Senior Business Process Integration Consultant

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspire and develop diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals

Objectives of the Position

This position is to customize connectivity solutions for internal partners and external companies via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and similar technologies and be responsible for supplemental tasks in the daily operation e.g., operational support (2nd/3rd level), issue resolving, quality assurance and business interaction. The role also includes assignments to support comprehensive business integration projects.

You will support our internal and external customers to specify their requirements and translates those into best-in-class Solution Designs based on technical and business process knowledge, aligned with process design and architecture. This position is in a global, international setting for BPI DevOps, interacting with team members in all other regions to provide sustainable digital solutions for our partners.

Additional work aspects: strategic contribution to IT architecture and cross-process digitalization efforts, interact with connectivity solution by supporting API, micro services, generative AI and other industries relevant technical developments.

Connectivity Business Functions in scope: Ordering/Market-to-Order, Procurement, Transport and Logistics, Finance and other related ERP processes

Main Tasks

• Consult and support internal and external partners when dealing with complex processes and IT application questions
• Consult and support IT analysis (process and/or data), mentoring, modeling, solution design and optimization of related business processes and models
• Provides a deep technical understanding of standard connectivity message structures and programming protocols (supporting e.g. iDocs, XML, EDIFACT, VDA, JSON, etc.)
• Ability to work and navigate in SAP middleware platforms (PO, CPI, etc.)
• Showing transactional experience in ERPs such as SAP R3 and/or S4/HANA
• Conducts and support the technical implementation of the B2B Integration to external partners
• Execute studies in preliminary stages of projects, including evaluation of existing or new solutions
• Ability to support strategic planning and assume roles as project manager and related tasks
• Coordinate and execute prototyping, configuration and testing of solutions based on BASF requirements, while ensuring quality and security aspects
• Provide structured acceptance, analysis and description of solutions and/or concepts
• Support and/or steer the formulation of more complex costs estimates for efforts spend solution design, testing and implementation of business solutions
• Provides Business support and training (processes, tools, reports, etc.) where required
• Provide guidance and structure to enable day to day operational support including advising external support resources
• Participate or steer more complex projects including collaboration with internal partners and external companies
  
  
  

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Business IT, Business Economics or other relevant fields
  
  

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

• Experience in Systems Connectivity (B2B), middleware configuration (SAP PO, CPI), understanding in OTC, P2P processes
  
  
  

Additional Requirements (good To Have)

• Experience in API and Generative AI
• Knowledge in ABAP
• Knowledge of process and industry requirements specific to OTC, Logistics and related processes incl. regulatory requirements
• Good communication skills and proficient in English
• Good team player
  
  

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

Further Information at https://go.basf.net/careers_digitalhubkl