Analyst - ABAP (SAP Development)

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

Design cycling apparel built for movement, endurance and the ride ahead.

At Pentland Brands, every role helps move our brands forward. Whether you’re supporting our people, improving our systems, growing our commercial performance, strengthening operations or shaping better ways of working, your impact reaches across a portfolio of iconic brands used by consumers around the world.

The Analyst (SAP Development) is responsible for delivering robust, high-quality SAP ABAP solutions that drive technical excellence and support critical business applications. You will work closely with functional analysts and architects to translate requirements into efficient and scalable technical solutions. You will champion coding standards, support ongoing SAP operations, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the platform. This is a multi-faceted role with strong opportunities to work across modern SAP technologies.

What you’ll be doing:

• Technical Design: Collaborate with functional analysts and solution architects to produce comprehensive technical design documents (TDDs) that meet business and system requirements.

• ABAP Development: Develop complex, high-quality ABAP code across all RICEFW object types (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows) using OO-ABAP best practices, ensuring code is efficient, scalable, and maintainable.

• SAP Integration & Interfaces: Design and implement integrations using RFC, ALE/IDoc, and OData services. Work closely with middleware and functional teams to ensure reliable end-to-end data exchange between SAP and external systems.

• Performance Tuning: Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in ABAP programs, database queries, and SAP applications using tools such as SQL Trace (ST05), ABAP Trace (SE30), and Runtime Analysis.

• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis: Investigate and resolve complex technical incidents in the SAP landscape. Perform root cause analysis on recurring issues and implement preventive measures to reduce future occurrences.

• Documentation: Produce and maintain accurate technical documentation including functional specifications, technical design documents, unit test scripts, and change logs to support audits and knowledge transfer.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure all ABAP developments are thoroughly unit tested and participate in quality assurance activities including SIT and UAT support to deliver reliable, defect-free software.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage proactively with functional leads across SD, MM, and FI domains to understand business requirements, provide technical feasibility input, and ensure delivered solutions align with process and compliance needs.

What you’ll bring:

• Core ABAP & OO-ABAP: RICEFW objects, BAdIs, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, ALV, Scripts and Smart forms.

• Modern SAP Technologies: OData Services (SAP Gateway/SEGW), CDS Views, AMDP, and good knowledge on SAP UI5 and Fiori.

• Integration & Tools: RFC, ALE/IDoc, EDI, SAP PI/PO awareness; SQL Trace (ST05), ABAP Runtime Analysis (SE30), ABAP Debugger.

• Functional Domain Knowledge: Sales & Distribution (SD/AFS), Materials Management (MM), Finance (FI) – understanding of core business processes in each module.

• Soft Skills & Competencies: Strong analytical thinking, excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration, structured problem-solving mindset, and ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; 3 -5 years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience; SAP certification is an advantage.

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS :

• On-Time Delivery: Percentage of development tasks and project deliverables completed within agreed timelines and within estimated effort.

• Code Quality: Reduction in post-go-live defects attributable to development activities; adherence to coding standards as measured through reviews.

• Incident & Change Response: Average time-to-resolution for P1/P2 incidents; first-time fix rate for production support issues and change requests.

• Stakeholder Satisfaction: Positive feedback from functional leads on technical delivery, communication quality, and responsiveness.

Why Pentland Brands?

Pentland Brands is the name behind some of the world’s best-known sport, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre.

We are a global family business with a clear purpose: pioneering brands that make life better. Across our teams, functions and locations, we work together to create products, experiences and partnerships that help people live more active, confident and positive lives.

Joining Pentland Brands means becoming part of a business where your work can have real reach, across multiple brands, markets, teams and disciplines. It is a place for people who want to contribute, collaborate, improve how things are done and help build the future of brands with heritage, ambition and global impact.

Perks & Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary and discretionary bonus, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility, and life outside work. This includes generous holiday allowance, hybrid and flexible working, employee transportation, pension and gratuity contributions, wellbeing support, medical, personal accident & term life insurance cover.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

1. Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.

2. Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.

3. Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.