SAP Transportation Management Event Management SME

We are seeking an experienced SAP Transportation Management (TM) Event Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a large-scale Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS) implementation.

This role will design, configure, integrate, test, and support transportation event management capabilities that provide end-to-end visibility into logistics movements, milestones, exceptions, alerts, and operational status.

You will partner with government stakeholders, functional leads, technical teams, and integration partners to translate transportation requirements into SAP-enabled processes that improve visibility, control, auditability, and mission readiness within a Department of Defense (DoD) environment.

An active Secret clearance is required. Candidates without a current Secret clearance may be considered for company-sponsored processing, contingent upon contract requirements and client approval.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional authority for SAP TM Event Management, including event capture, milestone tracking, exception handling, alerts, notifications, and process visibility.
• Translate operational requirements into functional specifications, user stories, process flows, and solution designs aligned with SAP S/4HANA, SAP TM, and the enterprise integration architecture.
• Guide configuration across transportation milestones, freight order and freight unit tracking, event profiles, expected and actual events, exception monitoring, and visibility dashboards.
• Ensure alignment across SAP TM, EWM, MM, SD, GTS, master data, reporting, interfaces, and external carrier or logistics event feeds.
• Recommend improvements related to process standardization, system utilization, data quality, governance, and organizational change.
• Validate configured solutions against business requirements, operational scenarios, exception workflows, and reporting needs.
• Support testing, deployment planning, data readiness, cutover, defect triage, user readiness, and transition to operations.
• Develop training materials, user guidance, process documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational playbooks.
• Identify adoption risks and recommend enhancements based on operational data, user feedback, defect trends, and evolving mission needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience., * 10+ years of progressive SAP, logistics, supply chain, transportation management, or enterprise systems experience, including at least 5 years focused on SAP TM and/or transportation event management.
• Experience supporting SAP TM implementations, enhancements, sustainment, or modernization efforts in 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 translating operational requirements into functional designs, configuration guidance, integration requirements, test scenarios, and user documentation.
• Knowledge of end-to-end transportation processes, including planning, execution, carrier coordination, freight order management, shipment visibility, settlement touchpoints, and exception resolution.
• Ability to support government stakeholders, compliance and design reviews, requirements traceability, and regulated implementation environments.
• Ability to travel 10%, approximately every 12 weeks, to Scott AFB.
• Secret clearance is required.

Technical Skills

• Advanced functional knowledge of SAP TM, including freight orders, freight units, transportation planning, execution, tracking, and integration.
• Strong understanding of expected and actual events, event handlers, milestone monitoring, exception management, alerting, and visibility reporting.
• Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA logistics and integration with EWM, MM, SD, GTS, FI/CO, and master data governance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio.
• Experience with Jira, Solution Manager, Signavio, or similar requirements, process modeling, testing, and delivery tools.
• Familiarity with data quality, auditability, traceability, role-based access, cybersecurity, and DoD or federal reporting requirements.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder facilitation skills.
• Deep understanding of transportation operations, logistics visibility, event-driven processes, and enterprise system transformation.
• Ability to collaborate with government stakeholders, vendors, functional teams, technical teams, and delivery partners.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, drive decisions, and develop practical, mission-aligned solutions.

Desired Certifications

• SAP Transportation Management certification.
• SAP S/4HANA or relevant SAP logistics certification.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Agile, SAFe, PMP, or equivalent delivery certification.