Manager SAP CPI Developer

For more than 115 years, Ferrara has created sugar confections that enable moments of sweetness, celebration, and connection for candy lovers of all generations.
Today, the company is the #1 sugar confectioner in the United States.
Ferrara boasts a passionate team of nearly 9,000 employees creating and delivering hundreds of products sold under 20 popular brands like Brach’s, NERDS, SweeTARTS, Laffy Taffy, and Trolli to more than 66 million U.
S. households annually.
Job Location: Chicago Want to make an impact? The Senior SAP CPI Developer is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining integration solutions using SAP’s Cloud Platform Integration tool.
He/ She will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure seamless data exchange between SAP and non-SAP systems.
Ways you will make a difference Design, develop, and maintain Integration Iflows using Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) and API Management tools (APIM) to send and receive data between SAP and third-party systems.
Collaborate with business users and functional analysts to understand integration requirements and come up with technical solutions.
Configure and deploy integration Iflows, taking an active part in mappings and choosing the right adapters.
Monitor and manage integration scenarios to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
Perform technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis to resolve integration issues.
Document integration processes, designs, and configurations for future reference.
Identify opportunities for performance improvement.
Skills that will make you successful Solid understanding of SAP Integration technologies and adapters such as Open Connector, ODATA, IDOC, HTTP, SFTP, AS2, FTP, SOAP, RFC, AMQP, JMS, and JDBC.
Strong expertise with industry messaging standards such as EDI X12, IDOC, XML, JSON, and WSD Ls.
Expertise in writing SAP CPI Groovy scripts.
Proficiency in using SAP CPI tools, such as Integration flow designer, Mapping editor, and monitoring tool.
Strong understanding of integration concepts including SOAP, REST, ODATA, and IDOC.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Collaboration with the team to drive innovation, share knowledge, and support each other.
Experiences that will support your success Experience with SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA, and SAP technologies is highly desirable.
Minimum 5 years of proven experience as an SAP CPI developer or similar role with a strong understanding of SAP CPI and its capabilities.
Experience on API framework - working knowledge to use the prebuilt AP Is is a must.
Experience in SAP XI/ PI/PO is a plus.
Experience and knowledge in handling SAP IDOC related configuration – like setting up partners, partner profiles, mapping, creating standard and custom IDOC message types – inbound and outbound, creating ports, RFC destinations, etc. is desirable.
EDI development experience in IBM B2BI is a plus.
Hands-on experience in building Iflows to connect Salesforce, Ariba, Success Factors, IBP, Blue Yonder, Redzone, E2 Open, etc. is a plus.
Knowledge of SQL or familiarity with Business Intelligence tools such as SAP BOBJ or Power BI is a plus.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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