SAP S/4HANA Upgrade Specialist

This is a remote position.

An SAP TM Functional Consultant is a specialist who configures and implements SAP Transportation Management (TM) to align with a company’s logistics and supply chain processes. They act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring transportation planning, execution, and settlement workflows are optimized.

·        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 dual-

·        maintenance 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.