Subbarao Puvvada

SAP professional with 20 years of experience in SAP SD, LE, GTS, and S/4HANA. Played a key role in 8 end-to-end SAP implementations across multiple industries, including Aerospace, Telecom, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and CPG.

Solution

Architect specializing in SAP GTS and Logistics.

Senior Subject Matter

Expert (SME) at TCS for SAP GTS, supporting global projects. Actively involved in SAP GTS Edition for HANA 2023 conversion (Brown) & Green field. Extensive experience integrating SAP GTS with Private and Public Cloud landscapes, including RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP environments. SAP S/4HANA Certified Sales Consultant. Certified in SAP Business AI. 2 years of industry experience in Sales and Marketing. Currently deputed to the Netherlands since May 2022.

SAP GTS Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2025-08 - 2026-07)

SAP GTS E4H-RISE project for RHI Magnesita

• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for Trade Compliance process for Turkey, US & Canada
• Extensive experience integrating SAP GTS with Private and Public Cloud landscapes, including RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP environments

SAP GTS Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2021-08 - 2025-07)

SAP GTS V11.00/SAP E4H project for ADM Corporation

• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for Trade Compliance process for Europe Business entities for Compliance, Customs & Preferential process
• Working on Netherlands DMS migration & Germany AES 3.0
• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for Excise Tax includes SAP GTS EMCS with SCP bolt
• Configured Preferential process for Batch Management with SAP IBPP
• Configured DE & NL IPR and customs warehouse process
• Configured GTS system to meet Logistics & local customs requirements
• Worked on Readiness check and Project plan for SAP GTS 11.0 to SAP GTS Edition for Hana 2023 conversion
• Identify the Remediation objects
• Worked with Business stakeholders for OCM (Fiori)
• Worked with Fiori team for whitelist the transactions
• Support BIZSIM

SAP Architecture - Tata Consultancy Services

(2020-01 - 2021-08)

SAP GTS11.0 & S4 project for Vaillant Group

• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for Sales Order Process for Germany, Poland & Netherland entities
• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for SAP GTS- Export & Import process for Germany, Poland & Netherland entities
• Configured GTS system to meet Logistics & local customs requirements

SAP Architecture - Tata Consultancy Services

(2018-10 - 2020-01)

SAP GTS11.0 project for Stryker Corp

• Conducting workshops to gather requirements for Stryker RHQ Ireland entity
• Configured GTS system to meet Logistics & local customs requirements
• Configured GTS system to meet various Sales order process (Sales returns, Export orders) & Procurement process (Vendor Returns)
• Configured GTS system to meet Dutch customs Self-filing process for Exports & imports
• Configured system to meet Transit Discharge Process with NCTS
• Configured system to meet NL COO Document printing requirements with Stratech Interface via SAP PO
• Configured system to generate Export Declaration through SAP TM (Freight Order)
• Trigger Transit Discharge process in GTS from EWM Inbound delivery with T1
• Integration with Logistics modules (SD, MM, TM and EWM)

SAP Architecture - Tata Consultancy Services

(2018-03 - 2018-11)

S4 HANA 1709-Sales, Logistics project for Wilmar Oil & Fats

• Requirements gathering, Business Process discussions, Solution design and documentation, Configuration for Wilmar Zimbabwe entities
• Configured system for OTC-Sales order, agreement, special sales orders & Contract
• Configured system to meet client-pricing procedures for various Sales documents
• Maintain copy controls for sales documents
• Maintained Item Categories determination, Scheduling Category determination, and Shipping Point determination procedure
• Configured system to meet Credit management functionality based on Distribution channels
• Configured system to meet various Sales contracts and settlement process
• Provide expert consultancy and coaching on these to project teams on new features & functionality of S4 HANA 1709
• Guide business team to use of SAP FIORI apps in Sales & Logistics process

SAP Architecture - Tata Consultancy Services

(2017-03 - 2018-01)

SAP GTS 11.0 Rollout & Application Support for AbbvieInc.

