Principal Engineer, SAP Global Trade Services

AbbVie

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Work type
On-site
Location
North Chicago, IL
Salary
$124,500–$236,500 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 1, 2126

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Below market

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

AbbVie currently has 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 140 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, SAP Global Trade Services

The Principal Engineer, SAP Global Trade Services, joins the team to lead the design, development, and implementation of SAP GTS E4H-centric solutions. This role involves following the System Life Cycle process to ensure quality and validated systems while addressing complex business challenges in Global Trade and Compliance. Key responsibilities include performing technical research, evaluating technological alternatives, and managing SAP support activities. The successful candidate will utilize ABAP programming, data integration, and cloud environments like SAP RISE to build solutions for Legal Control, Compliance, and Customs Management. You will also perform performance monitoring, capacity planning, and functional specification writing. The work focuses on solving global trade compliance problems, ensuring software architecture standards, and maintaining GxP compliance within a complex pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution context.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $178175 from 251 postings across 54 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and implement SAP GTS E4H-centric solutions to address Global Trade and Compliance business challenges.
  • Lead technological proposals and generate innovative solutions for complex problems within Global Trade and compliance.
  • Evaluate technological advances in SAP GTS applications and develop corresponding response strategies.
  • Identify areas for process improvement by analyzing Global Trade and Compliance business processes and drivers.
  • Lead significant improvement programs and establish requirements for major changes in business functions and technology.
  • Review and validate all artifacts delivered by service providers throughout the System Life Cycle.
  • Conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and ensure adherence to GxP compliance and data security standards.
  • Write functional specifications for custom programs and provide technical direction for solution development.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree with 8 years, Master's with 7 years, or PhD with 3 years of experience in application program development.
  • Deep expertise in Global Trade and Compliance procedures.
  • Strong solution design experience with SAP GTS Legal Control, Compliance, and Customs Management for Import and Export.
  • Strong understanding of ABAP programming.
  • Strong experience with software design, data integration, and cloud environments such as SAP RISE.
  • Strong experience validating, enhancing, designing, and conducting performance monitoring and capacity planning.
  • Ability to write functional specifications for custom programs.
  • Pharmaceutical industry experience, International Trade academic background, and SAP S/4HANA Logistics and Supply Chain experience (preferred).

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