SAP TM Consultant

VSG Business Solutions LLC; Wayzata (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VSG Business Solutions LLC seeks a Senior SAP TM Functional Consultant to lead the S/4HANA upgrade for TM, ensuring uninterrupted daily shipping and logistics operations. You will assess impacts, validate end-to-end processes, and coordinate with Change Management and testing teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of SAP TM and S/4HANA upgrade experience, with familiarity across EWM, MM/SD, EDI, IDocs, and Solution Manager tools.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of hands-on SAP TM and S/4HANA upgrade experience.
• Experience with S/4HANA 2025, Private Cloud or On-Premise deployments.
• Knowledge of EDI, IDocs, ESR, CIF, and SAP Solution Manager.
• Ability to map O2C and P2P processes to TM modules with practical validation.
• Strong collaboration, testing leadership, and non-coding configuration focus.

Responsibilities

• Assess functional impacts of SAP S/4HANA 2025 upgrade on TM processes.
• Validate end-to-end business process integrity through testing and configuration.
• Identify and resolve defects via structured root cause analysis.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and Change Management on upgrade impacts.
• Maintain logistics operations during upgrade with efficient freight planning.
• Support dual-maintenance and deployment projects during steady-state.

Skills

SAP TM

S/4HANA Upgrade

Test & QA

Process Mapping

O2C & P2P

Freight Execution

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

SAP Solution Manager

Readiness Check

IDocs

EDI

CIF

ESR

Job description

Senior SAP TM Functional Consultant S/4HANA Upgrade Specialist

Overview:

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 years of hands-on SAP TM (Transportation Management) and S/4HANA upgrade experience-ideally within international, mid- to large-scale environments.
• Technical Stack Familiarity: Prior background using SAP S/4HANA (2025, Private Cloud, On-Premise), SAP TM (embedded/decentralized), SAP EWM, MM/SD, as well as 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 and interpret 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 of integration test scenarios, user acceptance testing, and rigorous end-to-end defect management, leveraging analytical troubleshooting and root cause resolution.
• Process Mapping Excellence: Candidates should demonstrate expertise mapping Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes to TM modules, ideally with practical rather than purely academic credentials.
• Freight Execution Knowledge: Assess understanding of freight planning, charge management, tendering, and settlement to ensure relevant logistics exposure.
• Collaboration & Communication: Look for professional communicators who have served as cross-functional liaisons between technical integration, business process management, and change management. Ability to explain system changes, train users, and foster operational continuity is crucial.
• Practical Focus: Emphasize execution-driven, detail-oriented, and analytical profiles who can dive deeply into system validation and troubleshooting without needing coding experience. Certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate TM in S/4HANA) are a plus, but real-world validation skills take precedence.