SAP ABAP Consultant (SME) SAC & Datasphere

SAP ABAP Consultant (SME) SAC & Datasphere

Company : ITHR Tech

Location : Dubai, UAE (Onsite)

Employment Type : Permanent / Full-time

About the role

ITHR Tech is hiring a hands-on SAP ABAP Subject Matter Expert with deep, practical expertise across SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere, and strong functional integration experience in SAP ECC and SAP S / 4HANAspecifically for the retail industry. You'll lead solution design and development end-to-end : 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).

What you will do

ABAP on HANA engineering (SME level)

Design and develop robust 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, use of ALV with IDA, performance tracing (SAT / SE30, SQLM), ATC / SCI compliance, and ABAP Unit tests.

S / 4HANA & ECC integration (Retail)

Build and 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), covering 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 proper 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 both Live and Import connections, and 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).

Partner 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 (plus points)

Experience with SAC predictive / augmented analytics, planning best practices (allocation, spreading, driver hierarchies).

Exposure to BW / 4HANA, 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, concise communicator who can explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Ownership mindset with a bias toward measurable outcomes (performance, stability, data accuracy).

Strong documentation habits and mentoring capability for junior engineers.

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 : Candidates should be eligible to work in the UAE (or be open to sponsorship / relocation, if applicable).

How to apply

Apply via LinkedIn Easy Apply aravinth@ithr360.com . You can also send your résumé (with notice period and compensation details) and a brief note highlighting relevant ABAP + SAC + Datasphere retail projects.