corrects production issues.
• May be involved with supports and training other team members.

• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience gathering requirements and providing technical solution design.
• ABAP OO skills is a must.
• Knowledge of ABAP development workbench, Dictionary, Workflows, SAPForms, BAPI's, Enhancement Framework, RFC's, BADI's, IDOC, ALE and ABAP OBJECTS, IDoc Queue handling, ABAP Proxy Framework, Change document framework, Conversions and Data load methods, SPAU, SPDD and post upgrade activities, Open-SQL performance tuning
• Must have experience working with ALE / IDoc configuration, enhancements, user exits, error handling
• Working knowledge of SAP PI / PO integration layer
• Must have excellent analytical, logical problem solving and technological skills.
• Ability to work in a global and virtual environment and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced & complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic; utilize sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
• Willingness to global travel
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this
• Able to comply with the company's safety and quality policies at all times

Preferred Qualifications:

• HANA experience
• Sound knowledge of SAP business processes
• Experience working with ABAP 7.4

versions

• GTS experience
• WebDynpro framework with FPM and UIBBs
• Experience / knowledge of Core Interface with debugging and enhancement of CIF interface with SAP APO

Physical and Travel Requirements

• 10% of travel requirement

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.