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Position: SAP GTS Consultant (Global Trade Services) – Support
Experience: 4 to 6 Years
Location: Bangalore
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP GTS Consultant to provide application support, incident resolution, and continuous improvement for SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) processes. The consultant will work closely with business users, functional teams, and technical teams to ensure stable operations across international trade compliance, customs management, and risk management processes.
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Key Responsibilities
Production Support
- Provide L2/L3 support for SAP GTS applications.
- Analyze and resolve incidents, service requests, and production issues within SLAs.
- Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues.
- Monitor interfaces, background jobs, and application performance.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end business activities.
Functional Support
Support and troubleshoot
Sanctioned Party List (SPL) Screening
Embargo Checks
Compliance Management
Analyze business requirements and implement configuration changes.
Perform impact assessment and solution recommendations.
Integration Support
Support integration between
SAP ECC / SAP S/4HANA
SAP GTS
- Middleware platforms (PI/PO/CPI)
- Troubleshoot master data and transactional data replication.
- Monitor IDocs, RFCs, qRFCs, and interface failures.
Change Management
- Participate in enhancements, minor projects, and release activities.
- Prepare functional specifications and test scenarios.
- Support SIT, UAT, and production deployments.
Documentation
Create and maintain
Functional Specifications
Configuration Documents
SOPs
Knowledge Base Articles
Support Runbooks
Required Skills
SAP GTS Functional Expertise
Strong experience in SAP GTS support and configuration.
Knowledge of
Compliance Management
Customs Management
Preference Processing
Risk Management
SPL Screening
Embargo Checking
Legal Control
SAP Integration Knowledge
- ECC/S4HANA integration with GTS.
- IDoc troubleshooting.
- RFC/qRFC monitoring.
- Understanding of PI/PO or CPI integrations.
Support Skills
Incident Management
Problem Management
Change Management
ServiceNow or equivalent ticketing tools
SLA-driven support model
Technical Knowledge
Good understanding of
SAP Tables and Data Analysis
Batch Jobs Monitoring
Transport Management
Debugging support issues (functional perspective) with
Basic ABAP debugging is preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
- SAP GTS Certification preferred.
- Experience in global trade compliance and customs environments is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a global support model.
- Experience working with cross-functional and offshore teams.
- Customer-focused approach with strong ownership mindset.
Preferred Experience
- SAP GTS 10.x and/or SAP GTS for S/4HANA.
- Support of multinational clients.
- AMS/Managed Services environment.
- ITIL-based support processes.
- Exposure to global customs and trade compliance reg
- As part of our core values, Kennametal is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all people. We are an Equal Opportunity employer.
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