Siva Kumar

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Role
Senior SAP Consultant at XPO
Location
Franklin Lakes, NJ, US
LinkedIn followers
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About Siva Kumar

With over 10 years of specialized experience in SAP Transportation Management (TM),**…

Experience

  1. Senior SAP Consultant

    XPO

    Mar 2022 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

    As an SAP Transportation Management (TM) Consultant at XPO Logistics, I led the end-to-end implementation of SAP TM 9.6 to optimize inbound and outbound freight operations across domestic and international supply chains. XPO Logistics, a leading global freight and logistics provider, required a scalable solution to streamline transportation planning, execution, and settlement while improving visibility and reducing costs. This project involved configuring Freight Order Management, Transportation Planning, Carrier Collaboration, Charge Management, and seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA, EWM, and third-party systems.Automate Freight Planning & Optimization: Enhance route and carrier selection using SAP TM’s optimizer and planning profiles.Improve Freight Settlement Accuracy: Implement dynamic charge calculation and dispute resolution.Enable End-to-End Visibility: Integrate SAP Event Management (EM) for real-time milestone tracking.Streamline Carrier Collaboration: Facilitate tendering, booking, and communication via EDI/XML and carrier portals.Enhance Integration: Ensure seamless data flow between SAP TM, EWM, ERP, and third-party logistics providers.Support Agile Delivery: Deliver iterative solutions through Agile methodologies, including sprint planning and user feedback cycles.Key Responsibilities & Deliverables1. Freight Order & Freight Unit ManagementDesigned and configured Freight Unit Building Rules (FUBR) to automate the creation of freight units based on delivery priorities, packaging constraints, and business-specific logic.Customized Freight Order (FWO) and Freight Request (FRO) workflows to align with XPO’s multi-modal (LTL, FTL, Ocean) operations.Implemented BRF+ rules for dynamic stage determination, carrier assignment, and lane selection.2. Transportation Planning & OptimizationConfigured the Transportation Cockpit with Gantt charts and drag-and-drop planning for real-time visibility into freight units, resources, and schedules.

Education

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

    Bachelor's degree

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