Job Title:  Senior Consultant | SAP GTS | Ahmedabad | SAP | DSA LS&HC

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Your work profile

• Lead SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) implementations across Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Data Transition, rollout, and transformation programs.
• Design and implement end-to-end Global Trade Services solutions aligned with international trade regulations, customs requirements, and business objectives.
• Conduct Fit-Gap assessments, process workshops, solution design sessions, and compliance requirement gathering activities.
• Configure and support SAP GTS functionalities including Compliance Management, Export Control Management, Sanctioned Party List (SPL) Screening, Embargo Check Processing, Customs Management, Trade Preference Management, and Risk Management.
• Design and optimize import and export compliance processes to ensure adherence to regional and global trade regulations.
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, logistics, procurement, finance, and supply chain stakeholders to define and standardize trade compliance processes.
• Drive integration between SAP GTS and SAP S/4HANA, SAP SD, SAP MM, SAP TM, SAP EWM, and external customs and government systems.
• Support customs management processes including declarations, duty calculations, trade documentation, and regulatory reporting.
• Configure trade preference processing, free trade agreement management, origin determination, and duty optimization strategies.
• Design and implement compliance monitoring frameworks, risk management controls, audit requirements, and governance procedures.
• Support master data design, classification management, and legal control processes related to international trade compliance.
• Prepare functional specifications and collaborate with technical teams for reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, workflows, and custom developments.
• Support data migration, testing, deployment, cutover planning, go-live, and Hypercare activities.
• Conduct System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and compliance validation activities.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to SAP GTS capability development, solution innovation, and practice-building initiatives.

Key Requirements

• 8-12+ years of SAP consulting experience with strong expertise in SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS).
• Proven experience leading SAP GTS implementations across Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Data Transition, and SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Strong expertise in Compliance Management, Export Control Management, Sanctioned Party List (SPL) Screening, Embargo Management, Customs Management, and Trade Preference Processing.
• Deep understanding of international trade compliance, import/export regulations, customs procedures, and global trade governance frameworks.
• Hands-on experience in risk management, compliance monitoring, legal controls, restricted party screening, and regulatory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of import and export business processes, customs documentation, trade compliance controls, and supply chain operations.
• Experience integrating SAP GTS with SAP S/4HANA, SAP SD, SAP MM, SAP TM, SAP EWM, and external customs/government platforms.
• Experience supporting customs declarations, tariff classification, origin determination, trade agreements, and duty management processes.
• Strong understanding of global logistics, transportation, procurement, and cross-border trade operations.
• Experience in data migration, testing, deployment, cutover, and Hypercare support activities.
• Ability to lead workshops, compliance reviews, solution design discussions, and stakeholder engagements across multiple regions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Experience supporting multinational compliance programs and global trade transformation initiatives is highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, International Trade, Logistics, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• SAP GTS or SAP S/4HANA certification is preferred.
• Certifications in International Trade Compliance, Customs Management, Export Controls, Global Logistics, or Supply Chain Management will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to SAP Activate methodology, Agile delivery models, and large-scale SAP transformation programs is desirable.
• Experience supporting global rollouts, multinational organizations, and cross-border compliance operations is highly preferred.
• Strong consulting, leadership, stakeholder management, and client-facing experience at Manager level will be an added advantage.