SAP Consultant - Transportation Management (TM) & Logistics Execution (LE) Functional

Valvoline Global

5d•Remote

About The Position

The SAP Transportation Management / Logistics Execution consultant is responsible for hands-on functional design, configuration, integration, implementation, enhancement, and Tier 3 support of transportation and logistics capabilities across SAP Transportation Management (TM), SAP Logistics Execution (LE), SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, and connected non-SAP transportation platforms. The role primarily focuses on solution delivery while providing Tier 3 functional support for SAP TM and LE, requiring an understanding of how order management, delivery processing, shipment execution, transportation planning, freight settlement, carrier invoicing, and financial integration relate to one another. The consultant partners with Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Architecture, Integration, Development, and external implementation teams to turn business requirements into scalable, supportable solutions. The consultant serves as a senior functional subject-matter expert for SAP TM, SAP LE, and transportation processes. Work includes configuring and supporting inbound, outbound, and intercompany transportation; transportation planning and execution; freight settlement and invoicing; SAP logistics integration; output determination; and integrations with SAP modules and external transportation platforms. The role supports truckload, less-than-truckload, parcel, ocean, rail, and air transportation scenarios. The position leads or executes implementations, rollouts, enhancements, upgrades, testing, deployment, go-live, stabilization, and transition to support. It also serves as a Level 3 escalation point for complex production issues, performs root-cause analysis across SAP and connected systems, and provides after-hours escalation support and on-call coverage for critical batch processing when required. The consultant works with business and technical teams to improve processes, documentation, controls, reliability, and use of standard SAP functionality. The work is remote, with 10–15% travel and additional travel as needed for key project milestones. The role may require extended periods stationary while using standard computer equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, business, supply chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Ten or more years of SAP functional experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for SAP transportation and logistics solutions.
Deep functional and configuration experience with SAP Transportation Management and SAP Logistics Execution, including LE-TRA processes where applicable.
Demonstrated experience delivering and supporting SAP TM in an SAP S/4HANA environment.
Strong understanding of end-to-end transportation processes, including orders and deliveries, transportation demand, freight unit building, planning and optimization, freight order execution, tendering, carrier collaboration, charge calculation, freight settlement, carrier invoicing, invoice verification, financial posting, and reconciliation.
Strong knowledge of SAP LE transportation and shipping processes, including delivery processing, shipments, shipment cost documents, service entry sheets, freight settlement, and invoice verification.
Demonstrated experience integrating SAP TM or SAP LE with non-SAP transportation management systems, third-party logistics providers, carrier platforms, freight-audit solutions, or transportation-visibility platforms.
Ability to create detailed interface mapping documents, functional specifications, process flows, configuration documentation, and test scripts.
Experience with integration technologies and patterns such as APIs, web services, middleware, EDI, and IDocs.
Strong understanding of SAP TM integration with SAP SD, MM, EWM, and FI/CO.
Experience supporting inbound and outbound transportation processes and multiple transportation modes.
Experience with SAP TM charge management, freight agreements, calculation sheets, rate tables, settlement profiles, cost distribution, and carrier invoice processing.
Hands-on experience with SAP Output Management (NACE, BRF+, PPF) for deliveries, handling units, and freight documents, including labels, bills of lading, and EDI-triggering outputs.
Experience leading or contributing to requirements workshops, solution design, fit-gap analysis, blueprinting, configuration, testing, deployment, stabilization, and post-production support.
Experience with unit, integration, regression, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing.
Ability to analyze complex problems across business processes, SAP configuration, custom development, data, and integration layers.
Ability to troubleshoot IDocs and user exits and read ABAP without waiting on a developer.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and functional concepts to business and technology stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate effectively with distributed internal teams, system integrators, contractors, vendors, carriers, and logistics service providers.
Ability to remain stationary and use standard computer equipment for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Experience with both SAP S/4HANA embedded TM and SAP ECC Logistics Execution environments.
Experience integrating SAP TM with external transportation management systems.
Experience with BluJay TMS or TM for Shippers.
Experience with SAP EWM and SAP TM integration.
Experience with SAP TM APIs, web services, and SAP Fiori applications supporting transportation processes.
