SAP TM S/4HANA Rollout Consultant, Global

Accountabilities

• Lead fit-to-standard and fit-gap assessments for each rollout wave, evaluating local transportation practices, carrier requirements, legal obligations, and documentation needs against the global SAP TM template.
• Own functional solution design for SAP TM on S/4HANA, covering freight planning, carrier selection and tendering, freight order execution, charge calculation, and freight settlement.
• Design and validate integrations across the SAP logistics landscape, including Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), and Finance and Controlling (FI/CO).
• Coordinate carrier connectivity and onboarding through EDI and business network solutions, ensuring effective tracking, status messaging, and transportation visibility.
• Develop detailed functional specifications and collaborate with integration specialists, developers, and test leads to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Plan and support integration testing and user acceptance testing, manage defect resolution, and ensure that the solution meets business and operational expectations.
• Coordinate cutover activities, go-live readiness, hypercare, and handover to ongoing support teams for each rollout wave.
• Capture lessons learned from each deployment and contribute improvements to the global template to increase consistency and efficiency across subsequent rollouts.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in SAP logistics, with substantial hands-on experience in SAP Transportation Management (TM) on S/4HANA.
• Proven experience delivering at least one SAP TM rollout or global template programme within a manufacturing environment, including personal ownership of fit-gap assessments and functional solution design.
• Strong understanding of SAP TM integration with SD, MM, EWM, and FI/CO, including common integration challenges and their resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, assess operational requirements, and translate findings into clear solution designs and functional specifications.
• Experience supporting the full implementation lifecycle, including testing, defect management, cutover, hypercare, and transition to support.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently in distributed, multicultural programme teams.
• Comfortable working remotely across multiple countries and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders in an international environment.
• Fluent professional English is required. Candidates must be based in an eligible European country and able to work effectively across international teams.

Desirable experience

• Familiarity with SAP Business Network for Logistics or carrier visibility platforms.
• Experience with both embedded and side-by-side SAP TM deployments.
• Background in automotive, industrial, or process manufacturing.
• Knowledge of multimodal, international, or dangerous goods transportation.
• SAP TM certification.

Benefits

• Competitive daily rates: GBP 350–400 per day for UK-based consultants, inside IR35, or EUR 400 per day for EU-based consultants.
• Contract duration: Initial six-month engagement, with extension opportunities within a long-term global transformation programme.
• Remote working: Fully remote position from Europe.
• International exposure: Opportunity to contribute to a global manufacturing transformation involving multiple countries, sites, and business stakeholders.
• End-to-end ownership: Lead functional solution design and rollout activities while influencing global standards and local implementation decisions.
• Professional development: Expand your experience in SAP TM on S/4HANA, global template governance, and complex logistics integration.
• Collaborative environment: Work alongside experienced functional consultants, integration specialists, developers, and testing teams.
• Long-term potential: Contribute to successive rollout waves and continuous improvements across the global programme.