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Airgas Usa LLC SAP Development and Data Manager in Radnor, Pennsylvania
SAP Development and Data Manager
Discover an exciting Career with Airgas! Airgas USA, LLC, an Air Liquide company, is the nation’s leading single-source supplier of gases, welding, and safety products. Known locally nationwide, our distribution network serves more than one million customers of all sizes with a broad offering of top-quality products and unmatched expertise. Airgas’ customer base includes but is not limited to: manufacturing, health care, construction, energy, hospitality, food service, and so on… Bring your competitive drive to Airgas and ability to work in a fast-paced, results oriented environment.
JOB SUMMARY:
*The SAP Development and Data Manager is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the ABAP Development and Data teams by planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities related to the design, development, and implementation using ABAP and other technologies. The Development Manager has the overall responsibility to collaborate with the Management, Business Leaders, Project Leadership and others to ensure the solution is right for the business. He or she will be responsible for coordinating with developers from the internal IT Team as well as external consultants and business users. In addition, the manager will be responsible for coaching and mentoring team members to meet both their career goals and organizational goals, talent acquisition and talent management. *
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Provide necessary technical oversight, design, architecture and development review to deliver against the IT and business roadmap
Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to ABAP developers, architects, and data team members
Collaborates with functional (product) and project teams to understand needs and enable them utilizing SAP delivered solutions and/or customizations
Participates in vendor evaluations/demonstrations, discovery sessions for proposed projects, and blueprint/design sessions for approved projects
Review enhancements and projects workload and identify resource requirements
Work with 3rd party vendors to procure ABAP Development and SAP Data resources
Play a key role in SAP related work streams associated with conversion and acquisition initiatives
Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical platforms
Mentor and coach team members to meet their career goals and organizational goals
Perform performance appraisals and create development and succession plans
Prepare team budget and monitor
Prepare status and forecast/backlog reports
Create processes, protocols, and standards for ABAP development
Willingness and ability to travel as required
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or other relevant area
Required Length & Type of Experience:
Minimum of 15 years’ experience with SAP
Minimum of 10 years SAP ABAP Development experience
Minimum of 5 years in a Team Lead / Manager role managing a team of developers with ABAP experience
Led a team through 2 or more full-cycle ERP implementations
Minimum of 4 years of FRICEW development, analysis, and estimations experience
Experience with SAP Basis, SAP Netweaver and Oracle preferred
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA and development knowledge in S/4 HANA and Fiori is highly preferred
Experience in Data Conversion, ETL processes and procedures
Experience in handling system performance challenges
Experience working with software vendors and consulting firms
*Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: *
Extensive understanding of SAP ERP functional areas and configuration
Knowledge of ECC, Business Intelligence, Business Objects, EDI, API Integration Platforms, Marketing and eCommerce Platforms
Ability to manage all facets of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Ability to manage optimized internal and external onsite - offshore consulting resource model
Resource planning, leveling, and forecasting
Mentoring, talent management, talent acquisition, performance evaluation
Gas Industry experience is a plus
PMI certification is a plus
Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance and much more!
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability
Job: *Information Systems
Title: SAP Development and Data Manager
Location: Pennsylvania-Radnor-19087
Requisition ID: 31603