Senior Technical Architect

Job Description

Senior Technical Architect

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

Mandatory Skills

"SAP Logistics, SAP Transportation Management SAP TM implementation experience"

Good to have skills

"SAP Certified - TM and SCM

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with advanced planning integration (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)
• Exposure to global trade, compliance, and freight contract management
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L) or external TMS platforms
• Familiarity with SAP BTP / Integration Suite / event-driven architecture
• Experience with control tower / real-time visibility solutions
• Understanding of 3PL integration and digital freight platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled logistics optimization

Advanced - Transportation planning and optimizer, Freight order management, Freight tendering, Carrier collaboration, Integration with EWM and GTS, Transportation cockpit, Ocean/Air/Ground transportation processes

Integration & Transformation:

• Lead integration design with SAP MM, SD, PP, QM, GTS, MES, RF devices and mobile platforms
• Manage SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare, and deployment activities.
• Lead data migration and logistics master data governance activities.
• Support business readiness, training, and change management initiatives.

JD

"The SAP S/4HANA TM Architect will design and lead transportation and logistics architecture as part of a greenfield/brownfield transformation in a semiconductor supply chain. The role focuses on integrating transportation planning and execution with warehouse, manufacturing, and advanced planning systems, enabling seamless end-to-end Plan-to-Fulfill processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define TM solution architecture for transportation planning, execution, freight settlement, and carrier management
• Lead TM design for greenfield (new implementation) and brownfield (conversion/harmonization) S/4HANA programs
• Architect end-to-end transportation flows across inbound supply, inter-plant movements, and outbound distribution
• Enable tight integration between planning and logistics execution systems
• Design integrations with:

o SAP S/4 (EWM, MM, SD, PP)

o Planning systems (Kinaxis / IBP) for demand, supply, and capacity alignment

o MES for production-linked shipping and staging

• Optimize transportation planning, routing, load building, and freight cost management
• Ensure real-time shipment visibility and execution synchronization across systems
• Define integration architecture (APIs, middleware, event-based flows)
• Drive standardization, clean core principles, and scalable logistics design

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management (TM)
• Strong experience in transportation planning, execution, and freight cost processes
• Proven experience in greenfield and/or brownfield S/4 transformations
• Hands-on integration experience with:

o SAP EWM, MM, SD

o Planning systems (Kinaxis or SAP IBP)

o MES systems (production/logistics integration)

• Strong understanding of end-to-end logistics and planning-to-execution integration
• Experience in high-tech / semiconductor supply chains

o Complex networks, long lead times, global distribution

• Expertise in transportation modeling (lanes, consolidation, routing, tendering)
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, APIs, and middleware"

Key Responsibilities

Mandatory Skills

"SAP Logistics, SAP Transportation Management SAP TM implementation experience"

Good to have skills

"SAP Certified - TM and SCM

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with advanced planning integration (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)
• Exposure to global trade, compliance, and freight contract management
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L) or external TMS platforms
• Familiarity with SAP BTP / Integration Suite / event-driven architecture
• Experience with control tower / real-time visibility solutions
• Understanding of 3PL integration and digital freight platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled logistics optimization

Advanced - Transportation planning and optimizer, Freight order management, Freight tendering, Carrier collaboration, Integration with EWM and GTS, Transportation cockpit, Ocean/Air/Ground transportation processes

Integration & Transformation:

• Lead integration design with SAP MM, SD, PP, QM, GTS, MES, RF devices and mobile platforms
• Manage SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare, and deployment activities.
• Lead data migration and logistics master data governance activities.
• Support business readiness, training, and change management initiatives.

JD

"The SAP S/4HANA TM Architect will design and lead transportation and logistics architecture as part of a greenfield/brownfield transformation in a semiconductor supply chain. The role focuses on integrating transportation planning and execution with warehouse, manufacturing, and advanced planning systems, enabling seamless end-to-end Plan-to-Fulfill processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define TM solution architecture for transportation planning, execution, freight settlement, and carrier management
• Lead TM design for greenfield (new implementation) and brownfield (conversion/harmonization) S/4HANA programs
• Architect end-to-end transportation flows across inbound supply, inter-plant movements, and outbound distribution
• Enable tight integration between planning and logistics execution systems
• Design integrations with:

o SAP S/4 (EWM, MM, SD, PP)

o Planning systems (Kinaxis / IBP) for demand, supply, and capacity alignment

o MES for production-linked shipping and staging

• Optimize transportation planning, routing, load building, and freight cost management
• Ensure real-time shipment visibility and execution synchronization across systems
• Define integration architecture (APIs, middleware, event-based flows)
• Drive standardization, clean core principles, and scalable logistics design

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management (TM)
• Strong experience in transportation planning, execution, and freight cost processes
• Proven experience in greenfield and/or brownfield S/4 transformations
• Hands-on integration experience with:

o SAP EWM, MM, SD

o Planning systems (Kinaxis or SAP IBP)

o MES systems (production/logistics integration)

• Strong understanding of end-to-end logistics and planning-to-execution integration
• Experience in high-tech / semiconductor supply chains

o Complex networks, long lead times, global distribution

• Expertise in transportation modeling (lanes, consolidation, routing, tendering)
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, APIs, and middleware"

