SAP Functional Lead Force Lifecycle Management (FLM) & Transportation Management

About the Role

We are seeking a senior SAP Functional Lead with specialized expertise in Force Lifecycle Management (FLM) and/or Transportation Management (TM) for a large-scale defense transformation program with a government defense ministry in the Middle East.

The FLM domain within SAP Defense & Security covers the complete lifecycle management of military forces — including personnel readiness, equipment tracking, maintenance cycles, and operational deployment planning. The TM domain covers end-to-end defense logistics, supply convoy management, freight planning, and inter-base transportation operations.

The successful candidate will own solution design, team leadership, and client engagement within their functional domain, reporting to the Functional Delivery Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the FLM or TM functional domain across all project phases from design through go-live and post-implementation support

• Define and own the solution architecture for Force Lifecycle or Transportation processes, aligned with SAP Defense & Security best practices

• Conduct requirement-gathering workshops, fit-gap analyses, and solution design sessions with the defense ministry client

• Lead and supervise functional team members, monitoring day-to-day performance and quality of deliverables

• Collaborate with technical, security, and other functional domain leads to ensure integrated, end-to-end solutions

• Engage with the authorization team to implement appropriate security models, including defense-grade access controls

• Drive issue resolution throughout implementation, testing, upgrade, and service pack cycles

• Review and contribute to shared project deliverables including UAT plans, configuration documents, and cutover strategies

• Establish performance baselines and monitor system performance, leading optimization activities post go-live

• Manage change requests by documenting and justifying the business need for scope changes

• Build and maintain effective relationships with the client and cross-functional team members

Module-Specific Requirements

FLM — Force Lifecycle Management:

• SAP Defense & Security — Force Lifecycle Management module
• Military personnel readiness and unit management
• Equipment and asset lifecycle tracking for defense inventories
• Operational deployment planning and force readiness reporting
• Integration with SAP PM, MM, HR, and defense-specific modules
• Prior experience with a defense ministry or armed forces client is mandatory

TM — Transportation Management:

• SAP TM (standalone or S/4HANA embedded) implementation
• Freight order management, carrier selection, and route optimization
• Defense logistics: supply convoy planning and inter-base transfers
• Shipment tracking, load planning, and freight cost settlement
• Integration with SAP MM, SD, EWM, and GTS
• Government or defense logistics experience strongly preferred

Requirements:
Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or equivalent

• SAP Certification in a relevant module — mandatory

• Business-level proficiency in both Arabic and English — mandatory

Experience

• 15+ years of total SAP experience with deep expertise in FLM (SAP Defense & Security) and/or SAP TM

• Minimum 5 years of SAP project experience within defense, military, or government ministry environments — non-negotiable

• Proven track record leading functional teams on large-scale SAP programs

• Expert-level knowledge of SAP Activate methodology across the full project lifecycle

• Strong understanding of SAP integration across FICO, HR, MM, and BI from a functional perspective

• Knowledge of SAP security models including SSO and IDM from an integration standpoint

• Familiarity with ITIL practices — Incident, Problem, and Request Management

• Experience with enterprise-wide system implementation challenges and change request processes

Core Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Solution design

SAP Activate

ITIL Foundation

Requirements gathering

Arabic & English

Risk management

Change management

Defense sector knowledge

Performance monitoring

UAT oversight