[Hiring] SAP Transportation Management Event Subject Matter Expert @CSCI Consulting

Role Description

CSCI Consulting is looking for a SAP Transportation Management (TM) Event SME to support our DoW client. In this role, the consultant will support a large-scale enterprise modernization initiative focused on transforming legacy logistics and transportation management capabilities into an integrated SAP S/4HANA environment. The consultant will collaborate with functional stakeholders, technical teams, and business process owners to design and implement modernized supply chain, transportation, hazardous materials, and logistics processes that improve operational efficiency, data visibility, and mission readiness.

• Serve as the functional authority for SAP Transportation Management (TM) Event Management capabilities, advising on event capture, milestone tracking, exception handling, alerts, notifications, and process visibility.
• Translate business and operational requirements into functional specifications and solution designs aligned with SAP S/4HANA, SAP TM, and enterprise integration architecture.
• Guide design and configuration decisions across key event management areas such as transportation milestones, freight order and freight unit status tracking, event profiles, expected events, actual event reporting, exception monitoring, alerting, and visibility dashboards.
• Ensure alignment with integration points across SAP modules and related systems, including TM, EWM, MM, SD, GTS, master data, interfaces, reporting, and external carrier or logistics partner event feeds.
• Provide expert recommendations on process standardization, system utilization, data quality, governance, and organizational change impacts.
• Act as a trusted advisor by balancing mission requirements, operational constraints, technical feasibility, and SAP best practices.
• Lead the translation of current-state logistics visibility needs into structured requirements, user stories, business process flows, and functional design artifacts.
• Validate that configured event management solutions meet business requirements, operational scenarios, exception workflows, and reporting needs.
• Support deployment planning, data readiness, cutover activities, defect triage, user readiness, and transition to operations.
• Contribute to training materials, user guidance, standard operating procedures, process documentation, and operational playbooks.
• Identify adoption risks related to event quality, interface readiness, user behavior, and process ownership, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Recommend enhancements based on operational data, user feedback, defect trends, and evolving mission needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive SAP, logistics, supply chain, transportation management, or enterprise systems experience, with at least 5 years focused on SAP TM and/or transportation event management capabilities.
• Demonstrated expertise 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-facing process documentation.
• Experience supporting end-to-end transportation processes across planning, execution, carrier coordination, freight order management, shipment visibility, settlement touchpoints, and exception resolution.
• Proven ability to support government stakeholders, compliance reviews, design reviews, requirements traceability, and regulated implementation environments.

Requirements

• 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, including expected events, actual events, event handlers, milestone monitoring, exception management, alerting, and visibility reporting.
• Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA logistics processes and integration with related modules such as EWM, MM, SD, GTS, FI/CO, and master data governance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio for analysis, documentation, process mapping, and stakeholder briefings.
• Experience with Jira, Solution Manager, Signavio, or similar tools for requirements management, process modeling, testing, and delivery tracking.
• Familiarity with data quality, auditability, traceability, role-based access, cybersecurity, and reporting requirements in DoD or federal environments.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing and stakeholder facilitation experience.
• Deep understanding of transportation operations, logistics visibility, event-driven process management, and enterprise system transformation.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with government stakeholders, vendors, functional teams, technical teams, and cross-functional delivery partners.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage competing priorities, drive decisions, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to develop practical, mission-aligned solutions to complex transportation visibility and exception management challenges.
• Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving.
• Ability to work with clients to understand their needs.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional presence.

Preferred Skills

• SAP Transportation Management certification highly desired.
• SAP S/4HANA certification or relevant SAP logistics certification desired.
• ITIL Foundation certification desired.
• Agile, SAFe, PMP, or equivalent delivery certification desired.
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently.
• Strong customer and vendor relationship skills.
• Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies.
• Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value.
• Past experience working with a Federal agency.
• Department of War experience is a plus!

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package.
• Paid holidays aligned to the Federal calendar.
• Full health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Team building events.
• Professional development support.