SAP Transportation Management Implementation consultant

Roles & Responsibilities

• Deployment Leadership: Act as the primary TM functional lead during wave-based regional/global deployments at various client sites, ensuring timely and smooth go-lives.
• Solution Design & Fit-Gap Analysis: Conduct requirements gathering and blueprinting workshops. Translate complex business requirements into scalable SAP S/4HANA TM solutions, performing rigorous fit-gap analysis.
• System Configuration: End-to-end configuration of SAP S/4HANA TM (both embedded and standalone), including Order Integration, Freight Planning, Freight Execution, and Freight Settlement.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Ensure seamless integration between SAP TM and other core SAP modules (specifically SD, MM, and EWM) to support end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycles.
• Testing & UAT: Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business stakeholders. Triage and resolve functional defects.
• Change Management & Support: Train site-level power users, create functional specifications for custom developments (RICEFW), and provide critical on-site hypercare support during the immediate post-go-live phase

Technical and Functional Skills:

• S/4HANA TM Expertise: 7+ years of hands-on SAP functional experience with a minimum of 2-3 full lifecycle implementations in SAP S/4HANA TM (Embedded TM experience is highly preferred).
• Core TM Competencies: Deep configuration knowledge in:
• Transportation Network setup and capacity planning.
• Freight Order Management and Carrier Selection (Tendering).
• Transportation Planning & Optimization (VSR Optimizer).
• Freight Costing, Charge Calculation, and Freight Settlement.
• Supply Chain Acumen: Strong understanding of inbound and outbound logistics within the manufacturing and distribution sectors.
• Integration Proficiency: Proven track record integrating SAP TM with SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management), SAP SD (Sales & Distribution), and SAP MM (Materials Management).
• Carrier Collaboration & EDI: Experience with standard transportation EDI messaging (e.g., EDI 204, 214, 210, 990) and integrating TM with external carrier networks or portals (like LBN).
• Methodology: Experience executing deployments using SAP Activate methodology in a phased, wave-based rollout environment