SAP/ABAP Developer, Full Time, Perm, Philadelphia Metro

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the product life cycle development including analysis and design, coding in ABAP, application scenario testing, implementation, and administration. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Apply strong knowledge of the business processes for specification, development, testing, and documentation of ABAP code for SAP implementations
• Interpret functional requirements and develop ABAP programs according to the specifications, including conversions, reports, forms, enhancements, and interfaces
• Support the business requirements of the project
• Oversee integration between SAP and surrounding systems (WM, 3^rd party, etc.)
• Investigate and correct production issues, bugs, system problems
• Lead project activities for ABAP development as assigned by manager
• Solves problems and satisfies requirements through innovation and process improvement
• Serves as an agent for organizational, process and system changes
• Works with internal business process owners and external resources to deliver solutions
• No supervisory responsibility but is responsible for managing specific functions/tasks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or equivalent discipline required
• Successful completion of SAP courses in one or more of the following functional modules a strong plus: Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance & Controlling (FICO)
• Successful completion of SAP ABAP development courses and/or SAP certification
• 5+ years experience in SAP development environment working with ECC 5.0
• Skills include: ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, ABAP Objects, User Exists, BAPI, BADI’s, SAP Script, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, EDI / IDOCs, ALE, LSMW, BDC and ALV Programming, Proxy
• Solid understanding of SD, MM and FICO modules
• Strong business processing acumen, along with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a business requirement from concept to completion
• Awareness of the business and technology, industry trends and able to provide thought leadership based on strong SAP product knowledge
• Project / task management skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must have strong organizational skills; able to prioritize tasks and multi-task
• Works well with a group, is a team player and know how to leverage the skills of teammates
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly motivated and a quick learner, have the ability to draw upon professional experience and to share knowledge
• Working knowledge of SAP XI/PI and BI are preferred
• AFS experience; RE and QM modules
• Other programming language skills and experience desired: Java, C#, XML, etc.
• Database experience and skills desired : Oracle, SQL, MS Access
• Understanding of full life cycle ASAP or other development methodology is beneficial
• Project Management and prior internship experience is a strong plus
• HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Microsoft SharePoint

Location:

Bucks County, PA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP MM/PP, 3-6 months, Contract to Hire, Portland, ME

NOTE:  U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, EAD or H1B Sponsored only, please! 

Will sponsor H1B and help provide relocation assistance

Requirements:

• 5+  years of functional experience with MM including configuration, basic functions, master data, purchasing, inventory and deliveries pick, pack and ship process, batch management
• 5+  years PP/PI including configuration, production orders, process orders with x-step, PI sheets in discrete and process industry manufacturing.
• Must have at least 2 full life cycle implementations with PP and MM
• Strong  integration knowledge with other modules
• Solid knowledge of business processes in manufacturing and experience in business process design.
• Solid analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills including requirements analysis and functional specification writing for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancement and forms. Work with and guide developers.
• Configuration, testing, and training and implementation experience
• 4+ years of ABAP including user exits, debugging, etc.
• Solid people skills, solid user liaison skills

Plusses:

•  SAP ME, QM or WM

Contract Length:

3-6 months, then permanent full time

Location:

Near Portland, Maine

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP/ABAP Developer, Full Time, Perm, Philadelphia Metro

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card or EAD to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the product life cycle development including analysis and design, coding in ABAP, application scenario testing, implementation, and administration. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Apply strong knowledge of the business processes for specification, development, testing, and documentation of ABAP code for SAP implementations
• Interpret functional requirements and develop ABAP programs according to the specifications, including conversions, reports, forms, enhancements, and interfaces
• Support the business requirements of the project
• Oversee integration between SAP and surrounding systems (WM, 3^rd party, etc.)
• Investigate and correct production issues, bugs, system problems
• Lead project activities for ABAP development as assigned by manager
• Solves problems and satisfies requirements through innovation and process improvement
• Serves as an agent for organizational, process and system changes
• Works with internal business process owners and external resources to deliver solutions
• No supervisory responsibility but is responsible for managing specific functions/tasks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or equivalent discipline required
• Successful completion of SAP courses in one or more of the following functional modules a strong plus: Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance & Controlling (FICO)
• Successful completion of SAP ABAP development courses and/or SAP certification
• 5+ years experience in SAP development environment working with ECC 5.0
• Skills include: ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, ABAP Objects, User Exists, BAPI, BADI’s, SAP Script, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, EDI / IDOCs, ALE, LSMW, BDC and ALV Programming, Proxy
• Solid understanding of SD, MM and FICO modules
• Strong business processing acumen, along with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to take a business requirement from concept to completion
• Awareness of the business and technology, industry trends and able to provide thought leadership based on strong SAP product knowledge
• Project / task management skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must have strong organizational skills; able to prioritize tasks and multi-task
• Works well with a group, is a team player and know how to leverage the skills of teammates
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly motivated and a quick learner, have the ability to draw upon professional experience and to share knowledge
• Working knowledge of SAP XI/PI and BI are preferred
• AFS experience; RE and QM modules
• Other programming language skills and experience desired: Java, C#, XML, etc.
• Database experience and skills desired : Oracle, SQL, MS Access
• Understanding of full life cycle ASAP or other development methodology is beneficial
• Project Management and prior internship experience is a strong plus
• HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Microsoft SharePoint

Location:

Bucks County, PA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP PM, MM, PS, QM Consultant w/ MRS and Optimizer, 18 months, Massachusetts

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must either be a U.S. Citizen or possess a Green Card, EAD or H1B to be considered.  Neither Ace nor our client will be sponsoring anyone at this time.