Experience in manufacturing, distribution, automotive aftermarket, consumer products, chemicals, lubricants, or another complex shipper environment.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, enhance, implement, and support SAP TM and SAP LE capabilities for inbound, outbound, and intercompany transportation processes.
Configure and support transportation requirements, freight units, freight orders and bookings, planning and execution, carrier selection and tendering, charge calculation, cost distribution, freight settlement, and carrier invoicing.
Configure and support SAP LE deliveries, shipping points, routes, shipment documents, shipment costs, service-agent selection, service entry sheets, invoice verification, accounting cost transfers, and customer freight billing.
Configure SAP TM integration for sales documents, purchase documents, stock transport processes, and deliveries, and configure related profiles, rules, document types, incompatibilities, carrier determination, and tendering settings.
Configure and support output determination for deliveries, handling units, and freight orders using NACE, BRF+, and PPF.
Evaluate requirements against standard SAP functionality and recommend solutions that avoid unnecessary customization; perform configuration and validation directly.
Lead or execute implementations, rollouts, enhancements, continuous-improvement initiatives, and system upgrades for SAP TM and SAP LE.
Lead requirements gathering, current-state analysis, fit-gap or fit-to-standard analysis, future-state design, process modeling, solution design, and functional design sessions.
Translate business requirements into process designs, SAP configuration, functional and interface specifications, reports, enhancements, workflows, and development requirements.
Define RICEFW objects and collaborate with ABAP, integration, data, reporting, security, and technical teams to deliver solutions.
Develop test strategies, scenarios, scripts, expected results, and requirements-to-test traceability; perform or coordinate unit, integration, regression, end-to-end, user acceptance, smoke, and upgrade testing.
Support defect resolution, production readiness, cutover, deployment, go-live, stabilization, hypercare, and transition to support.
Ensure solutions follow architecture, development, testing, documentation, change-control, release-management, and transport-governance standards.
Provide Level 3 functional escalation for complex, high-priority, or recurring SAP TM and SAP LE production issues.
Investigate issues involving deliveries, shipments, shipment costs, freight units and orders, planning, tendering, charge calculation, settlement, service entry sheets, carrier invoices, batch processing, EDI, and interfaces.
Perform root-cause analysis across configuration, master data, custom development, integrations, middleware, external transportation systems, and cross-functional dependencies.
Develop or recommend sustainable corrective solutions and coordinate resolution with support teams, SAP functional teams, developers, integration teams, service providers, vendors, carriers, and logistics providers.
Provide functional expertise during critical incidents, including impact assessment, workaround identification, solution validation, and clear communication.
Identify recurring incident patterns, improve troubleshooting documentation, and provide knowledge transfer to support teams.
Support transition of implementations and enhancements into application support through documentation, knowledge transfer, operational readiness, stabilization, and handoff.
Participate in after-hours Level 3 escalation support and on-call coverage for critical batch processing when required.
Design and support integrations among SAP TM, SAP LE, SAP SD, Materials Management, Finance, EWM, non-SAP TMS platforms, logistics providers, carrier platforms, freight-audit solutions, and transportation-visibility platforms.
Apply functional knowledge of logistics EDI documents 856, 858, and 210.
Define interface triggers, mappings, field transformations, error handling, reconciliation controls, and monitoring requirements; prepare interface definition and mapping documents.
Collaborate with integration architects and developers on APIs, web services, middleware, EDI, IDocs, and event-based integration patterns.
Analyze interface failures and coordinate with relevant teams to identify whether the source is SAP configuration, master data, development, mapping, middleware, or an external system.
Support integrations with BluJay TMS or TM for Shippers when applicable.
Review internal and external functional designs to assess standardization, technical soundness, integration risks, supportability, and use of standard functionality.
Work with Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Finance, process owners, key users, and IT colleagues to understand needs and recommend SAP solutions.
Explain SAP TM, SAP LE, and transportation-integration capabilities and constraints to technical and non-technical audiences.
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual work, improve reliability, strengthen controls, and increase standard SAP functionality.
Prepare and maintain process and configuration documentation, functional specifications, interface documents, test evidence, training materials, and support documentation.
Deliver knowledge transfer and training to business users, super users, and application support teams.
Follow organizational requirements for security, compliance, change management, release management, transport governance, and audit support.