Chandan Narahari - SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager

Q: Where is Chandan based?

Chandan is based in Bengaluru, India and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Chandan speak?

Chandan speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Chandan have?

Chandan has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Chandan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months . Note that Chandan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Chandan's latest experience?

Chandan's most recent position is SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager at Clyptus Software .

Q: What companies has Chandan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Chandan has worked for Clyptus Software and IBM Consulting .

Q: Which industries is Chandan most experienced in?

Chandan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas is Chandan most experienced in?

Chandan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Sales , and Supply Chain Management . Chandan also has some experience in Operations and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Chandan worked in recently?

Chandan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Chandan worked in recently?

Chandan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Supply Chain Management .

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Bengaluru, India

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Experience

May 2024 - Present

2 years 3 months

SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager

Clyptus Software

Implementation/Development project compliance management DevSecOps role.
Implement SAP GTS E4H 2020 version – worked from blueprinting stage to the cutover activities TGL and BGL for Phase 1 of the project.
Compliance management module covering all configuration steps from feeder system, master data and baseline configuration in GTS.
FI payment screening activation in GTS – including end-to-end testing FUT, SIT, UAT.
Descartes data provider MFT integration with GTS for automatic file transfer to GTS for SPL screening.
Responsible for hypercare and transition to AMS model including SOW negotiation and sign off.
Configured SPL on HANA algorithm; fine tuning SPL algorithm for better hits based on master data effectiveness and cleanliness.
Worked on special scenarios like POBO payments.
Custom development to turn off legal control checks for the RMA return document flows.
Developed BRD to activate US Re-export legal control checks for Russia and Ukraine.
Customized audit trail BP and document report to suit the required output template.

Jul 2021 - Aug 2023

2 years 2 months

Senior Consultant

IBM Consulting

Role: SAP Functional Consultant GTS; Implementation/Roll Out/Development project in DevOps model handling roles and PDS for GTS projects with client SLB.
Integrated with SD, MM, FI systems.
Successfully implemented legal control rollout for 50+ countries.
Core strengths: Compliance management, Intrastat reporting, Risk management modules of SAP GTS.
Configured SPL on HANA algorithm and fine tuning for better hits.
Expertise in Embargo control setup including partial embargo and embargo license setup.
Integrated GTS with content providers for master data.
Legal control license management, license determination, ECCN classification for US EAR legal regulations.
Setup import/export license master data.
Successfully implemented US Re-export legal regulations solution with country of origin checks.
Setup ECCN and HTS based legal regulations for re-exports to Russia.
Rolled out Intrastat reporting for EU countries: FR, NL, DK.
Setup global compliance embargo via legal control for shipments to Russia.
Implemented custom solution for HTS based US re-export controls for US supplement 4 based HTS codes.

Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

1 year 2 months

Associate Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services

Role: SAP Functional Consultant GTS; Implementation/Roll Out/Development project.
Established RFC connections from feeder system to SAP GTS; activated BADIs and change pointers; configured control settings for document transfer.
Configured organizational units; transferred master data from feeder system to SAP GTS.
Customized general settings: Business Partner, Organization and Partner structure, Document structure, Legal Regulation, Determination procedure.
Set up sanctioned party list screening for business partners and documents in Order to Cash process; monitored SPL jobs; coordinated with Descartes and Dow Jones teams via Basis and RPA teams.
Configured embargo settings and managed offline screening; updated positive/negative partner lists.
Activated compliance management for WH sites (SPL on HANA algorithm); set up SPL job workflows.
Configured embargo service and control settings for embargo service checks.
Set up legal control schema for US Re-export process; reclassified products; loaded license determination strategy.
Rolled out legal control activation for France, New Zealand, Denmark, Austria, Estonia with USREX activation.
Conducted pre-study on preference processing for USMCA and Japan-EU.
Handled high, medium, low tickets; CRB, break-fix; BAU support using ITSM Remedy tool.

May 2014 - Jun 2015

1 year 2 months

Key Account Manager

Ricoh India Limited

Managed global account sales for Technology and Managed Print Services LOB.
Managed order to cash cycle for different lines of business.
Collaborated with executive leaders across business units, verticals and lines of business.
Drove business and revenues across Office Products & Solutions, Managed Document Services, Cloud Services, Document Management Solution verticals.
Handled enterprise accounts in healthcare vertical.
Met C-level executives for negotiation and closing deals.

Jan 2013 - May 2014

1 year 5 months

Key Account Manager

Staples Office Products Pvt Ltd

Managed B2B corporate sales for Technology and Solutions LOB.
Managed order to cash cycle for different lines of business.
Interfaced with key influencers among corporate clients to ascertain requirements.
Delivered presentations and product demonstrations focusing on differentiation and positioning.
Managed sales activity and reporting through Salesforce CRM.
Managed reporting and order tracking through Microsoft Navision ERP.
Collaborated with team members to facilitate sales, strengthen account relationships and grow revenue.
Managed collections activity and engaged in procurement and suggestion of new product ideas.
Gained extensive exposure to Technology and Managed Print Services.

