SAP GTS Consultant

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Role overview

We're seeking a senior SAP GTS Consultant to support and enhance global trade processes in an AMS environment. The consultant will work with trade compliance, logistics, finance, and IT teams to resolve production issues and improve processes across SAP GTS and connected SAP ECC/S/4HANA systems.

The scope may include Compliance Management, Customs Management, Product Classification, Preference Management, and Intrastat, depending on the client's GTS version and implementation. SAP GTS supports integration with both SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA feeder systems; confirm the specific product edition, release, and integration architecture for the engagement. ( help.sap.com ) help.sap.com

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional AMS support for SAP GTS, including incident, problem, service-request, and change management.
• Support trade compliance processes such as sanctioned-party screening, embargo checks, and import/export legal controls.
• Support customs processes for import and export declarations, customs documentation, and related logistics transactions.
• Maintain and troubleshoot product classification and trade master data, including commodity codes, tariff classifications, and country-specific data as applicable.
• Support preference management processes, including supplier declarations and preference determination, where in scope.
• Troubleshoot GTS integration with SAP ECC and S/4HANA, including master-data and transaction-data transfer, document status updates, and reprocessing.
• Analyze blocked or failed business transactions, compliance screening results, customs documents, queues, and interface errors.
• Coordinate with logistics, order management, procurement, finance, development, middleware, and Basis teams to resolve cross-system issues.
• Gather requirements, perform fit-gap and impact analysis, and recommend standard functionality or configuration where appropriate.
• Prepare functional specifications for enhancements and coordinate with ABAP and integration teams.
• Plan and support functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Support releases, upgrades, cutover, data quality activities, and post-release stabilization.
• Maintain functional documentation, runbooks, known-error records, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Identify recurring incidents and recommend preventive improvements to trade processes and support operations.
  
  

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Significant senior-level SAP GTS consulting experience in implementation, production support, or AMS roles.
• Strong understanding of global trade processes and the operational impact of compliance and customs controls.
• Hands-on experience supporting SAP GTS integrated with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience with one or more GTS areas, such as Compliance Management, Customs Management, Product Classification, Preference Management, or Intrastat.
• Ability to troubleshoot GTS-to-feeder-system integration issues involving master and transactional data.
• Experience with requirements gathering, functional specifications, configuration, testing, and documentation.
• Familiarity with AMS practices, including incident, problem, change, release, and SLA management.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with business users, trade specialists, and technical teams.
  
  

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with multiple SAP GTS implementations, releases, or feeder-system transitions.
• Experience with customs authority interfaces, electronic declarations, or trade-document outputs.
• Knowledge of international trade controls and the organization's relevant regulatory operating procedures.
• Familiarity with SAP business-partner and product master data in S/4HANA.
• Experience with integration monitoring, message reprocessing, and coordination across middleware and SAP teams.
• Relevant SAP GTS certification.
• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, distribution, or another global, cross-border business.