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The Expert Professional SAP MM / PUR Developer is responsible for the technical design, development, enhancement, extension, and support of SAP MM and procurement-related solutions in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
The position focuses on purchasing and procurement execution processes, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, release strategies, purchasing document processing, output management, supplier-related process touchpoints, inventory-related procurement integration, and adjacent SAP MM / PUR functions.
The role acts as a senior technical counterpart to business stakeholders, key users, global process owners, internal consultants, architects, and external implementation partners. The position is responsible for analyzing incoming business requirements, assessing them against existing end-to-end procurement processes and technical architecture standards, and translating them into robust, scalable and sustainable technical solution concepts.
A strong focus of the role is the implementation of maintainable, standard-oriented, and upgrade-stable SAP solutions in accordance with Clean Core principles and modern SAP development standards. The position contributes to the continuous improvement of existing SAP MM / PUR solutions, supports technical troubleshooting and incident resolution and ensures high-quality delivery through testing, documentation, deployment support and knowledge transfer.
The role requires strong hands-on SAP development expertise, a sound understanding of procurement processes, and the ability to work effectively in an international and cross-functional environment.
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Design, develop, enhance, and maintain SAP MM-related technical solutions in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
Implement custom developments and technical extensions supporting purchasing and procurement processes.
Develop solutions for purchase requisitions, purchase orders, release procedures, output processing, forms, reports, workflows, interfaces and related procurement functions.
Use modern SAP development technologies, including ABAP, ABAP Objects, CDS Views, APIs, OData services, RAP-based concepts, Fiori-related concepts and UI5 where applicable.
Support the technical realization of reports, interfaces, applications, program enhancements, forms, service-based solutions and workflow-related developments.
Ensure that developments are performant, maintainable, scalable, upgrade-stable and aligned with internal development and architecture principles.
Contribute to the reusability, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement of technical solutions across the SAP MM / PUR landscape.
Ensure that developments follow Clean Core principles and modern extensibility concepts, including in-app and side-by-side extensions where appropriate.
Align technical solutions with enterprise architecture standards, development guidelines, security requirements and long-term supportability expectations.
Review and challenge technical design options to avoid unnecessary custom complexity.
Ensure appropriate use of SAP standard functionality before proposing custom development.
Support the optimization of data models, technical quality, system performance, data consistency, and maintainability.
Contribute to the ongoing development of technical standards and best practices in the SAP MM / PUR environment.
Ensure that developed solutions are suitable for future SAP S/4HANA releases and transformation activities.
Work closely with business stakeholders, key users, global process owners, and procurement teams to clarify technical needs and expected outcomes.
Collaborate with internal SAP consultants, architects, developers, and external service providers during analysis, design, implementation and support activities.
Provide transparent technical guidance regarding feasibility, effort, dependencies, implementation risks, and solution alternatives.
Lead or co-lead technical workstreams in international projects and coordinate the implementation of cross-functional requirements.
Support management with reliable input on technical complexity, delivery expectations and implementation risks.
Act as a trusted senior technical counterpart in international projects, rollouts, transformations and support environments.
Support and develop integration scenarios between SAP MM / PUR and connected systems.
Develop and maintain interfaces, APIs, IDocs, services, forms-related integrations and technical data exchange mechanisms.
Support procurement-related end-to-end processes across SAP ERP and connected applications.
Analyze and resolve interface-related issues, data inconsistencies, technical defects, and integration failures.
Collaborate with integration specialists, master data teams, and external partners to ensure stable and reliable data flows.
Contribute to technical solutions involving SAP Integration Suite, SAP CPI, APIs, web services or related integration technologies where applicable.
Support and execute unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and technical validation activities.
Analyze and resolve technical defects, incidents, production issues and performance problems in development, test and productive environments.
Take responsibility for troubleshooting and support activities related to developed solutions.
Support release, transport, deployment, hypercare and post-go-live stabilization activities.
Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, test evidence, operational guidance and support documentation.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and sustainable handover to application support teams.
Drive continuous improvement of technical solutions, development practices, support processes and collaboration models.
Internal:
Business stakeholders from Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations and Finance
Global process owners and key users
IT Application Services – Procurement / ERP
SAP MM / PUR consultants and SAP functional consultants
SAP developers, solution architects, enterprise architects and integration specialists
Master data teams
SAP Basis, security and authorization teams
Project managers, release managers, test coordinators and change management stakeholders
Application support and operations teams
Global and regional IT organizations
Management stakeholders
External:
External SAP MM / PUR consultants and developers
SAP implementation, rollout and transformation partners
External development and integration service providers
Technology service providers
Third-party vendors involved in procurement-related applications or integrations
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Manager Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration
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Vanessa Postel
IT Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration
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Technical solution delivery for SAP MM / PUR developments Technical requirement analysis and solution design Clean Core compliance, solution maintainability, and technical quality Integration quality and technical reliability Stakeholder collaboration and consulting effectiveness Incident, defect, and technical issue resolution Documentation and knowledge transfer
Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in SAP development, technical implementation, or enhancement delivery in international environments.
Strong experience in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA development contexts.
Proven hands-on experience in SAP MM / PUR-related developments, particularly in purchasing and procurement process areas.
Several years of experience implementing custom developments, enhancements, extensions, interfaces, reports, forms, APIs, workflows and service-based solutions.
Strong experience with ABAP and ABAP Objects.
Practical experience with CDS Views, APIs, OData services, RAP-based concepts and Fiori-related technical concepts.
Experience in international SAP implementation, rollout, transformation or support projects.
Experience in technical collaboration with business stakeholders, key users, process owners, consultants and management.
Experience in creating technical specifications, supporting testing, resolving defects, and managing deployments.
Experience with Clean Core-aligned development and architecture-conscious solution implementation is strongly preferred.
Experience with SAP CPI, SAP Integration Suite, IDocs, APIs or related integration technologies is an advantage.
Experience with SAP Fiori and UI-related development is desirable.
Experience in productive support environments and technical troubleshooting is strongly preferred.
Hands-on business exposure as a key user or comparable operational experience in procurement, manufacturing, logistics or industrial environments is an advantage.
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