Aug 2011 - Jan 2013

1 year 6 months

Account Manager

WEP Solutions Pvt Ltd

Managed B2B corporate sales and operations for Managed Print Services and Technology.
Managed order to cash cycle for different lines of business.
Provided Managed Printing Service (MPS) to customers based on requirements.
Achieved 100% meter reading per cycle for all printers.
Ensured timely bill submission and payment realization.
Coordinated with service team to achieve 100% SLA.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Retail.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Retail

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Sales, Supply Chain Management, Operations, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Sales

Supply Chain Management

Operations

Project Management

Summary

Having 9 years of experience as Functional consultant working in SAP GTS. Overall Experience including IT domain: 12+ Years. Worked on 3 Support, 2 Implementation, 8 Roll out projects and Enhancements as part of Dev Ops model – Energy services & Equipment Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Telecommunication industry clients.

Conduct moderately complex analysis on process improvement and recommend next steps to senior members. Proficiency in analysing and translating business requirements to Functional requirements, and delivering the solution as per the best industry practises.

Hands on experience in integration with SD module, integration with SAP MM, FI modules, Remedy, Service now ticketing tool, HP ALM for Testing, Octane tool, JIRA board, SCRUM tools like Azure Dev Ops etc.

Apply deep technical understanding of trade compliance operations practices and procedures, problem solving and leadership skills to support trade compliance operations team and day to day activities and provide on boarding training and coaching to junior team members- trained 4 batches of ILP’s fresher’s to make them project ready in SD, GTS module.

Proficiency in the niche functionalities in GTS – SPL, Legal control US Re-export legal regulation setup based on ECCN as well as HTS, Simplified import and export customs declaration procedures (Sweden- Tullverket) & US AES e-filing, Bonded warehouse- UK SHTC, FTZ, Preference Trade management, Intrastat reporting.

Skills

Good Knowledge In Gts Basic Configuration And Gts Connections Setup Establishing Rfc Connections From Feeder System To Sap Gts, Activating Badi’S And Change Pointers In Feeder System, Configuring Control Settings In Feeder System For Document Transfer.
Exposure To Integrating Gts With S4 Hana As Feeder System.
Configuration Of Organizational Units, Business Partner Master Data, Product Master Data, Transfer Of Master Data From Sap Feeder System To Sap Gts.
Configuring And Customizing The General Settings In Sap Gts: Business Partner, Organization Structure, Partner Structure, Document Structure, Legal Regulation, Determination Procedure, Numbering Schemes For Eccn, Hts.
Good Knowledge In Compliance Management Processes: Spl Hana Algorithm Screening Configuration, Activation And Setup Of Fi Payments (Incoming, Outgoing Payments) For Spl Screening (Payment Creation In Automatic Processes And Payment Creation In Manual Processes Including Scenarios Like Pobo), Embargo Check, License Determination Configuration, Product Classification, Us Re-Export Process With And Without De-Minimus.
Adequate Knowledge On Customs Management: Master Data For Customs Management, Trade Documents, Electronic Declarations, Incompletion Procedures, Default Data Procedures, Ppf Configuration, Electronic Communications With Brokers.
Good Knowledge In Special Processes: Bonded Warehouse, Foreign Trade Zone.
Good Knowledge In Trade Preference Management: Preference Determination Methods - Tariff Shift Rules, Rvc; Configuration Steps In Preference Processing.

Languages

English

Advanced

Hindi

Intermediate

Education

P.E.S Institute of Technology

MBA Marketing · Marketing · Bengaluru, India · 69%

R.N.S institute of Technology

B.E Electronics & Communications · Electronics & Communications · Bengaluru, India · 60%

Certifications & licenses

Sap S4 Hana Sales Upskilling 2021

Sap Gts E4H

Sap Learning hub platform

Sap Sd Certified Functional Consultant

Atos

C_TSCM62_66 – Sap Certified Application Associate

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Information Technology 6 y

Avg length 1 y 6 m

Longest experience 2 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Associate Consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Retail

Main business areas Information Technology, Sales, Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

June 2026

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Chandan is based in Bengaluru, India and prefers 100% remote projects.

Chandan speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Intermediate).

Chandan has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Chandan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Chandan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Chandan would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Associate Consultant.

Chandan's most recent position is SAP GTS Solution Architect / SAP GTS Project Manager at Clyptus Software.

In recent years, Chandan has worked for Clyptus Software and IBM Consulting.

Chandan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Retail.

Chandan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Sales, and Supply Chain Management. Chandan also has some experience in Operations and Project Management.

Chandan has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.

Chandan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Chandan holds a Master in Marketing from P.E.S Institute of Technology and a Bachelor in Electronics & Communications from R.N.S institute of Technology.

Chandan has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Sap S4 Hana Sales Upskilling 2021, Sap Gts E4H, and Sap Sd Certified Functional Consultant.

Chandan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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