Company Description
A global manufacturing company focused on building materials and construction solutions, supporting residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Known for its engineering expertise and diverse product portfolio, it operates across multiple markets worldwide.
- Location Mumbai
- Industry Manufacturing
- Experience Range 4-7 years
- Must-have Skills Freight Cost Management, Freight Unit Building, SAP MM / SD Integration, SAP TM, STO Scenarios, Transportation Planning
Job Summary
The SAP Transportation Management (TM) Consultant is responsible for implementing, configuring, and optimizing SAP TM solutions within manufacturing and logistics environments. The role focuses on inbound logistics, inter-plant transportation, outbound distribution, freight cost management, and integration with multiple SAP modules to improve supply chain efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure transportation planning for procurement and raw material logistics.
- Integrate SAP TM with SAP MM purchase orders and inbound deliveries.
- Manage vendor freight agreements and freight charge calculations.
- Configure transportation for STO-based and multi-leg transportation scenarios.
- Optimize routing between plants, warehouses, and distribution centers.
- Integrate SAP TM with SAP SD outbound delivery processes.
- Configure freight unit building, carrier selection, tendering, and settlement processes.
- Support export shipment and distribution operations.
- Configure freight cost management and FI integration for cost postings.
- Collaborate with SAP SD, MM, PP, EWM, and FI/CO teams.
- Support testing cycles (SIT/UAT), cutover activities, and troubleshooting.
Required Skills & Experience
- 4–7 years of SAP experience with minimum 3+ years in SAP TM.
- Strong experience in manufacturing logistics environments.
- Expertise in order-based and delivery-based transportation.
- Knowledge of Freight Unit Building Rules and Planning & Optimization (VSR).
- Experience in Charge Management and Settlement Management.
- Exposure to STO scenarios and procurement transportation.
- Experience with multi-plant transportation network configuration.
- Hands-on experience in at least one full-cycle SAP TM implementation or rollout.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing supply chain flows.
- Ability to optimize freight costs and manage high shipment volumes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Embedded TM or standalone TM environments.
- Exposure to export logistics and global transportation processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Other Requirements
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional SAP teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to align transportation planning with production schedules.
