Manager, SAP Supply Chain - Transportation Management (TM)

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, SAP Transportation Management - TM for our Consulting practice.

Responsibilities

·Direct workstreams and end-to-end delivery of large-scale supply chain transformation programs focused on transportation, warehousing, and logistics optimization.

·Lead the blueprinting, design, configuration oversight, and deployment of SAP digital logistics solutions, with a deep functional emphasis on SAP TM (Transportation Management) and/or SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management).

·Manage day-to-day project activities across the full implementation lifecycle (assessment, design, build, test, cutover, and hypercare), ensuring on-time, within-budget, and high-quality deliverable execution.

·Lead current-state operational assessments and future-state visioning; quantify and track business case value drivers, articulating operational impacts in terms of CFO/C-suite metrics (cost-to-serve reduction, working capital optimization, service level enhancements, and asset productivity).

·Lead, coordinate, and review the work of multidisciplinary onshore, nearshore, and offshore functional and technical consultants.Serve as a career advisor and performance manager, actively mentoring junior team members.

·Partner with Managing Directors and Partners to drive business development initiatives, leading RFP responses, statement of work (SOW) drafting, oral pitch presentations, and client scoping sessions.

·Apply an AI-first, value driven mindset to identify, evaluate, and responsibly apply AI-enabled solutions that can enhance client outcomes, business performance, and operational effectiveness. Leverage foundational AI concepts while upholding KPMG Trusted AI principles to drive ethical, secure, and compliant adoption across business processes and solutions.

• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

·Minimum of six years of recent end-to-end SAP TM implementation experience with strong supply chain planning background with consulting experience in supply chain, transportation management, and warehouse/distribution operations.

·Proven track record leading or co-leading at least two (2) full lifecycle implementations of SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) or SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM / WMS), from blueprinting through go-live and support.

·Established understanding of technology transformations including hybrid agile approach, integration architecture.Possess strong TM product knowledge and ability to configure and analyze the system capabilities. Experience with SAP TM, Freight Unit, Freight Order, OTR, Settlement and Transportation Planning.

·Deep functional knowledge in core logistics processes, including freight procurement and planning, carrier collaboration, dispatch and execution, advanced warehouse slotting, cross-docking, picking/packing strategies, and yard logistics.

·Bachelor’s degree required

·Willingness and ability to travel as needed for client engagements

·Demonstrated experience developing relationships with senior clients, excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

·Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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