SAP Transportation Management Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking an SAP Transportation Management (TM) Specialist to play a hands‑on role in designing, configuring, and supporting SAP TM solutions across transportation planning, execution, and settlement. This role supports our logistics and supply chain transformation strategy, leveraging SAP S/4

HANA TM, integrations with logistics partners, and transportation data for operational visibility and analytics.

• Design, configure, and support SAP TM processes including freight order management, transportation planning and optimization, execution, carrier selection and tendering, and freight settlement.
• Serve as a senior functional expert for TM solution design, configuration, and production support.
• Ensure alignment with end‑to‑end supply chain processes across Order‑to‑Cash and Source‑to‑Pay.
• Configure TM master data including transportation lanes, resources, business partners, and charge management schemas.
• Support integrations with external transportation platforms, carriers, tracking providers, and logistics partners.
• Collaborate with SAP technical teams to ensure integrations meet TM process requirements.
• Support EDI/B2B message exchanges (shipment status, tenders, confirmations, invoices, bills of lading).
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues with internal teams and external partners.
• Ensure scalability and stability of logistics partner integrations.
• Enable transportation data integration into enterprise analytics and reporting platforms.
• Support data pipelines for freight cost analysis, performance metrics, and shipment visibility.
• Design and support batch, near real‑time, and event‑driven integration patterns.
• Partner with analytics teams to ensure TM data supports enterprise reporting and data models.
• Support SAP TM across the full lifecycle including design, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and exception management capabilities.
• Identify recurring issues and drive preventative improvements.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and system configurations.
• Identify optimization opportunities, performance issues, and technical debt.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and logistics transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with logistics, transportation, and supply chain stakeholders to deliver business‑aligned solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in SAP Supply Chain solutions, with at least 4 years on SAP Advanced Transportation Management.
• Hands‑on experience configuring and supporting SAP S/4
  
  HANA Advanced Transportation Management.
• Strong understanding of transportation planning and execution processes.
• Knowledge of freight order lifecycle and settlement processes.
• Experience with SAP TM master data and charge management.
• Experience integrating SAP TM with SAP and non‑SAP systems using IDocs, APIs, or EDI.
• Knowledge of logistics integration standards and communication methods.
• Familiarity with carrier integration and logistics network processes.
• Preferred:
  
  Experience with SAP Embedded TM in S/4
  
  HANA.
• Preferred:
  Experience with SAP Event Management or Transportation Visibility solutions.
• Preferred:
  Experience with B2B/EDI standards in logistics.
• Preferred:
  Experience integrating SAP TM with SAP EWM, SD, or GTS.
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of freight settlement integration with SAP FI/CO.
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with transportation analytics and KPI frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills in logistics and transportation scenarios.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across supply chain and IT.
• Strong communication skills to translate transportation requirements into SAP solutions.
• Ownership mindset for business‑critical logistics processes and systems.
• Detail‑oriented with strong documentation and configuration discipline.
• Ability to manage complex transportation scenarios, exceptions, and time‑sensitive operations.

Competitive pay and benefits and substantial career development opportunities.