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SAP TM Consultant
SAP TM Consultants help employers design, configure and support transportation management processes in SAP. They bring practical logistics knowledge across freight orders, carrier selection, planning, execution, charge calculation, settlement and integration with warehouse, sales and procurement activity.
What does a SAP TM Consultant do?
An SAP TM Consultant works with logistics, transport, warehouse, supply chain and finance teams to design, configure and improve SAP Transportation Management processes.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, ECC, rollout, upgrade and BAU support environments where employers need strong freight planning, execution and settlement knowledge.
When businesses hire SAP TM Consultants
- Implementing SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management or SAP TM processes
- Supporting logistics, freight, carrier management, rollout or optimisation programmes
- Improving transportation planning, freight order management, tendering, execution and settlement
- Configuring SAP TM while reducing unnecessary customisation
- Adding specialist SAP TM knowledge to testing, cutover, hypercare or BAU support
Typical responsibilities
- Gather transportation management requirements from logistics, supply chain, warehouse, finance and operational stakeholders
- Configure SAP TM processes, settings, master data rules and controls in line with approved design
- Support areas such as freight orders, freight units, carrier selection, transportation planning, tendering, execution, charge calculation and settlement
- Run fit-gap workshops, design reviews, process walkthroughs and transportation testing activity
- Write functional specifications for reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms or workflows where needed
- Resolve defects, support integration testing, UAT, cutover, go-live and hypercare activity
- Help transition SAP TM changes into BAU with clear documentation and user guidance
Key skills to look for
- SAP TM consulting experience
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management and freight logistics processes
- Configuration experience across planning, freight orders, carrier selection, charge calculation and settlement
- Fit-gap, testing, defect resolution and functional specification experience
- Ability to work with logistics, warehouse, sales, procurement, finance and technical teams
- Clear judgement on standard SAP, transport process design, integration and long-term supportability