Requirements:

• PM, MM, PS, QM
• Systems Integrator with extensive experience implementing SAP Multi-Resource Scheduling module (version 700 or 800).
• EExperience with integration of demand from PPM/cProjects
• Designing Qualifications in MRS and Optimizer
• Integration to Project Systems

Contract Length:

18 months

Location:

Boston area, MA

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV by clicking here.

SAP Production Planning Analyst, Rochester, NY

POSITION:

SAP Production Planning Analyst 

LOCATION:

Rochester, NY 

REPORTS TO:

Director of IT 

SUMMARY:

The Analyst is responsible for the ongoing development, configuration, maintenance, documentation and support of Production Planning Modules in SAP along with overall S&OP process. This role will be responsible for the technical infrastructure supporting SAP PP and will ensures the overall SAP system is optimized and maintained for reliability, availability and performance.

The ideal candidate will be someone who have been initially in a Production Planning role in a Manufacturing company (Consumer foods will be ideal) handling production planning with multiple departments (such as Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Quality) and further moved to an Analyst role in a SAP implementation Project and/or in the IT Support team for S&OP/SCM operations. The candidate will act as an internal expert providing guidance on PP and overall S&OP process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary Responsibilities

• To provide necessary support to existing SAP PP configuration in the Production environment
• Responsible for providing functional/configuration knowledge in designing, implementing and supporting SAP solutions in PP modules 
• Support the business and implement best practices for production planning related processes such as S&OP, LTP, Demand Management, MPS, CRP, MRP, MES, Capacity Planning 
• Maintain and support procedures and system configurations related to batch determination, availability to promise, batch search criteria 
• Develop, implement, review and reconcile manufacturing metrics 
• Responsible for integrating PP with SD, MM, WM, QM and support issues in the integration areas 
• To implement new requirements / functionalities based on Supply Chain and S&OP Business needs 
• Perform detail analysis of requirements from technical and functional stand point. 
• Develop Test Scripts, perform testing in DEV and QAS environments, and follow all change control processes 
• Support Procurement, Pricing and Manufacturing process as related to production planning and S&OP process 
• Support Planning, Manufacturing , Purchasing and Quality end users with PP related issues 
• To analyze the reporting data needs and/or issues and timely resolution of the same. 
• Create, document, test, and maintain business system reporting requirements 
• Work closely with our internal IT team to evaluate changes in our system configuration 
• To stay up-to-date with new PP functions and S&OP trends 

Secondary Responsibilities

• Support and backup for FI and CO modules. 
• Participate and manage Information Technology projects as assigned. 
• Observe all safety rules and regulations for self and others. 
• Maintain good housekeeping. 

This job description is a summary of the job duties and requirements that represent the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be complete in detail. Individuals classified in this job are expected to perform all the essential duties identified herein, and occasionally may be required to perform duties that are not included within this document. 

Although certain positions have specific tasks and responsibilities with respect to food quality and safety, the safety and quality of all food products manufactured by client is, in general, the responsibility of every client employee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• Must be a US citizen or Green card holder 
• Strong business emphasis and an understanding of the end to end business processes 
• Strong working knowledge of planning processes in SAP. 
• Strong desire to drive for continuous improvement, and ability to work effectively in a dynamic and challenging environment 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Strong analytical skills 
• The ability to work with diversified teams 
• Ability to create Functional/Technical Specifications based on end user’s requirements 
• Experience with training development for end users 
• Ability to establish priorities, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines and work in a team environment 
• Strong team player who can easily work with other business analysts and developers 
• Strong ability to diagnose application problems quickly and develop effective solutions 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree with minimum 3 years of I.T. related experience including SAP and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Expert knowledge of SAP PP module is must 
• Full life-cycle implementation of SAP-PP is a plus 
• Knowledge of APO – especially in regards to PP/DS and Demand Planning is a plus 
• Knowledge of SAP query, ABAP, BI / BO is a plus 
• Knowledge of other SAP modules , such as QM, MM, SD, WM, FI, CO is a plus 
• Project Management experience a plus 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, managers, vendors and customers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY: 

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or written form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, SOFTWARE:

Basic to intermediate skills in Microsoft software skills. Experience with computers, servers, phone systems ant other office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate office equipment such as a computer, copier, fax or other office equipment. Employee must occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.

 

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV with Desired Rate by clicking here.

SAP ABAP Developer, Marlton, NJ, Contract (Military)

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must have U.S. Citizenship. Previous LMP (Army) experience is a HUGE plus but not mandatory

Description:

·         Ideal candidates will have minimum 4 years working in SAP development and should have experience working on a minimum of 2 full software lifecycle developments.

·         The consultant should have demonstrable skills of interfacing with customers and gathering requirements as necessary.

·         The candidate needs to have depth and breadth in their core SAP expertise and experience in integration with an ERP environment.

·         The individual should be capable of leading a mid size team with 5 – 10 resources and able to deliver solutions with limited guidance from project managers.  Good writing and documentation skills are required.

Must have:

·         SAP Core Experience in two or more or the following modules:  FI, CO, PS, SD, MM, PP, IM, WM, LO, LE, or QM

Additional experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:

·         ABAP Objects

·         BADI’s

·         List Viewer (ALV)

·         Dialog Programming

Contract Length:

TBD (roles do not have official durations at this point)

Location:

Marlton, NJ

To Apply:

Email Resume/CV with Desired Rate by clicking here.

Senior Functional SAP Purchasing Professional, US, Contract: 3 months+

NOTE:  Professionals applying for this job must have either U.S. Citizenship or have proper authorization to work in the U.S. Ace is not sponsoring anyone at this time.

Description:

Currently looking for an Senior Functional SAP purchasing professional with strong experience in vendor evaluation and purchasing configuration.