We have an outstanding career opportunity for an S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst. This position is 100% remote.
Salary: $120,000- $160,000
The position is responsible for partnering with our systems integration from design, development, stabilization, while supporting the business in best practices to govern end-to-end global trade compliance processes, including export and import control determination, embargo and sanctioned party screening, customs compliance, and trade documentation. The role will also support complex cross-border, intercompany, and triangular shipment models where ownership, physical movement, and commercial flows span multiple legal entities and countries.
The Principal Configuration Analyst serves as a bridge between Global Trade Compliance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Integration, and IT Architecture, ensuring SAP GTS solutions align with SAP S/4HANA business processes, embedded SAP Transportation Management execution flows, Private Cloud constraints, and long-term enterprise architecture standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Own and enhance SAP Global Trade Services configuration on SAP S/4HANA as the authoritative system for international trade compliance and controls.
- Support and optimize GTS capabilities across:
- Export control determination and legal control
- Embargo and sanctioned party screening
- Product classification and compliance data governance
- License management and utilization tracking
- Customs relevance determination and trade documentation orchestration
- Ensure GTS solutions effectively support complex trade scenarios, including:
- Cross-border and intercompany trade flows
- Triangular and multi-country shipment models
- Regulated manufacturing and distribution environments
- Partner with Global Trade Compliance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Finance teams to resolve trade compliance exceptions while maintaining stable operations across internal and externally operated logistics facilities.
- 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 and trade data determination
- Legal control, embargo, and screening frameworks
- Licensing scenarios and compliance controls
- Customs compliance integration and documentation
- Design end-to-end trade compliance scenarios that explicitly account for:
- Transportation execution managed through SAP S/4HANA embedded TM
- Multi-leg and multi-modal shipment flows
- Physical execution handled by 3PL-managed warehouses using external WMS/TMS platforms
- Establish clear integration and ownership boundaries between:
- SAP GTS (trade compliance determination, controls, auditability)
- SAP S/4HANA core processes (SD, MM, FI)
- SAP embedded Transportation Management (execution context and transportation stages)
- External 3PL execution and brokerage platforms
- Drive adoption of SAP standard GTS capabilities and sanctioned extensibility (configuration, Fiori apps, BAdIs) while minimizing custom logic that conflicts with Private Cloud governance and RISE constraints.
- Integration, Financial Control & Compliance Ensure SAP GTS integrates sustainably with:
- SD and MM delivery and procurement processes
- SAP embedded TM for transportation execution context
- FI for compliance-relevant postings and audit traceability
- External customs brokers, trade service providers, and logistics partners using approved integration patterns
- Govern trade compliance accuracy, consistency, and auditability regardless of whether logistics execution occurs internally or at partner-managed facilities.
- Validate GTS processes against business, financial, and regulatory requirements, recommending operational or process changes where SAP standard capabilities provide stronger compliance control.
- Produce and maintain high-quality documentation including:
- Functional requirements and design specifications
- End-to-end trade compliance and logistics integration flows
- Configuration rationale and compliance traceability mappings
- Develop and execute test strategies, scenarios, and scripts supporting GxP / GAMP 5 / CSV validation for trade compliance processes impacting regulated supply chains.
- 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, enhancements, and optimization workstreams within SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud programs.
- Facilitate global design workshops spanning:
- Global Trade Compliance organizations
- Supply Chain and Logistics stakeholders
- Finance and Integration teams
- 3PL providers and external trade service partners
- Mentor analysts and contribute to:
- Global SAP GTS configuration standards
- Trade compliance governance and integration templates
- Participate in shared on-call and critical incident response, coordinating across SAP application teams and third-party execution partners as required.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, International Business, Logistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and 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, and sanctioned party screening
- Customs compliance and cross-border trade processes
- Trade compliance for complex intercompany and triangular shipment models
- Experience delivering solutions within SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE) constraints.
- Experience contributing to or leading SAP transformation, optimization, or global template initiatives.
- Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery models.
- Experience with:
- Multi-country trade compliance and customs integrations.
- High-volume trade screening and determination landscapes.
- Integration with customs brokers and external trade platforms.
- 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.
- An equivalent competency level acquired through a variation of these qualifications may be considered.
- 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.
Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.