SAP GTS Global Trade Senior-Open Location

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Birmingham

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: Apr 9, 2025

Requisition ID: 1591027

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SAP GTS Senior – Global Trade

Want an exciting international career providing global trade automation advisory services at one of the world’s most globally integrated professional accounting firms? Here is your chance. We are looking for highly experienced candidates with the requisite SAP GTS functional implementation experience, global trade knowledge, and client-facing skill set who want a great career path at a rapidly expanding business.

EY’s Global Trade practice, a national group in Indirect Tax, provides advisory services on global customs and import, export and other international trade matters to some of the largest corporations in the world. We help our clients reduce their global trade costs, identify and address risks to achieve worldwide compliance, as well as enhance and improve trade operations and assist with automating certain trade-related processes. Our strategic planning ideas and experience dealing with global trade controversy provide unique value to our clients through our expansive global network of dedicated trade professionals.

Leadership of EY’s Global Trade practice is on a mission to drive aggressive growth in our revenue, client base and service coverage in the coming years, which will result in a practice significantly larger than our existing size. Areas for growth include outsourcing services of certain customs activities, trade automation, trade data analytics, free trade agreements, supply chain advisory, export restrictions and a host of other areas. The enormous growth potential for global trade advisory services coupled with our aggressive expansion plans will create long-term career paths for those candidates able to deliver in their market-facing and client management role. Come join EY’s Global Trade practice on this exciting journey.

Job Summary:

The SAP GTS Senior consultant in our Global Trade practice will use his/her experience and technical knowledge of SAP GTS to support the design and delivery of trade automation solutions to our clients through our different service offerings. The successful candidate will focus on identifying, designing, and delivering solutions that can solve various challenges in a client’s business operations.

The senior must be able to design and configure SAP GTS to meet client needs, requirements and expectations. A candidate must also be able to support client projects and our team of resources to deliver high-quality work products. You will collaborate and work with our global trade colleagues in other countries and regions to deliver SAP GTS technology solutions.

The role will require deep knowledge and experience designing, configuring, testing, and deploying SAP GTS technology solutions across a wide array of industries, including but not limited to: Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Aerospace & Defense, Consumer Products & Retail, Technology, and durable goods Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support SAP GTS software implementation projects, working closely with technical implementation teams and consulting teams through major phases, including requirements, design, software configuration, system integration, testing, cutover and go-live.
• Help to ensure key project components are in place such as setting up appropriate project organization, a clear statement of requirements and benefits, planning and scheduling project activities, controlling the execution of project plans, managing risk and quality, configuration management, and change control.
• Throughout an SAP GTS software implementation, the senior is responsible for:
• Supporting project work streams and associated resources and deliverables.
• Collaborating and participating in functional and process requirement workshops with clients to define business, process and functional/data requirements related to global trade operations (imports, exports and localization requirements).
• Supporting and participating in SAP GTS business and technical solution design workshops.
• Developing software implementation work products and deliverables.
• Configuring various aspects of SAP GTS functional modules and processes.
• Providing training to support end users and other key stakeholders on deployed functionality.
• Understand full suite of EY global trade service offerings and able to present to clients.
• Keep informed of current global customs/trade developments and effectively apply knowledge to client situations.
• Understand and keep informed of new SAP GTS functionalities to be applied as a client solution.

Qualifications, Education and Certification:

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, International Business or a related field; a master's degree or JD highly preferred. Candidates possessing a US Customs Brokers license will be considered.
• Approximately three or more years of related work experience in industry, a professional services firm, a Fortune 500 company or a major importer is helpful.
• Proven experience (+4 years) in SAP GTS software implementation projects.
• Deep technical knowledge in configuring and testing SAP GTS.
• Proficiency in a technology-enabled environment – experience with trade automation, global trade management systems/software and data analytic tools is highly sought after.
• Foreign language capabilities highly encouraged.
• Travel likely to be required; percentage will depend on location, skill set and individual projects.
• Independently coaches, mentors and motivates project teams to influence a positive, accountable and collaborative approach.
• Effectively communicates project expectations to all team members and stakeholders, including business representatives, partners, customers and consultants.

What we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.