Job Opportunities: sap

Requisition ID: 7081

Job Title: Global SAP Development Lead

Job Country: United States (US)

Here at Avanos Medical, we passionately believe in three things:

• Making a difference in our products, services and offers, never ceasing to fight for groundbreaking solutions in everything we do;
• Making a difference in how we work and collaborate, constantly nurturing our nimble culture of innovation;
• Having an impact on the healthcare challenges we all face, and the lives of people and communities around the world.

At Avanos you will find an environment that strives to be independent and different, one that supports and inspires you to excel and to help change what medical devices can deliver, now and in the future. 

Avanos is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter. We are committed to creating the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions which will address our most important healthcare needs, such as reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we develop, manufacture and market recognized brands in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit www.avanos.com.

The Global SAP Development Lead is responsible for driving both strategic and tactical initiatives related to SAP applications and integrations. This includes defining development standards, collaborating with functional and business teams to design solutions that maximize SAP’s capabilities, and directing a team of developers across platforms such as BTP, ABAP, Web Dynpro and Fiori. The role also provides technical leadership for application integrations resulting from M&A, ensuring consistent design and execution across the SAP landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of all S4 HANA solution technical development including performance of quality checks, code reviews, and enforcing industry standard development practices

• Continual evaluation of SAP technology and industry trends to determine their potential impact on Avanos’ ERP strategy

• Recommend modern technologies as appropriate to drive application and business performance.

• Provide leadership and work direction for a team of developers and integration specialists.

• Perform code reviews, quality checks, and enforce industry-standard development practices for all ERP applications, data, and integrations.

• Maintain complete project and solution development documentation.

• Utilize an extensive IT Development knowledge reservoir at the domain level to support change management and business adoption of technologies.

• Develop a deep understanding of all Avanos IT platforms and applications and their relationship to SAP S4.

• Perform analysis of cross-functional and complex business requirements

• Continually analyze the ERP environment to identify critical issues / opportunities and recommend solutions for improvement.

• Collaborate with M&A project teams across the organization to develop recommendations for integrating acquired applications.

• Collaborate extensively with Avanos IT application functional leads in developing and optimizing the ERP solution and its associated integrations to other systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; MBA is preferred.

• 15+ years of SAP development experience across multiple platforms (BTP, ABAP, Web Dynpro, Fiori, etc.) including hands on experience implementing User Exits, ABAP Enhancements, Reports and transaction objects, Scripts, BAPIs, Web Services, IDocs, BTEs, BRF+, and multiple internal / external integration technologies.

• Project and program management experience with implementations of diverse sizes across SAP and its modules

• Ability to understand, document, and translate business needs into solution requirements.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and experience in SAP implementations and solution optimization.

• Ability to estimate the financial impact of solution architecture options and alternatives.

• Ability to identify and analyze multiple solution options across a broad range of business problems.

• Ability to collaborate with and engage a variety of stakeholders appropriately.

• Experience working in a global organization across the full range of SDLC business processes: requirements, design, development, testing and deployment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to all levels of a global organization.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Avanos Medical is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

IMPORTANT: If you are a current employee of Avanos or a current Avanos Contractor, please apply here.

Join us at Avanos
Join us and you can make a difference in our products, solutions and our culture. Most of all, you can make a difference in the lives, people, and communities around the world.

Make your career count
Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of others begins with our employees – through a comprehensive and competitive range of benefits. We provide more than just a salary – our Total Rewards package encompasses everything you receive as an employee; your pay, health care benefits, retirement plans and work/life benefits.

Avanos offers a generous 401(k) employer match of 100% of each pretax dollar you contribute on the first 4% and 50% of the next 2% of pay contributed with immediate vesting.

Avanos also offers the following:

benefits on day 1

free onsite gym

onsite cafeteria

HQ region voted 'best place to live' by USA Today

uncapped sales commissions