SAP Transportation Management – Event Management SME

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the functional expert for SAP Transportation Management (TM) Event Management capabilities, providing guidance on event capture, milestone tracking, exception handling, alerts, notifications, and process visibility.

• Convert business and operational needs into functional specifications and solution designs that are aligned with SAP S/4HANA, SAP TM, and enterprise integration architecture.

• Direct design and configuration choices in key event management areas, including transportation milestones, freight order and freight unit status tracking, event profiles, expected events, actual event reporting, exception monitoring, alerting, and visibility dashboards.

• Ensure integration alignment across SAP modules and related systems, encompassing TM, EWM, MM, SD, GTS, master data, interfaces, reporting, and external carrier or logistics partner event feeds.

• Offer expert advice on process standardization, system usage, data quality, governance, and the impacts of organizational change.

• Serve as a trusted advisor by balancing mission requirements, operational limitations, technical feasibility, and SAP best practices.

• Oversee the conversion of current logistics visibility needs into structured requirements, user stories, business process flows, and functional design documents.

• Verify that the configured event management solutions fulfill business requirements, operational scenarios, exception workflows, and reporting needs.

• Assist with deployment planning, data readiness, cutover activities, defect triage, user readiness, and transition to operations.

• Contribute to the creation of training materials, user guidance, standard operating procedures, process documentation, and operational playbooks.

• Identify adoption risks regarding event quality, interface readiness, user behavior, and process ownership, and suggest mitigation strategies.

• Propose enhancements based on operational data, user feedback, defect trends, and evolving mission requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in SAP, logistics, supply chain, transportation management, or enterprise systems, with a minimum of 5 years focused on SAP TM and/or transportation event management capabilities.

• Proven expertise in supporting SAP TM implementations, enhancements, sustainment, or modernization efforts within large enterprise, federal, or DoD environments.

• Hands-on experience with transportation event tracking, milestones, status management, exception handling, alerts, notifications, visibility processes, and operational reporting.

• Experience in translating operational needs into functional designs, configuration guidance, integration requirements, test scenarios, and user-facing process documentation.

• Background in supporting end-to-end transportation processes, including planning, execution, carrier coordination, freight order management, shipment visibility, settlement touchpoints, and exception resolution.

• Demonstrated ability to support government stakeholders, compliance reviews, design reviews, requirements traceability, and regulated implementation environments.

• Advanced functional knowledge of SAP Transportation Management, including freight orders, freight units, transportation planning, execution, tracking, and integration touchpoints.

• Strong understanding of SAP event management concepts such as expected events, actual events, event handlers, milestone monitoring, exception management, alerting, and visibility reporting.

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA logistics processes and integration with related modules like EWM, MM, SD, GTS, FI/CO, and master data governance.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio for analysis, documentation, process mapping, and stakeholder presentations.

• Experience with Jira, Solution Manager, Signavio, or similar tools for requirements management, process modeling, testing, and delivery tracking.

• Knowledge of data quality, auditability, traceability, role-based access, cybersecurity, and reporting requirements in DoD or federal environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare

• Wellness

• Financial

• Retirement

• Family support

• Continuing education

• Time off benefits