Geetha Chinnathambi

SAP S/4HANA TM Certified Functional Consultant & Team Lead with 10+ years of hands-on SAP TM experience (13+ years overall) designing and implementing enterprise transportation management solutions for major shipper-side clients including ArcelorMittal, Franke, Roquette, and Vestas across Europe. Deep expertise in end-to-end SAP TM configuration—Transportation Planning, Freight Orders, Freight Units, Freight Booking, Freight Settlement—and supply chain optimization through carrier selection, freight tendering, charge management, and logistics cost reduction. Proven capability in gathering business requirements, designing tailored solutions, translating requirements into functional configurations, and driving adoption through stakeholder management and team enablement.

Strong experience with both S/4HANA embedded TM and SAP TM 9.5 standalone implementations, multi-country rollouts, AMS support, and complex system integrations spanning SAP SD, MM, EWM, FI, and emerging platforms (SAP Business Network for Logistics exposure). Team lead with track record of mentoring junior consultants, managing cross-functional delivery, and ensuring SLA adherence in high-availability environments.

SAP TM Consultant (Team Lead) at Sopra Steria Pvt. Ltd. (2019-10 – Present)

Post-go-live hypercare and steady-state production support (L1/L2) for global chemical & ingredients manufacturer, managing operational continuity via ticket management (EasyVista) with SLA adherence; ongoing supply chain optimization through incident management and process improvements.

• Monitor batch jobs, system interfaces, and XML messages using SXMB_MONI to ensure uninterrupted transportation execution; support ongoing SAP TM-EWM connectivity, carrier portal integrations (tendering, booking, carrier status flows), and carrier invoicing processes.
• Support Charge Management and Freight Settlement processes including charge calculation issue analysis, freight costing validation, settlement document verification, and carrier invoice reconciliation.
• Perform root cause analysis on production defects and coordinate fixes with ABAP and integration teams through resolution and closure; document learnings and implement preventive measures.
• Manage team coordination and task allocation across support workload; mentor junior consultants on functional troubleshooting and design review participation; deliver regular operational status updates and enhancements roadmap to business and IT stakeholders.

SAP TM Consultant (Team Lead) at Sopra Steria Pvt. Ltd. (2024-01 – 2026-04)

Led end-to-end SAP S/4HANA TM implementation covering project preparation, blueprint, realization, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases for major European steel producer; drove supply chain optimization and logistics cost reduction initiatives.

• Conducted comprehensive blueprint and design workshops with business stakeholders to gather transportation requirements, define AS-IS/TO-BE process flows (domestic/international, shipper-based models, groupage/multi-stop scenarios), and design tailored SAP TM solutions; performed detailed FIT-GAP analysis.
• Configured SAP TM transportation network and master data: locations, routes, zones & lanes, carrier master data, means of transport, vehicle master, transportation groups, shipping point determination, and selection profiles.
• Configured end-to-end freight management: Freight Order Management, Freight Unit Building (FUB) rules, Freight Booking & Tendering processes, Transportation Planning settings, VSR Optimizer parameters, and Carrier Selection logic.
• Configured Charge Management and Freight Settlement including charge determination rules, freight costing logic, rate table setup, settlement process configuration, and FI interface.
• Configured Incompatibility constraints (FU-FU, FU-Vehicle, FU-Carrier, Location-Vehicle) and enforced them in planning profiles and VSR Optimizer to support complex consolidation scenarios.
• Developed comprehensive test scenarios and scripts; executed SIT, UAT, regression, and non-regression testing cycles; supported business users through UAT with defect triage and validation.
• Managed cutover planning and go-live readiness including mock cutover execution, production validation, and preparation of functional/configuration specifications and cutover task lists.
• Coordinated team activities during implementation phases; mentored junior consultants on functional configuration and issue resolution; maintained project timelines and provided regular status reporting.

SAP TM Consultant (Team Lead) at Sopra Steria Pvt. Ltd. (2024-05 – 2025-12)

Delivered greenfield SAP S/4HANA embedded TM implementation for global kitchen-systems manufacturer, applying proven end-to-end delivery methodology across business requirements gathering, design, configuration, integration, testing, and go-live support phases.

• Facilitated comprehensive blueprint and design workshops with business stakeholders to capture transportation requirements and define AS-IS/TO-BE process flows; performed FIT-GAP analysis and designed shipper-based TM solutions.
• Designed and configured transportation network and master data: locations, routes, zones, lanes, carriers, vehicles, transportation groups, shipping point determination, and selection profiles.
• Configured end-to-end freight management: Freight Order Management, Freight Unit Building (FUB) rules, Freight Booking & Tendering, Transportation Planning, VSR Optimizer parameters, and Carrier Selection settings.
• Configured Charge Management and Freight Settlement including charge determination, freight costing, rate table maintenance, settlement logic, and FI integration.
• Configured Incompatibility constraints to enforce consolidation rules and optimize load planning across FU-FU, FU-Vehicle, and FU-Carrier dimensions.
• Coordinated system integration design with SAP TM-EWM connectivity, SAP SD/MM/FI interfaces, and carrier portal connections; planned test cycle execution and managed SIT/UAT/regression testing.
• Managed cutover planning and go-live readiness; provided post-go-live hypercare with L1/L2 issue resolution and SLA adherence.

SAP TM Functional Consultant at Altezzasys Systems Pvt. Ltd. (2019-10 – 2020-05)

Project: Roquette, Lestrem, France — Hypercare and steady-state support via EasyVista; SXMB_MONI interface monitoring; RCA with ABAP/integration teams; TM-EWM and carrier portal integration support; charge management and freight settlement process support; team coordination.

SAP TM — Business Support Professional at Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd. (2016-09 – 2019-09)

Project: Vestas Wind Tech, Copenhagen, Denmark — Shipper-perspective SAP TM 9.5 implementation and global rollout integrated with SAP EWM. Configured transportation network and master data; Freight Unit Building rules, Freight Booking, Carrier Selection; Charge Management & Settlement; TM-EWM & carrier portal connections; freight order management; SIT/UAT/regression testing; cutover, go-live, hypercare; key-user support and SOPs.

Senior Associate — Shipping & Logistics Business Support at Maersk Global Service (2014-09 – 2016-08)

Project: Maersk, Copenhagen, Denmark — Logistics finance operations for world's largest integrated container logistics company. Reconciled operational data, processed three-way match invoices, managed vendor master data, analyzed payment exceptions — domain knowledge supporting current TM charge management and freight settlement work.

B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India