Senior SAP GTS E4H Functional Consultant (20+ yrs exp) | Remote role.

Senior SAP GTS E4H Functional Consultant

Experience: 20+ years of SAP experience with at least 5+ years in SAP GTS and proven experience in SAP GTS Edition for HANA (E4H) implementations, upgrades, or transformation programs.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP GTS E4H Functional Consultant to lead functional design, implementation, testing, and deployment activities for SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) E4H programs. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, integration teams, and global delivery teams to drive end-to-end trade compliance and customs transformation initiatives.

The role requires strong expertise in SAP GTS E4H business processes, solution design, SIT/UAT execution, defect management, cutover planning, and hyper care support while ensuring alignment with global trade regulations and enterprise integration requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Leadership

• Lead SAP GTS E4H solution design workshops with business and IT stakeholders.

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.

• Drive fit-gap analysis and recommend SAP standard best practices.

• Provide functional leadership across the complete implementation lifecycle.

Trade Compliance & Customs

Configure and support:

• Sanctioned Party List (SPL) Screening

• Embargo Checks

• Export License Determination

• Import/Export Customs Processes

• Product Classification (ECCN, HTS, Tariff Codes)

• Preference Processing

• Intrastat Reporting (where applicable)

• Ensure compliance with global trade regulations and corporate governance requirements.

SAP GTS E4H Implementation

• Design and configure SAP GTS E4H solutions.

• Support migration from legacy GTS platforms to GTS E4H.

• Review and validate business process designs.

• Collaborate with technical teams on enhancements, interfaces, workflows, and reports.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Prepare SIT and UAT scenarios and test scripts.

• Execute functional and integration testing activities.

• Support defect triage, prioritization, resolution validation, and retesting.

• Coordinate business user acceptance testing and readiness assessments.

Integration Management

• Work with SAP S/4HANA and connected enterprise applications.

• Validate end-to-end business process flows across:

  • Order-to-Cash

  • Procure-to-Pay

  • Logistics and Supply Chain

  • Customs and Brokerage Interfaces

• Support interface design and testing with external systems.

Deployment & Hypercare

• Support cutover planning and execution.

• Manage go-live readiness activities.

• Provide hypercare support and issue resolution.

• Ensure successful transition to steady-state operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or related field.

• 10+ years of SAP consulting experience.

• 5+ years of hands-on SAP GTS experience.

• Minimum 2 full-life-cycle SAP GTS E4H implementations.

• Strong understanding of international trade compliance and customs management.

• Experience leading client-facing workshops and solution reviews.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP GTS Certification.

• SAP S/4HANA functional experience.

• Experience with large global manufacturing or technology organizations.

• Experience with data migration, testing governance, and release management.

• Exposure to Agile and SAFe delivery methodologies.

• Experience working in global onsite-offshore delivery models.

Key Skills

Functional

• SAP GTS E4H

• Export Compliance

• Customs Management

• Product Classification

• SPL Screening

• License Management

• Global Trade Compliance

• Trade Preference Management

Technical & Integration

• SAP S/4HANA Integration

• IDocs

• APIs

• Middleware Integration

• Test Management

• Data Migration Validation

Consulting Skills

• Requirement Gathering

• Process Design

• Workshop Facilitation

• Stakeholder Management

• Program Governance

• Risk & Issue Management

Success Metrics

• Successful delivery of GTS E4H design and configuration activities.

• SIT and UAT defect closure within agreed SLAs.

• Smooth cutover and go-live execution.

• Compliance adherence and audit readiness.

• High business stakeholder satisfaction.

• Timely project deliverables and quality outcomes.