S/4 Snr ABAP Consultant

S/4 Snr ABAP Consultant

Location: Field Based

Salary: £75,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As S/4 Snr ABAP Consultant you’ll be responsible for executing, designing, and implementing custom code enhancements, workflows, and extensions within the S/4HANA development stream. You will ensure that individual client projects receive high-performing, optimised code objects that strictly follow the practice's development standards. As an experienced, autonomous technical consultant you will facilitate complex technical workshops, author high-quality technical blueprints, and confidently build advanced S/4HANA extensions.

As part of your key responsibilities, you’ll:

Lead the hands-on development of advanced ABAP components, including RESTful Application Programming (RAP), Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF), Core Data Services (CDS) Views, OData services, and complex workflow engines.

Assist the presales capability by developing standard extension proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and system demonstrations within Private and Public Cloud environments.

Execute development tasks in strict alignment with the latest SAP offerings, utilising SAP Activate templates and logging code readiness and technical tasks via Cloud ALM.

Review Technical Design Documents (TDDs) against functional specifications, leveraging Signavio-derived process models to ensure custom components map cleanly to business workflows.

Support the design and delivery of internal technical training, developer hackathons, and knowledge-sharing workshops focused on modern S/4HANA programming models.

Conduct deep-dive code reviews, performance optimisations, and automated testing via the ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) to ensure stable deployment.

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

SAP development experience, with a heavy focus on advanced ABAP programming and at least 2 full-lifecycle S/4HANA implementation or migration projects.

Strong working knowledge of the SAP Activate Methodology. Relevant certifications in SAP S/4HANA ABAP Development or SAP BTP are preferred.

Proven hands-on experience building on-stack and side-by-side extensions using modern S/4HANA architecture guidelines.

Direct experience or exposure to code profiling platforms, Cloud ALM task tracking, and digital adoption frameworks like WalkMe for technical testing.

Possession of a valid passport and willingness to travel nationally and internationally as required to support project development sprints, integration testing phases, and client alignment sessions.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical code logic into clear, high-value process choices for functional leads and client teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent is desired.

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following: ABAP, ABAP RAP, ABAP Cloud, CDS Views, OData, BOPF, SAP Developer, SAP Technical Consultant, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, Fiori, ABAP Test Cockpit, SAP Workflow, Software Engineering