Application Architect - SAP PTP

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake County, IL location in BTS (Business Technology Services) unit. As an Application Architect, you’ll have the chance to adapt existing processes and provide solutions to improve or establish new processes. You will be an individual contributor with an ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects; work with technical staff to integrate hardware, software and network interfaces to form a system.

What You’ll Work On

• Serve as an SAP PTP Application Architect to develop, test and implement significant new solutions, or operational improvements or devise new approaches to problems at the division/business unit.
• Review, approve System Change Requests in the area of SAP Materials Management, Accounts Payable and related functionalities.
• Conduct investigation activity/research and give technical advice to the adoption or integration of new technologies and their business impact for PTP related items.
• Lead in the development of standards and procedures and publish/communicate findings via IOI’s, presentations, white papers, etc.
• Review, validate and enhance design, conduct performance monitoring and capacity planning; install, test and upgrade releases and associated products.

• Evaluate and recommend new procurement process and system related software, utilities, and tools in the area of SAP Procure To Pay (PTP).

• Set the strategy for implementing new technologies in specialized systems (e.g., SAP) effectively set options to change the way the program works (PTP Architect responsibilities).
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline.
• 12+ years’ experience in full life-cycle of SAP (ECC or S/4HANA) projects.
• Expertise in SAP Procure To Pay (PTP) design, configuration and testing.

Preferred qualifications:

• SAP Materials Management (MM): Direct and Indirect Procurement (Contracts, Purchase Requisitions/Orders, Goods Receipts, Invoice Receipts, Vendor Master, Source Lists, etc.). Stock Transport Orders and Intercompany Goods movement.
• SAP Accounts Payable (FI-AP)
• PTP business experience/knowledge
• Experience in SRM, Ariba, SAP MDG is desirable, but not mandatory.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $102,700.00 – $205,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.