Senior SAP TM Functional Consultant

Senior SAP TM Functional Consultant – S/4HANA Upgrade Specialist

This role serves as the primary resource for delivering the TCA system upgrade and supporting the SAP S/4HANA 2025 upgrade, with a specialized focus on Transportation Management (TM). The position is responsible for systematically assessing system impacts, validating logistics business processes, and ensuring uninterrupted daily shipping and logistics operations throughout the upgrade transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the functional impacts of the SAP S/4HANA 2025 upgrade on TM processes using SAP Release Notes, Simplification Items, and relevant documentation.
• Validate end-to-end business process integrity and enable a smooth migration through hands‑on testing, integration, and functional configuration (no coding required).
• Identify and resolve system defects through structured root cause analysis and continuous testing.
• Collaborate closely across Application Development, BPMA, TCA, integration, and testing teams to implement changes and coordinate with Change Management on all upgrade impacts.
• Maintain critical logistics operations, ensuring efficient freight planning, carrier selection, and safe shipment processes are not disrupted.
• Support system retrofits, deployment projects, and dual maintenance during steady-state and upgrade periods as needed.

MSP Supplier/Recruiter Reference Guide– What to Seek in Candidates

• SAP TM & S/4HANA Upgrade Mastery: Look for candidates with at least five yearsof hands‑on SAP TM (Transportation Management) and S/4HANA upgradeexperience—ideally within international, mid- to large‑scale environments.
• Technical Stack Familiarity: Prior background using SAP S/4HANA (2025, PrivateCloud, On-Premise), SAP TM (embedded/decentralized), SAP EWM, MM/SD, as wellas integration protocols such as SAP EDI, IDocs, ESR, CIF, and using tools like SAP Solution Manager, Readiness Check, and Focused Build.
• Upgrade Engineering & Impact Validation: Prioritize talent who can review andinterpret SAP simplification notes, design and execute impact assessments,manage master data and configuration (vs. programming), and coordinate dualmaintenance and environment management for upgrades.
• Quality Assurance Leadership: Seek those who have led design and execution ofintegration test scenarios, user acceptance testing, and rigorous end-to-end defectmanagement, leveraging analytical troubleshooting and root cause resolution.Process Mapping Excellence: Candidates should demonstrate expertise mappingOrder-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes to TM modules, ideallywith practical rather than purely academic credentials.
• Freight Execution Knowledge: Assess understanding of freight planning, chargemanagement, tendering, and settlement to ensure relevant logistics exposure.
• Collaboration & Communication: Look for professional communicators who haveserved as cross‑functional liaisons between technical integration, business processmanagement, and change management. Ability to explain system changes, trainusers, and foster operational continuity is crucial.
• Practical Focus: Emphasize execution-driven, detail-oriented, and analyticalprofiles who can dive deeply into system validation and troubleshooting withoutneeding coding experience. Certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate– TM in S/4HANA) are a plus, but real‑world validation skills take precedence.