Overview
SAP ABAP Consultant (SME) SAC & Datasphere role at ITHR Technologies Consulting LLC.
This is a hands-on position requiring deep expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere, with strong integration experience in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, specifically for the retail industry.
About The Role
Lead solution design and end-to-end development: ABAP on HANA engineering, data models and services (CDS, OData, RAP), data pipelines into Datasphere, and planning/analytics delivery in SAC for retail use cases (pricing/promotions, assortments, replenishment, markdowns, inventory, POS, loyalty).
Location: Dubai, UAE (onsite).
Employment Type: Permanent / Full-time.
What you will do
- ABAP on HANA engineering (SME level).
- Design and develop ABAP solutions leveraging CDS views (V2/V4 annotations), AMDP, Table Functions, SQL Script, ABAP OO, and the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP).
- Expose data/services via OData (V2/V4) for Fiori/UI5 apps and analytics consumption (SAC live/import, Datasphere).
- Optimize code for HANA: code pushdown, ALV with IDA, performance tracing (SAT/SE30, SQLM), ATC/SCI compliance, and ABAP Unit tests.
- S/4HANA & ECC integration (Retail): build/refactor custom code against S/4 data structures (ACDOCA, MATDOC) and classic ECC tables (MARA/MARC/MARD, VBAK/VBAP, VBRK/VBRP).
- Integrate with retail components (IS-Retail, CAR optional): Article/Site Master, listings/assortments, POS (POSDTA), ATP/stock availability, promotions/markdowns, replenishment and inventory processes.
- Orchestrate interfaces using IDoc/BAPI/RFC, and middleware patterns with SAP Integration Suite (CPI) or PI/PO where applicable.
- SAP Datasphere (data modeling & pipelines): design data architecture using Spaces, Connections, Remote Tables, Replication Flows, Data Flows/Transformations, Graph, Data Builder, and Business Builder.
- Build semantic/analytic models aligned to retail KPIs (sell-through, GM%, stock cover, OTB, promo uplift), with data lineage and governance (DAC/privileges).
- SAP Analytics Cloud (planning & analytics): deliver enterprise analytics and driver-based planning for retail (sales, margin, inventory, OPEX/CAPEX, workforce).
- Build Models, Stories, Applications, Data Actions, Advanced Formulas, Multi-Actions, Value Driver Trees, and Calendar workflows; implement currency translation, versions, and security.
- Implement Live and Import connections; define robust refresh/scheduling strategies from Datasphere/S4/ECC.
- Solution leadership & quality: lead technical design reviews, estimations, transports (CTS+/gCTS), CI/CD practices, and production readiness (monitoring, logging, alerting).
- Collaborate with functional, data, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable designs; produce design docs, mappings, test scripts, and operations runbooks.
- Ensure compliance with coding standards, ATC checks, and simplification item remediation for S/4.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- 10+ years of total SAP experience with 7+ years in ABAP on HANA; proven SME capability (design authority/lead).
- 35+ years hands-on with SAP Analytics Cloud (planning & analytics) and SAP Datasphere (or SAP BW/4HANA to Datasphere transition plus strong Datasphere projects).
- Solid delivery across both SAP ECC and S/4HANA (greenfield and/or brownfield), including custom code remediation and performance tuning on HANA.
- Retail domain depth: article/site master, pricing/promotions, assortments/listings, replenishment & inventory, POS integration, loyalty/CRM, sell-through and margin analytics.
- Strong interface background: IDoc, BAPI, RFC, OData, CPI/PI-PO, file-based ingestion patterns to Datasphere.
- Tooling: ADT (Eclipse), BAS, Fiori/UI5 basics, GIT/gCTS, ATC/SCI, JMeter/Postman (API tests) and query analyzers.
- Nice to have: SAC predictive/augmented analytics, planning best practices, BW/4HANA exposure, Open ODS Views, and migration of BW models into Datasphere Analytic Models.
- Knowledge of BOPF/RAP behaviors, event handling, and CDS-based authorizations; Fiori Elements app configuration.
- Understanding of CAR (OAA/OPP), Retail Pricing, Markdown Optimization, and ATP mechanics.
- Certification(s): SAP ABAP on HANA, S/4HANA Development, SAC, Datasphere.
- Soft skills: clear communication, ownership mindset, documentation, and mentoring capability.
Benefits / What We Offer
Competitive compensation and long-term growth in a high-impact role.
Complex, enterprise-scale retail programs with modern SAP data & analytics stacks.
Logistics
- Location: Dubai, UAE (onsite).
- Type: Permanent / Full-time.
- Work authorization: Eligible to work in UAE (or open to sponsorship/relocation, if applicable).
How to Apply
Apply via LinkedIn Easy Apply or You may also send your résumé (with notice period and compensation details) and a brief note highlighting relevant ABAP + SAC + Datasphere retail projects.
Note: This description reflects the role details and does not imply guarantees of employment.
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