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

Xlysi•Houston, TX

8d•Remote

About The Position

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) Edition for HANA (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 hypercare support, while ensuring alignment with global trade regulations and enterprise integration requirements. The consultant will provide functional leadership throughout the implementation lifecycle and support a successful transition to steady-state operations. Success is measured by delivery of GTS E4H design and configuration activities, closure of SIT and UAT defects within agreed SLAs, smooth cutover and go-live execution, compliance adherence and audit readiness, stakeholder satisfaction, and timely, high-quality project deliverables.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or a related field.
10+ years of SAP consulting experience.
5+ years of hands-on SAP GTS experience.
At least two 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.
20+ years of SAP experience is stated in the posting headline; the detailed required qualifications specify 10+ years of SAP consulting experience.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.
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, and Intrastat reporting where applicable.
Ensure compliance with global trade regulations and corporate governance requirements.
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.
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.
Work with SAP S/4HANA and connected enterprise applications to validate end-to-end flows across Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Logistics and Supply Chain, and customs and brokerage interfaces.
Support interface design and testing with external systems.
Support cutover planning and execution, manage go-live readiness activities, provide hypercare support and issue resolution, and ensure transition to steady-state operations.