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Gudrun A.
Last position:
Project: Consulting & Concept Development Programmatic Print / Donor Communication at Kindernothilfe e.V.
Project: Consulting & Concept Development Programmatic Print / Donor Communication
Tasks:
- Analysis of existing print advertising materials and donor communication
- Development of a new thank-you letter and dialogue marketing concept
- Advice on emotional and target-group-specific communication with donors
- Concept development for a cross-channel on- and offline marketing mix
- Coordination of print, email, and CRM communication as part of new marketing processes
- Support in introducing new communication workflows around the future email software
- Creation of briefing materials and campaign approaches for different target groups
- Research, selection, and management of suitable print and production service providers
- Advice on personalization and automation options in the programmatic print environment
Technical implementation:
- Coordination of print and digital processes
- Management of external service providers and print providers
- Support in integrating new marketing and communication processes
Reporting:
- Analysis of existing response mechanisms
- Assessment of optimization potential in donor communication
- Recommendations to improve impact, personalization, and efficiency Markets: Germany [link]
Vadim B.
Last position:
Applied AI Lecturer at Digital Institut des Mittelstands GmbH
- Lecturer for applied AI in the “AI Implementation Architect” and “AI Business Innovator” courses
- Conducting remote training to qualify participants as "AI Implementation Architect" and "AI Business Innovator"
- Building n8n-based automations for the Digital Institut des Mittelstands
Alicja W.
Last position:
Integrated security and emergency documentation for a 24/7 logistics company at Mid-sized logistics company
- Creation of complete bilingual (DE/EN) security and emergency documentation: Business Continuity Plan / Disaster Recovery Plan, Incident Response Plan v2.0 with four case-specific playbooks (PICERL), access control policy, Vulnerability Management Policy, Business Resilience Programme, Risk Governance Plan
- Consolidation into an integrated emergency manual (12 chapters) with immediate checklists for six emergency scenarios, a prioritized action table and a formal approval structure
- Review and documentation of the applicability of NIS2 and HinSchG, including the legal reasoning for non-applicability
- Processing of a penetration test report (Greenbone) with complete remediation of all findings and formal risk acceptance of a residual risk with a documented compensating control
Jan S.
Last position:
Bootcamp Coach at neuefische GmbH
- Bootcamp Coach: "Digital Sales with AI" for neuefische GmbH
- Creation of curriculum and content for career changers seeking to start a career in digital sales
- Teaching of methods and tactics for an exhaustive tech stack:
- AI Agents Zapier and make.com
- AI Tools Midjourney, heygen, Text-Text LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini etc.)
- Sales Software Stack: Fireflies, HubSpot, WIX, Talkwalker
Bernd M.
Last position:
Senior Digital Marketing Advisor and eCommerce Consultant at KIND, Payback, DYN, SKY, Amazon, posterXXl
- More than 20 years of experience in optimizing digital business models, multichannel marketing strategies, traffic generation and conversion optimization.
- Developed a unique perspective across various industries and their challenges by working in multiple roles throughout the career.
- Service portfolio includes strategic alignment of all marketing disciplines (digital and analogue) to target groups, goals and KPIs.
- Analysis and optimization of all existing marketing channels, including SEA, SEO, TV, social media, display and affiliate.
- CRM focus on identification of cross-selling potential, expansion of customer lifetime value and strategies to minimize churn.
- Data-based marketing: tracking and analyzing all possible data across the user journey.
- Setup and implementation of new technologies such as advanced tracking methods (Server2Server), BI/web controlling and AI tools.
- Operational and strategic know-how in all marketing disciplines.
- Strong team player, developing new marketing potential collaboratively and sharing know-how at any time.
- Troubleshooting complex marketing and business problems in a structured and efficient manner.
- Coaching and development of employees, including onboarding, offboarding and recruitment of new team members.
- Experience across industries such as retail/eCommerce, telecommunication, entertainment, insurance, industrial manufacturing and digital agencies.
- Worked with or for customers and employers including Kind, Telefónica, Payback, Allianz, Home Shopping Europe, Amazon Prime Video, Maxdome, PosterXXL, Sky, Klickparts.com and Ration1.de.
- Experience in B2C, B2B and B2B2C projects.
- At KIND: management and execution of all affiliate marketing activities, Native and Display campaigns, CTV campaigns and approximately 30 campaigns simultaneously.
- Built and managed partnerships with Doctolib, DeutschlandCard, Payback and dm.
- Planning, management and performance monitoring using Google Analytics, Jentis, Looker, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, Salesforce and SAP.
- Managed budgets of approximately EUR 450,000 and individual campaign budgets between EUR 30,000 and EUR 300,000.
Alexander U.
Last position:
Agency & Digital Consultant at JANUS DIE WERBEMANUFAKTUR
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce Consulting
- LinkedIn Marketing
- Google Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Web Project Management
Tobias K.
Last position:
Digital Commerce Advisor at Self-employed
- Define D2C business models and go-to-market strategies for consumer businesses. Develop business cases and prioritised roadmaps that help management evaluate commercial opportunities, decide where to invest and organise implementation.
- Lead commerce replatforming from business requirements and technology selection through implementation management. Coordinate internal teams and delivery partners, structure programme dependencies and clarify responsibility for key decisions.
- Design customer experience and lifecycle marketing strategies. Translate customer needs and commercial priorities into service and conversion initiatives, platform requirements and data models, and guide technology selection and migration planning.
