Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.
Role Overview
The Trade Compliance ERP Core Team Member EU SCM / GTS is responsible for leading the design, implementation, testing, and enablement of SAP GTS solutions across EU operations. This role acts as the functional and delivery lead for GTS, ensuring compliant, scalable, and well‑integrated trade compliance processes. The position has hands‑on leadership responsibility for middleware implementation and acts as the bridge between business compliance needs and system capabilities, ensuring scalable, compliant, and user-friendly solutions.
Locations: Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany (near a Xylem location, hybrid working model)
Key Responsibilities
Trade Compliance ERP Process & System Enablement, SAP GTS
- Support the design and rollout of systems enabling trade compliance processes in SAP GTS
- Ensure alignment with EU regulations in areas such as customs, export controls, sanctions, and preferential trade
- Translate regulatory requirements into practical, business-oriented processes and controls
- Partner with compliance, operations, and legal teams to ensure consistent execution
- Ensure business requirements are effectively translated into system solutions
- Collaborate with IT and external partners to implement and improve compliance-related tools
- Contribute to the ongoing development of system roadmaps in line with regulatory and business changes
Testing & Implementation Support
- Lead or coordinate business involvement in system testing (e.g., UAT, integration testing)
- Ensure compliance scenarios are properly reflected in system testing
- Support system rollouts across European entities
Training & Change Management
- Drive adoption of ERP Trade Compliance processes and systems across the organization
- Develop and deliver training materials and end-user guidance
- Support change management initiatives and process documentation
Governance & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the key contact between business, compliance functions, and IT
- Ensure proper documentation, audit readiness, and process transparency
- Maintain strong communication with stakeholders across functions and countries
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Experience implementing SAP GTS or similar ERP Trade Compliance Systems
- Experience in a Trade Compliance / Customs / Global Trade role
- Ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational processes
- Strong stakeholder management across business and IT
- Experience working in international / European environments
- Involvement in system implementations or process transformations
- Exposure to testing activities (e.g., UAT) in system projects (nice-to-have)
- Understanding of ERP environments (e.g., SAP S/4HANA)
- Strong communicator and able to manage stakeholders across different segments and countries
We Offer You More Than Just “A Job”
- Professional Development – To advance the capabilities of our people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our employees’ professional growth and continuous learning.
- Total Rewards – We offer comprehensive programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, work-life integration and corporate citizenship.
- Watermark – Watermark is our corporate social responsibility program working to provide education and access to safe water to ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communities. Employees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various water-related projects.
- Employee Networks – Our Employee Networks provide a professional, supportive network for employees from diverse backgrounds, including Women’s, LGBT+ and Allies, Veteran’s, People of Color and Allies, Emerging Leaders, and Working Parents Networks.
For questions regarding this opportunity, please reach out to Niklas Naunheim, Talent Acquisition Lead Europe at +49 1621374371.
We are looking forward to your application!
Xylem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.
