Technical Specialist SAP MDG

LANXESS; Thane; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LANXESS in Thane, Maharashtra, India, is seeking a senior SAP MDG technical expert to ensure end-to-end stability of the global MDG landscape. You will resolve complex L2/L3 incidents across BP and Material domains, design MDG components, and coordinate CHG/RITM deployments with UAT and transport sequencing.

You will lead DRF configuration, outbound models, and ABAP-based enhancements, while coordinating with SAP Support for defect resolution and ensuring data integrity across IDoc/CPI/API

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical discipline.
• 5-10 years of hands-on SAP MDG Technical experience across BP and Material domains in ECC/S4/Cloud environments.
• Strong ABAP skills with experience in BAdIs, BAPIs, BRF+, UI5/FPM debugging, and DRF configuration.
• Familiarity with S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, integration frameworks (IDoc/CPI/API).

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end technical stability of the SAP MDG landscape, resolving complex L2/L3 incidents.
• Design, develop, and maintain MDG components including BAdIs, BAPIs, BRF+, UI5/FPM.
• Lead technical impact analysis and coordinate deployment for CHG/RITM with UAT and transport sequencing.
• Manage SAP OSS interactions and coordinate with SAP Support for defect resolution.
• Own DRF configuration, outbound models, and integrations (IDoc/CPI/API).
• Govern MDG workflows, data model enhancements, and UI model stability.
• Support mass updates, migrations, and reconciliation using APIs and custom tools.
• Maintain SOPs, rulebooks, and audit-readiness materials.

Skills

ABAP

MDG expertise

Analytical trouble-shooting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

ABAP

BRF+

UI5/FPM

IDoc/CPI/API

Job description

Job Highlights

• Ensure end-to-end technical stability of the global SAP MDG landscape by resolving complex L2/L3 incidents across workflows, DRF, UI, integrations, and custom enhancements.
• Design, develop, and maintain MDG technical components including BAdIs, BAPIs, BRF+, UI5/FPM, feeder classes, ABAP reports, and custom tools supporting PAW/DUCC and global MDG operations.
• Lead technical impact analysis and coordinate deployment for Change Requests (CHG/RITM), including UAT support, transport sequencing (Dev-QA-Prod), and documentation of dependencies.
• Manage SAP OSS interactions, including raising notes, validating corrections, analyzing prerequisites, and coordinating with SAP Support for product-level defect resolution.
• Own DRF configuration, outbound models, IDoc/CPI/API integrations, and troubleshoot replication or queue failures impacting BP, Vendor, Customer, and Material master data.
• Govern MDG workflows, data model enhancements, and UI model stability (FPM/UI5), ensuring correct approver derivations, clean data structures, validations, and UI logic.
• Support mass updates, migrations, and reconciliation processes using APIs, BAPIs, and custom tools aligned with global M&A and strategic initiatives.
• Maintain SOPs, rulebooks, FS/TS documentation, system health checks, audit-readiness material, and improve operational maturity and long-term sustainability of MDG operations.

Experience / Skills

• Must-have (Specific Education) Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical discipline.
• Must-have (Work Experience) 5-10 years of hands-on SAP MDG Technical experience across BP and Material domains in complex ECC/S4/Cloud environments.
• Must-have (Special Skills)
• Strong ABAP skills with experience in BAdIs, BAPIs, Classes, Enhancements, BRF+, Workflow, FPM/UI5 debugging, and DRF configuration.
• Proven expertise in resolving L2/L3 MDG issues (ST22, SLG1, DRFLOG, Workflow logs, IDoc/CPI errors, UI feeder issues).
• Experience with PAW, DUCC, and custom MDG add-ons preferred.
• Familiarity with S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, integration frameworks (IDoc/CPI/API), and multi-system master data flows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with ability to translate functional problems into technical root causes.
• Excellent communication skills, proactive ownership, stakeholder collaboration (local, global, HQ), and ability to work independently in complex scenarios.