SAP Global Trade Services Engineer
About The Position
Toyota’s One Tech compliance, audit and trade technologies department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated SAP Global Trade Services Engineer. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide technical expertise and guidance for the Toyota’s One Tech compliance, audit and trade technologies department. Serve as a Trade Systems Engineer, providing technical expertise with SAP GTS for trade related projects and maintaining an integrated application portfolio by managing operational trade systems, support teams, vendor relationships, along with performing vendor and contract management tasks. The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the development and success of our digital solutions for the trade department by bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders. This role is responsible for defining and prioritizing technology demand, ensuring that we deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs and business objectives and Toyota remains in compliance to its legal obligations. This role requires a deep understanding of operational trade systems and trade rules, project management best practices, the software development life cycle process, technologies, strong analytical & data skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Reporting to the OneTech Compliance, Audit and Trade Senior Manager, the person in this role will support the OneTech Digital Corporate Experience department's objective to partner with our TMNA customers to provide high value services, solutions and support to meet their business requirements and needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field or demonstrated equivalent experience.
- Experience working with large global trade systems, imports/tariffs and a rapidly changing regulatory landscape.
- 7+ years of experience working with SAP GTS, application development teams, and delivering technical solutions to support business processes.
- Proficiency in business process analysis to identify improvement opportunities through process mapping and requirements gathering.
- Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices, translate business needs/requests into technical requirements, break down complex technical practices into easy-to-understand guidance and insights for technical teams and customers.
Nice To Haves
- Cross-border logistics experience
- Foreign Trade Zone experience
- Regulatory background or experience
- Spanish language proficiency
- Master’s Degree in Engineering or MBA
- Data analytics experience using big data tools and concepts.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, LCB
Responsibilities
- Working within a cross-functional IT and business team designing & developing solutions within SAP GTS and the larger trade systems portfolio.
- Working with global trade systems, tariffs and a rapidly changing regulatory landscape.
- Participate and lead working groups in tariff remediation, leveraging data analytics and operational trade systems to provide rapid insights to multiple business teams.
- Contributing substantially to Toyota’s bottom line by optimizing trade flows and information availability to support rapid response and decision making.
- Managing a portfolio of applications and projects on behalf of the Trade Compliance Team
- Support customers in the US and Mexico with systems supporting the movement of goods across borders.
- Gain a strong working knowledge of Trade and Tariff rules, regulations, upcoming legislation changes, and business processes to best represent the desired business outcomes using our portfolio of systems.
- Leading non-technical customers through software development, data migration, data management, and business analysis efforts to establish requirements and explain outcomes for project requests.
- Manage application development and support teams
- Comfortable navigating highly matrixed IT organizations and completing administrative tasks for technology onboarding and ongoing management
- Develop and maintain relationships with key business customers, upstream partners, and third parties in order to effectively manage the highly integrated portfolio and complex projects.
- Serve as the technical product owner for Customs and Trade Compliance applications and keep customers informed of technical standards and best practices required by OneTech for application development, maintenance, and support
- Provide direction to application support teams establishing work priorities and adherence to OneTech standards/best practices
- Responsible for vendor, contract, and financial management across your portfolio
- Partner with external OneTech teams to gain alignment on project deliverables, prioritization, and timing of delivery
Benefits
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
- Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
- Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