Skill Requirements

Mandatory Skills

"SAP Logistics, SAP Transportation Management SAP TM implementation experience"

Good to have skills

"SAP Certified - TM and SCM

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with advanced planning integration (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)
• Exposure to global trade, compliance, and freight contract management
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L) or external TMS platforms
• Familiarity with SAP BTP / Integration Suite / event-driven architecture
• Experience with control tower / real-time visibility solutions
• Understanding of 3PL integration and digital freight platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled logistics optimization

Advanced - Transportation planning and optimizer, Freight order management, Freight tendering, Carrier collaboration, Integration with EWM and GTS, Transportation cockpit, Ocean/Air/Ground transportation processes

Integration & Transformation:

• Lead integration design with SAP MM, SD, PP, QM, GTS, MES, RF devices and mobile platforms
• Manage SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare, and deployment activities.
• Lead data migration and logistics master data governance activities.
• Support business readiness, training, and change management initiatives.

JD

"The SAP S/4HANA TM Architect will design and lead transportation and logistics architecture as part of a greenfield/brownfield transformation in a semiconductor supply chain. The role focuses on integrating transportation planning and execution with warehouse, manufacturing, and advanced planning systems, enabling seamless end-to-end Plan-to-Fulfill processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define TM solution architecture for transportation planning, execution, freight settlement, and carrier management
• Lead TM design for greenfield (new implementation) and brownfield (conversion/harmonization) S/4HANA programs
• Architect end-to-end transportation flows across inbound supply, inter-plant movements, and outbound distribution
• Enable tight integration between planning and logistics execution systems
• Design integrations with:

o SAP S/4 (EWM, MM, SD, PP)

o Planning systems (Kinaxis / IBP) for demand, supply, and capacity alignment

o MES for production-linked shipping and staging

• Optimize transportation planning, routing, load building, and freight cost management
• Ensure real-time shipment visibility and execution synchronization across systems
• Define integration architecture (APIs, middleware, event-based flows)
• Drive standardization, clean core principles, and scalable logistics design

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management (TM)
• Strong experience in transportation planning, execution, and freight cost processes
• Proven experience in greenfield and/or brownfield S/4 transformations
• Hands-on integration experience with:

o SAP EWM, MM, SD

o Planning systems (Kinaxis or SAP IBP)

o MES systems (production/logistics integration)

• Strong understanding of end-to-end logistics and planning-to-execution integration
• Experience in high-tech / semiconductor supply chains

o Complex networks, long lead times, global distribution

• Expertise in transportation modeling (lanes, consolidation, routing, tendering)
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, APIs, and middleware"

Other Requirements

Mandatory Skills

"SAP Logistics, SAP Transportation Management SAP TM implementation experience"

Good to have skills

"SAP Certified - TM and SCM

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with advanced planning integration (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)
• Exposure to global trade, compliance, and freight contract management
• Knowledge of SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L) or external TMS platforms
• Familiarity with SAP BTP / Integration Suite / event-driven architecture
• Experience with control tower / real-time visibility solutions
• Understanding of 3PL integration and digital freight platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled logistics optimization

Advanced - Transportation planning and optimizer, Freight order management, Freight tendering, Carrier collaboration, Integration with EWM and GTS, Transportation cockpit, Ocean/Air/Ground transportation processes

Integration & Transformation:

• Lead integration design with SAP MM, SD, PP, QM, GTS, MES, RF devices and mobile platforms
• Manage SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare, and deployment activities.
• Lead data migration and logistics master data governance activities.
• Support business readiness, training, and change management initiatives.

JD

"The SAP S/4HANA TM Architect will design and lead transportation and logistics architecture as part of a greenfield/brownfield transformation in a semiconductor supply chain. The role focuses on integrating transportation planning and execution with warehouse, manufacturing, and advanced planning systems, enabling seamless end-to-end Plan-to-Fulfill processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define TM solution architecture for transportation planning, execution, freight settlement, and carrier management
• Lead TM design for greenfield (new implementation) and brownfield (conversion/harmonization) S/4HANA programs
• Architect end-to-end transportation flows across inbound supply, inter-plant movements, and outbound distribution
• Enable tight integration between planning and logistics execution systems
• Design integrations with:

o SAP S/4 (EWM, MM, SD, PP)

o Planning systems (Kinaxis / IBP) for demand, supply, and capacity alignment

o MES for production-linked shipping and staging

• Optimize transportation planning, routing, load building, and freight cost management
• Ensure real-time shipment visibility and execution synchronization across systems
• Define integration architecture (APIs, middleware, event-based flows)
• Drive standardization, clean core principles, and scalable logistics design

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management (TM)
• Strong experience in transportation planning, execution, and freight cost processes
• Proven experience in greenfield and/or brownfield S/4 transformations
• Hands-on integration experience with:

o SAP EWM, MM, SD

o Planning systems (Kinaxis or SAP IBP)

o MES systems (production/logistics integration)

• Strong understanding of end-to-end logistics and planning-to-execution integration
• Experience in high-tech / semiconductor supply chains

o Complex networks, long lead times, global distribution

• Expertise in transportation modeling (lanes, consolidation, routing, tendering)
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns, APIs, and middleware"

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