SAP ABAP Developer

Who we are and what we do About Hachette UK

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.

Our award‑winning adult publishing divisions are Little, Brown, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2026 British Book Awards;
Orion (2021 Publisher of the Year Award Winner);
John Murray Press;
Hodder & Stoughton;
Headline;
Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non‑fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty‑Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.

Hachette UK is partof

Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state‑of‑the‑art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.

It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.

• Design, develop, test, and support SAP ABAP solutions within SAP S/4
  
  HANA using ABAP Development Tools (ADT).
• Deliver developments across reports, interfaces, enhancements,
  SAP Scripts, Smart Forms, workflows, APIs, and extensibility frameworks.
• Develop and support ALV reports and custom reporting solutions to meet business requirements.
• Design, develop, and support integrations using IDocs, ALE, Proxy interfaces, APIs
  , and other SAP integration technologies.
• Ensure developments align with SAP Clean Core principles and minimise modifications to standard SAP functionality.
• Build and support CDS Views, OData Services, Fiori applications
  , and other modern S/4
  
  HANA development objects.
• Collaborate with Functional Consultants and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Support projects, upgrades, releases, and production support activities.
• Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimisation.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Work closely with Basis, Security, Integration, and Functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and supportable solutions.

These are the essential requirements of the role but not an exhaustive list. The role will evolve alongside the organisation's SAP roadmap and business needs.

• Strong SAP ABAP development experience.
• Proven experience delivering solutions in
  SAP S/4
  
  HANA environments.
• Experience with
  CDS Views
  , OData Services, APIs, and Object‑Oriented ABAP
  .
• Proficient in
  ALV report development and enhancement.
• Experience developing and supporting
  SAP Scripts and Smart Forms
  .
• Experience designing and supporting SAP integrations using
  IDocs, ALE and Proxy interfaces
  .
• Understanding of SAP
  Clean Core principles and S/4
  
  HANA extensibility options.
• Experience developing RICEFW objects and supporting system integrations.
• Strong
  debugging
  , troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
• Experience working within project and support environments.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.