S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst - SAP Global Trade Services

SAP Global Trade Services Leader

Join our dynamic team and become a pivotal player in steering the future of our global trade operations! This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead functional and configuration leadership for SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) within an SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE) environment. You will support a globally distributed manufacturing and logistics network, including internally operated facilities and 3PL-managed warehouses.

As a key partner in our systems integration, you will guide the design, development, and stabilization processes. Your expertise will ensure best practices in governing end-to-end global trade compliance processes, including export and import control determination, embargo and sanctioned party screening, customs compliance, and trade documentation. Embrace the challenge of supporting complex cross-border, intercompany, and triangular shipment models across multiple legal entities and countries.

Essential Duties

SAP S/4HANA GTS – Operational Excellence

• Own and enhance SAP Global Trade Services configuration on SAP S/4HANA as the authoritative system for international trade compliance and controls.
• Optimize GTS capabilities across export control determination, legal control, embargo and sanctioned party screening, product classification, compliance data governance, license management, and customs relevance determination.
• Ensure GTS solutions effectively support complex trade scenarios, including cross-border and intercompany trade flows, triangular and multi-country shipment models, and regulated manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Collaborate with Global Trade Compliance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance teams to resolve trade compliance exceptions while maintaining stable operations.

S/4HANA GTS Design within a TM and 3PL-Integrated Landscape

• Lead solution design and continuous optimization for SAP Global Trade Services within SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud technical and extensibility constraints.
• Define and own GTS functional scope across product classification, legal control, licensing scenarios, and customs compliance integration.
• Design end-to-end trade compliance scenarios that account for transportation execution managed through SAP S/4HANA embedded TM and multi-leg and multi-modal shipment flows.
• Establish clear integration and ownership boundaries between SAP GTS, SAP S/4HANA core processes, SAP embedded Transportation Management, and external 3PL execution platforms.

Integration, Financial Control & Compliance

• Ensure SAP GTS integrates sustainably with SD and MM delivery and procurement processes, SAP embedded TM, FI for compliance-relevant postings, and external customs brokers.
• Govern trade compliance accuracy, consistency, and auditability across logistics execution.
• Validate GTS processes against business, financial, and regulatory requirements, recommending operational or process changes for stronger compliance control.
• Produce and maintain high-quality documentation, including functional requirements, design specifications, and compliance traceability mappings.
• Develop and execute test strategies supporting GxP / GAMP 5 / CSV validation for trade compliance processes.
• Act as a GTS subject-matter expert during audits, cutovers, and critical production incidents.

Leadership & Delivery

• Serve as functional lead for SAP Global Trade Services initiatives and optimization workstreams within SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud programs.
• Facilitate global design workshops with Global Trade Compliance organizations, Supply Chain and Logistics stakeholders, Finance and Integration teams, and 3PL providers.
• Mentor analysts and contribute to global SAP GTS configuration standards and trade compliance governance.
• Participate in shared on-call and critical incident response, coordinating across SAP application teams and third-party execution partners as required.

Education

A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, International Business, Logistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience

• 10 years of SAP functional experience, including deep hands-on expertise with SAP Global Trade Services on SAP S/4HANA.
• Demonstrated experience supporting production SAP GTS solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA SD, MM, FI, embedded Transportation Management, and 3PL-managed logistics environments.
• Strong functional knowledge of export controls, embargo management, customs compliance, and trade compliance for complex shipment models.
• Experience delivering solutions within SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE) constraints and contributing to SAP transformation initiatives.
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery models.

Skills

• Experience with multi-country trade compliance and customs integrations, high-volume trade screening, and integration with customs brokers.
• Background in regulated manufacturing or distribution environments (medical device, life sciences, or similar).
• Understanding of how transportation execution and warehouse operating models impact trade compliance obligations.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an enterprise compliance mindset.
• Ability to balance Private Cloud constraints, regulatory requirements, and operational realities.
• Clear communicator capable of aligning compliance, logistics, IT, and external partners.
• Proven ability to influence outcomes across organizational and vendor boundaries.

Physical Requirements

Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, traverse, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.

Location Lakewood, CO or remote Compensation

Target Pay Range: $126,600.00 to $158,300.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Target Bonus on Base: 10.0%