S4 Hana Principal Config Analyst

We have an outstanding career opportunity for anS4 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/4

HANA business processes, embedded SAP Transportation Management execution flows, Private Cloud constraints, and long-term enterprise architecture standards.

• Own and enhance SAP Global Trade Services configuration on SAP S/4
  
  HANA 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/4
  
  HANA GTS Design within a TM and 3PL-Integrated Landscape.
• Lead solution design and continuous optimization for SAP Global Trade Services within SAP S/4
  
  HANA 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/4
  
  HANA 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/4
  
  HANA 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…