The Role
The ABAP Consultant will support business implementations through development, manage customer expectations, and enhance SAP functionalities while collaborating with teams and leading technical research and coding activities.
Summary Generated by Built In
Responsibilities
Understand the values and vision of the organization and align the activities accordingly
Protect the Intellectual Property
Adhere to all the policies and procedures
Work with other line functions to collect or provide relevant data
Ability to co-ordinate and interact with multiple teams
Support business implementations by sharing best practice development skills
Ability to set up the development guidelines and methodologies
Support the onsite consulting team of experts for all relevant aspects of development work and coordination with remote development teams
Capable of performing technical activities beyond coding
Capable of building trust and acting as trusted adviser to the customer
Able to manage customer expectations and avoid any escalations
Ability to comprehend and envisage appropriate actions
Participate in practice initiatives, showing innovation, sharing knowledge and enhancing reusability
Prepare the Technical Specification, build the code, review the code and finally to prepare the Unit Test Cases and conduct technical research for an optimal solution
The ABAP consultant is expected to help with queries relating to Reports, interfaces, enhancements, ALE/IDoc, Conversions, forms, Adobe forms, ABAP workflow, Web DynPro etc.
Work with Functional team to assess operational & quality related issues, identify gaps, and manage closure of gaps, including effective Error Trend Analysis and Problem Management
Proposal for ABAP redesign for performance improvement / tuning of ABAP objects as appropriate
Ensure appropriate assessment of SAP OSS notes regarding relevance for ABAP Operations
Working closely with our SAP Functional Specialists to deliver, maintain, troubleshoot and enhance SAP functionality
Essential Skills
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Experience in ABAP RAP (RESTful Application Programming), CDS Views.
Excellent communication skills are essential
Must be dynamic, flexible and possess perseverance skills
Excellent coding skills are essential
Knowledge on SAP Technologies like Webdynpro, Adobe forms is essential
ABAP developer with good knowledge on WRICEF.
Expertise on Workflow, ADOBE FORMS, Smartforms, OData Services.
Knowledge on developing API using BAPI, IDOC, XML, OData Services.
Knowledge on CPI development will be an added advantage.
Proficiency in customer relationship management is essential
Must have proficiency in ABAP ticket analysis
Personal
Should have understanding of business objectives and organization structure
The candidate must have strong work ethics, trustworthiness and self-confidence
The candidate should work accurately with good attention to detail by maintaining confidentiality and integrity
Must be highly collaborative and team oriented with commitment to excellence
Ability to work under pressure to achieve the multiple daily deadlines for client deliverables, with a mature approach
Preferred Skills
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The candidate should have a good problem solving approach
Self-motivated, fast learner with the ability to operate independently
Ability to thrive in a cross-functional team on business-critical projects
SAP Certification is preferable
Should have expert knowledge in ABAP technologies i.e. Interactive Reporting, Dialog Programming, BAPI, RFC, SAP Scripts, Smartforms, ALE/IDocs, Interface Programming, BDC, Workflow and Data Conversions
Personal
Demonstrate proactive thinking
Negotiation and persuasion skills are required to work with partners and implement changes
Have the ability to work under stringent deadlines and demanding client conditions
Should have strong interpersonal relations and business acumen
Skills Required
- Experience in ABAP RAP
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent coding skills
- Knowledge on SAP Technologies
- Expertise on Workflow and ADOBE FORMS
- Proficiency in ABAP ticket analysis
- Understanding of business objectives
- SAP Certification is preferable
The Hackett Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Flexible Benefits — Remote/hybrid flexibility is consistently highlighted, with support for home-office expenses in some cases. Feedback suggests location flexibility is a bright spot that improves day-to-day experience.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Publicly posted salary ranges and role-specific target bands offer clear expectations and help candidates assess fit. Feedback suggests compensation can be competitive for certain roles and markets.
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The Company
What We Do
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) is a Gen AI strategic consulting and executive advisory firm that enables Digital World Class® performance. Using Hackett AI XPLR™ and ZBrain™ – our ideation through implementation platforms – our experienced professionals help organizations realize the power of Gen AI and achieve quantifiable, breakthrough results, allowing us to be key architects of their Gen AI journey. Our expertise is grounded in unparalleled best practices insights from benchmarking the world’s leading businesses – including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 89% of the Fortune 100, 70% of the DAX 40 and 55% of the FTSE 100. Visit us at www.thehackettgroup.com.
