Senior SAP Consultant, Procurement

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspires, and develops diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe, are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Objectives of the Position

The APAC Procurement product team in the Procurement Product Family provides digital and core SAP solutions to fulfill the requirements from BASF companies globally.

The main objectives of a Senior SAP Consultant / DevOps Engineer as the System/Solution Architect are to have advanced system knowledge & development skills, a good understanding of business processes, and a detailed understanding of cross-functional relationships/impacts, along with a strategic overview of regional and local BASF needs. This role will provide support towards issues/clarifications and ensure that customer requirements are accepted, analyzed, and described in an orderly fashion. The role will also be responsible for modeling, advising, and optimizing business processes in purchasing.

Main Tasks

• Responsible for addressing complex requirements and modular focus points to handle change requests/projects assigned.
• Responsible as module team lead/member for the roll-out implementation of global and regional projects, IS integration projects (M&A), enhancements, and small local projects for the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Responsible for core solution development and contributing to the knowledge documentation development.
• Participates in several concurrent projects, providing guidance to external and internal team members on BASF business processes and ensuring adherence to BASF SAP ERP prototype and system integrity, according to agreed deliverables and deadlines.
• Provides internal training and functional knowledge development to project team members, ensuring project analysts demonstrate the required SAP application and business process skills.
• Participates in regional and local specific application projects as modular Team Lead/Project Lead, leading a team of internal and external consultants throughout the entire project life cycle implementation; from “As-Is” analysis, requirements study, design “To-Be”, build, configure, test the SAP solution, train key users, and perform application roll-outs across the BASF group of companies until post go-live support.
• As Solution Architect, ensures and reviews project deliverables and quality, supporting the capture of all functional and technical knowledge. Identifies and manages gaps in feasible design and coordinates with relevant stakeholders for solutioning and roll-out implementation.
• Executes studies in the preliminary stage of projects, including evaluation of purchased software.
• Executes more complex prototyping/configuration and testing of new business solutions based on dedicated BASF business requirements while ensuring quality assurance.
• Supports and/or steers the formulation of complex cost estimates for solution design efforts and all other relevant project phases as an integral part of the project life cycle planning process.
• Actively participates in innovation management and seeks improvements based on lessons learned.
• Responsible for designing and implementing prototypes in projects using new technologies such as S4/HANA, Fiori, API, ASAPIO, CPI, and in a distributed system landscape (SAP UI5, cloud or mobile applications).
• Able to communicate complex contexts convincingly to stakeholders within BASF and build stable relationships.
• In the digitalization/innovation aspect, acts as a Global/Regional representative of BASF Digital community, supporting the BASF Digital roadmap, helping GDS to identify, execute, and implement customer-centric digital solutions in an actionable and measurable way.

Requirements

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Business Informatics, or a comparable field.

Working Experience

• Minimum 6-8 years’ related working experience with complex SAP applications; knowledge of purchasing processes; financial invoice verification is a plus.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

• Strong knowledge and understanding in Material Management (compulsory) and integration with different modules i.e. Sales & Distribution, Finance & Controlling.
• Strong business and operational understanding of procurement processes i.e. contracts, requests for quotation, scheduling agreements, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, inbound delivery, goods receipt; and experience in intercompany processes aligned with SAP and business best practices.
• Able to understand ABAP coding (debug skills).
• Experienced in SAP interfaces i.e. iDoc, RFC, API, XML.
• Excellent English communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills in an international team combined with a very high level of customer orientation.
• Well-developed proactive and self-driven character.
• High sense of responsibility with conflict awareness and management skills.
• Ability to convey information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to efficiently multi-task and be self-motivated with the initiative to seek solutions.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team, build team spirit, and coach staff when appropriate. Clear understanding of the role of the project lead.
• Must be able to work with little or no supervision and cope with events while accepting responsibility.
• Ability to prioritize work based on business priorities and to identify and resolve potential conflicts.

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Additional)

• Skill and knowledge in Invoice Verification module within the SAP application.
• Skill and knowledge in ABAP/ABAP Objects and other programming languages/technologies such as Java, SAP Web Dynpro, SAP UI5, or Eclipse.
• Familiar with data conversion tools and data conversion methodology.
• Good knowledge of authorization objects, roles & profiles.
• Experience in Agile ways of working or agile implementation approaches.
• Strong digital mindset to accelerate BASF Digitalization transformation journey.

Further Information: BASF Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.