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Reference Number:
PD080820-127
Job Description:
Title: SAP Principal Consultant - Commissionaire Model Expert - SD Functional
Mandatory Skills:
- Must have minimum 6+ years of SAP Functional experience
- Expertise in SAP SD Functional
- Expertise on the Commissionaire Model
- Expertise in the SAP Plants Abroad functionality
- Experience with Intrastat, VAT and EC Sales activities
- European experience is a must
- High tech / Electronics sector experience preferred but not necessary
- Good communication skills
Job Description:
CLIENT PROBLEM STATEMENT:
The system is an implementation of the Commissionaire Model using SAP. This business model is popualr in Europe and has been in place for about 15 years now. The specifics of the model are such:
1) Model 1 -- Germany for instance
In the German Model we have a Principle, Belgium Coordination Center, which is a Belgium based company. We have a German Commissionaire Company who sells on behalf of the principle. The German commissionaire company will then invoice the customer and collect a small commission from the principle. The inventory is owned by the principle and consigned to the commissionaire until just before it is sold.
So BCC (VAT #2) to German Commission (VAT #1) to Customer
2) Model 2 -- France for instance
In the French Model we have a Principle, Belgium Coordination Center, which is a Belgium based company. In France, we have fiscal representation. So, we have both a French entity and a French Commissionaire Company who sells on behalf of the principle. The French commissionaire company will then invoice the customer and collect a small commission from the principle. The inventory is owned by the principle and consigned to the French entity until just before it is sold.
So BCC (VAT#2) to French entity (VAT#3) to French commissionaire (VAT #1) to customer.
We have chosen to implement SAP Plants Abroad functionality to support the Intrastat, VAT and EC Sales activities.
This seems to support and work well for model #2, but we have run into concerns around model #1 where we do not have fiscal representation. In that case we do not have an interim German entity between them and the principle/commissionaire.
To use standard plants abroad we are then looking at either creating a dummy VAT # and entity or an entity with the same VAT# as the commissionaire. In either case we would be looking at other processes to net out the transactions such that Intrastat would not report dummy VAT movements, etc.
We have looked at other ways to meet this model including use of Storage Locations, Consignment locations but both seem dangerous and full of customizations.
Keep in mind: Belgium has recently changed their VAT format, extending the number of digits needed from 9 to 10.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 5 days
Experience Level:
Unspecified
Requirements:
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 5 days
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