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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 and popular Dori snacking products under brands such as Dori, Gomets, Pettiz, and Yogurte 100 in Brazil. Additionally, Jelly Belly, known world-wide for its confections, was acquired in November of 2023.

Manager SAP CPI Developer

Job Location: Chicago

Want to make an impact?

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 analyst to understand integration requirement and come up with technical solutions.
Configure and deploy integration Iflows, taking active part in mappings and choosing the right adapters.
Monitor and manage integration scenarios to ensure optimal performances and reliability.
Perform technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis to resolve integration issues.
Document integration process, design and configuration 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 WSDLs.
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, IDOC.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Collaboration with the team to drive innovation, share knowledge and supporting each other.

Experiences that will support your success

Bachelor’s degree required.
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 strong understanding of SAP CPI and it’s capabilities.
Experience on API framework - working knowledge to use the prebuilt APIs is a must.
Experience is SAP XI/ PI/PO is a plus.
Experience and knowledge in handling SAP IDOC related configuration – like setting up partners, partner profile, mapping, creating standard, custom IDOC message types – inbound, outbound, creating ports, RFC destinations etc. is desirable.
EDI development experience in IBM B2BI is a plus.
Hands on experience on building Iflows to connect Salesforce, Ariba, SuccessFactors, IBP, Blue Yonder, Redzone, E2Open etc. is a plus.
Knowledge of SQL or familiarity of Business Intelligence tools such as SAP BOBJ or Power BI is a plus.

Ferrara’s success in industry-leading innovation has been driven by deep consumer insights, strong retailer co-creation and partnerships, and a dedication to diversity of thought, experience, and people. A privately held company, Ferrara has its global headquarters in Chicago and an operational network of more than 27 locations in North America, Brazil, and China that includes manufacturing, distribution, sales, and R&D facilities. Ferrara is a privately held Ferrero related company. Learn more at www.ferrara.com or www.linkedin.com/company/ferrara-.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, employment decisions and opportunities at Ferrara will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic information, pregnancy (childbirth or related medical condition), or on any other basis prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.