SAP BW Developer

DataTech Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

DataTech Recruitment is seeking an experienced SAP BW Developer in Johannesburg to join a logistics-focused technology team during a major S/4HANA transformation. The role demands hands-on BW/4HANA development with practical S/4HANA integration and a focus on analytics and reporting across a complex logistics environment.

You’ll design and maintain BW/4HANA solutions, implement data models and ETL processes, and collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver accurate, timely insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP BW/4HANA development experience
• Strong knowledge of BW/4HANA architecture, modelling and development
• Proven experience using SAP S/4HANA as a source system
• Experience developing and supporting enterprise reporting and analytics solutions
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving ability
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain SAP BW/4HANA solutions for reporting and analytics
• Build reliable data models, transformations and data flows across the SAP landscape
• Extract and integrate data from SAP S/4HANA and other source systems
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics requirements
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions
• Improve data quality, accessibility and usefulness of data
• Address data, reporting and performance issues
• Support ongoing S/4HANA migration and align BW/4HANA with evolving SAP environment
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy and solution quality
• Adapt to changing priorities in a fast-moving logistics environment
• Contribute to continuous improvement of analytics capabilities

Skills

SAP BW/4HANA

S/4HANA as source system

Data modelling

Data integration

Analytics

Business intelligence

BW/4HANA development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

SAP BW/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

SAP BW Developer position available in Johannesburg.

An established South African logistics business is looking for an experienced SAP BW Developer to join its technology team during a major S/4HANA transformation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving real business problems through data. You will build and maintain BW/4HANA solutions that support reporting, analytics and operational decision-making across a complex logistics environment.

The business is already firmly invested in SAP, so this role requires someone who can contribute from day one. Strong BW/4HANA development experience is essential, together with practical experience working with S/4HANA as a source system.

Key technology: SAP BW/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA, data modelling, data integration, analytics and business intelligence.

Salary: Up to R800,000 per annum.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain SAP BW/4HANA solutions that support business reporting and analytics requirements
• Build reliable data models, transformations and data flows across the SAP landscape
• Extract and integrate data from SAP S/4HANA and other relevant source systems
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics and operational requirements
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions
• Analyse existing processes and identify opportunities to improve the quality, accessibility and usefulness of business data
• Investigate and resolve data, reporting and performance issues
• Support the ongoing S/4HANA migration and ensure BW/4HANA solutions remain aligned with the evolving SAP environment
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy, reliability and solution quality
• Adapt to changing business priorities within a fast-moving logistics environment
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the organisation’s analytics and business intelligence capability

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline
• An advanced qualification would be advantageous
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on SAP BW/4HANA development experience
• Strong practical knowledge of SAP BW/4HANA architecture, modelling and development
• Proven experience using SAP S/4HANA as a source system
• Experience developing and supporting enterprise reporting and analytics solutions
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving ability
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Comfortable working directly with business and technical stakeholders
• Able to work effectively in an environment where priorities and requirements can change
• Experience within logistics, supply chain or another operationally complex environment would be advantageous

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