SAP ME Development Lead

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Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP ME/MII Development Lead to guide the design, development, and delivery of manufacturing execution and integration solutions across our plant and enterprise systems. This role combines hands-on technical leadership in SAP ME (Manufacturing Execution) and SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence) with responsibility for leading a team of developers, setting technical direction, and ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business needs. The ideal candidate is a deeply experienced SAP ME/MII practitioner who can also mentor junior developers, drive best practices, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize manufacturing processes and real-time data integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of SAP ME and SAP MII solutions that integrate manufacturing systems with enterprise SAP applications.

• Serve as the technical lead for the ME/MII development team, providing architectural direction, code reviews, and hands-on guidance on complex development efforts.

• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers, fostering skill growth, knowledge sharing, and adherence to development standards and best practices.

• Collaborate with business analysts, functional consultants, plant operations, and IT teams to gather requirements and translate them into robust technical designs.

• Design and extend SAP ME applications using the SAP ME SDK, including custom PODs, operations, business logic services, and workflow customizations.

• Develop and maintain custom SAP MII applications, including visualizations, reports, dashboards, and transactions.

• Develop and maintain UI5 applications supporting shop-floor and enterprise use cases.

• Integrate SAP ME/MII with other SAP modules (SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP PI/PO) and third-party manufacturing systems such as MES, SCADA, and PLCs.

• Own the technical roadmap for ME/MII platforms, including upgrade planning, performance tuning, and technical debt reduction.

• Establish and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and deployment processes across the development team.

• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex production issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal manufacturing downtime.

• Manage project timelines, task assignments, and resource planning for ME/MII development initiatives, in coordination with project managers.

• Document solutions, architecture decisions, and configurations for internal knowledge sharing and long-term maintainability.

• Drive continuous improvement and optimization of existing applications, tools, and development processes.

• Provide training and knowledge transfer to end-users, junior developers, and other team members.