SAP ABAP Consultant (SME) SAC & Datasphere

Job description

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.

Required Skill Profession

Consulting