• Lead & manage day to day operations of projects & scope
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Plan & schedule Project time lines
• Track Project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stake holders
• Project evaluation & assessment of results
• Engage with Business & Customs Authorities to understand and deliver solution for local legal requirements for SAP Order to Cash >S (Cross Border transactions) requirements
• Handle AMS incidents and provide improvement areas in SAP GTS- Inward/Outward processing, EU Transit procedure
• Worked in SAP GTS-custom management for self-filling and broker filling for ATLAS, AES, AGS, TDS, SKAT custom authority applications via Seeburger and SAP PO for Broker filling

SAP Solution Consultant - Tata Consultancy Services

(2016-12 - 2017-03)

SAP GTS project for Ericsson AB - GTS Intrastat for Germany

• Planning and implementation of project
• Assemble and coordinate project team
• Manage the quality assurance team
• Studying of CDD's, Flowcharts & PPT for better understanding of client AS IS Business Processes
• Activate INTRASTAT functionality in GTS for Outbound & Inbound shipments within EU
• Set/Modified filters from ECC to GTS INTRASTAT module for each country Arrivals & Dispatches
• Third Party processing, Back Order processing, Deliveries, Stock Transport Order and Make to Order
• Configured system to meet tri-angle sales process for European Union transactions
• Prepare FSDs for consolidated shipments
• Assist technical team for WRICEF objects for Sales and Distribution module

SAP Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2016-08 - 2016-11)

GTS Canada Broker interface (UPS) project for Pratt & Whitney (UTC)

• Solution to connect GTS Customs Import Process with UPS
• Import process includes Normal GRs, W/O logistics GRs& Return GRs & Scrap shipments
• Defining the Documents Types of Sales Order, Special Sales, Return Order and complaints like Credit and Debit Memo
• Maintained Item Categories determination, Scheduling Category determination, and Shipping Point determination procedure
• Configured GTS system to communicate with UPS (GTS-Broker interface) for Customs approval

SAP GTS Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2016-03 - 2016-08)

SAP GTS project for Celestica Inc.

• Requirements gathering, Business Process discussions, Solution design and documentation, Configuration for 15 countries (APAC, EU & NA)
• SAP Compliance Management includes DPL/SPL screening, License Management & Embargo services
• Provide Functional Specifications for GTS & Logistics process

SAP Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2015-11 - 2016-03)

SAP GTS project for Ericsson AB

• Conducting workshops to gather requirements from different locations for Hardware division in GTS
• Configuring & Customizing specific functionalities for Compliance, Customs process for Local Customs requirements
• Configured GTS to communicate with Dutch Customs (AGS-Self filing)
• Defining the Pricing Procedure, Condition types, Access sequences, Condition Tables and Pricing Procedure determination
• Copy control settings for sales, delivery and billing documents

SAP GTS Solution Architect - Tata Consultancy Services

(2015-07 - 2015-09)

AEGIS project for Kao Corporation (Chemical)

• SAP Compliance Management includes DPL/SPL screening, License Management & Embargo services
• Created Functional Specifications for GTS & Logistics process
• GTS Implementation for Europe, APAC & US
• Configuring & Customizing specific functionalities for Compliance, Customs process of US & EU

SAP GTS Solution Consultant - Tata Consultancy Services

(2014-10 - 2015-06)

SAP GTS project for Ericsson AB

• Implemented Swedish & Dutch e-customs (Tullverket) with SAP GTS via Seeburger BIS 5 & 6
• Set up Bonded Warehouse in EU
• Conducted workshops to gather requirements from different locations for GTS configuration
• Interact with SAP for Product bug fixes

SAP GTS Lead - Tata Consultancy Services

(2013-06 - 2014-09)

SAP GTS project for Juniper Networks, Inc.

• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
• Implement and manage project chan

Postgraduate - Business Administration Management