CPI/DS Lead consultant - SAP Cloud Platform

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Design Workshops

  : Facilitate detailed integration design workshops with business and technical stakeholders to define and validate robust data integration requirements.

• Architect End-to-End Solutions

  : Design comprehensive SAP CPI-DS-based integration architecture, incorporating multiple data sources and targets (e.g., SAP ECC, S/4HANA, APO, IBP, HANA, Flat Files, and 3rd-party databases).

• Develop Advanced HCI Tasks

  : Build complex HCI (CPI-DS) tasks with Pre/Post Scripts for optimized data processing and transformation.

• Web Services Integration

  : Implement and support web-service-based integrations, including IBP data pulls and downstream uploads to ECC/APO.

• IBP Domain Knowledge

  : Apply in-depth understanding of IBP master data, attributes, planning areas, and integration requirements.

• CPI-DS Administration

  : Manage and optimize CPI-DS task scheduling, error handling, performance, and reliability.

• Team Mentoring

  : Mentor junior developers and team members, ensuring best practices in integration development.

• Customer Engagement

  : Lead CPI-DS integration efforts onsite with clients, providing expert guidance during deployment and hypercare.

• Project Execution

  : Deliver high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines, ensuring timely and scalable integration solutions.

Required Skills & Experience:

• SAP Integration

  : 5+ years of SAP integration experience, including:
• 3+ years in SAP CPI-DS and SAP Data Intelligence (SDI)
• 4+ end-to-end SAP CPI-DS project implementations
• 1+ full-cycle SAP SDI project

• Data Integration Mastery

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• IBP ? ECC/S4/APO/HANA integration expertise
• Proficient in working with XML outputs and inputs
• Advanced knowledge of CPI scripting and task management

• Technical Proficiency

  :
• Hands-on with ABAP fundamentals
• Knowledge of SAP IBP add-ons and extractors

• Functional Awareness

  : Strong functional understanding of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, BW, and IBP structures and processes.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• HANA Expertise

  : Understanding of HANA tables, Virtual Data Models (VDM), and OData.

• API Integration

  : Familiarity with MuleSoft and RAML specifications.

• IBP Functional Modules

  : Exposure to Demand Planning, SOP, Inventory Optimization, and Supply Planning.

• SAP PI/PO

  : Experience with SAP Process Integration or Orchestration environments.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in dynamic environments and lead cross-functional teams.