- Structure commerce operating models with clear responsibilities across marketing, customer experience and technology. Prepare teams to take ownership of platforms and processes, with agreed priorities and clear handovers into internal operations.
- Advise businesses on AI applications in marketing, customer service and commerce operations. Draw on experience in AI-supported automation, process design and governance, alongside contributions to local systems development.
Corinna R.
Last position:
Operational Consulting / Stabilization in Mechanical Engineering
Consulting for a mechanical engineering company (20 employees)
- Analyzed and stabilized commercial and operational processes in a manufacturing mechanical engineering company
- Created transparency around key performance indicators (liquidity, order backlog, lead times, quality)
- Clarified responsibilities and introduced clear decision-making and communication structures
- Prioritized critical issues to quickly restore operational capacity
- Worked closely with management, engineering and production to provide operational support and structure
- Established pragmatic routines (reporting, meetings, decision-making processes) to sustainably stabilize processes
Timo D.
Last position:
External Consultant for E-Commerce and Online Shops at Wörner Medizinprodukte und Logistik GmbH
- Project leadership for the relaunch of the B2B online shop based on SAP Commerce (previously Shopware 5)
- Coordination of internal and external resources
- Stakeholder management and requirements management
- Support with the functional design of features
- Preparation of project reports and execution of SteerCo meetings
- Leadership and moderation of regular meetings and coordination sessions
- Consulting on the company’s E-Commerce strategy
- Sparring partner for the Head of E-Commerce
Stefan M.
Last position:
E-Commerce Marketing Manager at nal von minden GmbH
Content management and SEO: Creation and management of content in the online shop (Magento) on self-diagnostics.com. Execution of search engine marketing (SEO & SEA), including Sistrix SEO analyses, on-page optimization, performance and competitor analyses.
SEO optimization: Execution of technical SEO checks and optimization, post-relaunch SEO measures such as redirect management, link building, meta descriptions and sitemap management. Ensuring shop indexing and optimization for Google Core Web Vitals and Page Experience.
Sales promotion measures: Planning and implementation of measures to increase visibility and sales volume, including up-selling and cross-selling strategies.
Google and Amazon management: Configuration and management of the Google Merchant Center for various sales markets, optimization of pay-per-click campaigns (PPC) and product listings on Amazon and eBay.
Robert K.
Last position:
Paid Ads & Digital Shopping Manager (E-Commerce) at Comodo24 GmbH
- Technical management/setups including TikTok Shop, Merchant Center, Meta Shopping
- Strategic & operational campaign management (Meta, Google, TikTok)
- Creative development
Christian Z.
Last position:
Owner & Performance Marketing Expert at klickreichweite.de
With Klickreichweite, I handle operational performance marketing and strategic consulting for B2B companies and online stores.
My focus is on setting up and continuously scaling campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. The foundation of my work is always a clean tracking structure and data-driven optimization to use budgets efficiently and measurably.
Björn W.
Last position:
Software Audit and Architecture Consulting: Portal Software
- I carried out a software audit and architecture consulting for an existing portal software for infrastructure provisioning for a company that offers virtual reality environments.
- Role: Mentoring and consulting
- Technologies used: Java
Orhan Y.
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/MM/WM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- Support and consulting for the integration of SAP ECC into an SAP S/4HANA system, retirement of legacy systems, implementation, and process optimization in the new harmonized system
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private & Public Sales & Services with SAP SCM/OTC/MM/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Cloud, CPI, BTP, EDI, IDOC, ABAP, User-Exit, SolMan, ITIL, SAP Cloud AL
- Customizing and optimization in OTC and MM, including condition maintenance, document type and item category extensions, integration with FI/CO, scheduling agreement configuration, material master and purchasing info record maintenance, release procedures, message control, and master data quality
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, SD, and WM, process analysis, and efficiency improvement for the S/4HANA environment
- Process modeling in Signavio, workshops, and trainings
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, MM, CS, PS, C4C Sales & Services, GTS, and MDG: incident and change tickets, feasibility analyses, service management, embedded analytics, customizing, tests, documentation, training, debugging, IDOC/EDI monitoring
- SAP S/4HANA migration: data migration, system harmonization, global rollouts, and template development
- ABAP development and optimization: reports, dialog programs, user exits, IDOC/EDI monitoring
Eduard E.
Last position:
Senior Shopify & Shopify Plus Consultant | Project Management, E-Commerce Management & Development at DIGIDY
With DIGIDY, I support companies and agencies with the planning, development and ongoing improvement of Shopify and Shopify Plus stores. As a freelance Senior Shopify Consultant, I combine strategic consulting, technical implementation and operational E-Commerce Management – for D2C brands, B2B companies and internationally oriented online retailers.
I support existing teams as a Shopify specialist, take over the management of projects and sub-projects, or support companies as an external E-Commerce Manager. I translate business requirements into specific technical solutions and coordinate implementation with internal teams, agencies and other service providers.
My areas of focus:
Consulting & Project Management Shopify consulting, requirements analysis, technical planning, feasibility checks and selection of suitable apps and integrations. Project planning, prioritization, coordination and quality assurance through go-live and beyond.
E-Commerce Management & Ongoing Support Operational and strategic development of existing stores: identifying optimization opportunities, planning measures, improving store processes and coordinating implementation with marketing, development and logistics.
Shopify Development & Theme Editing Custom programming with Liquid, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Theme development, theme customization and implementation of UX/UI designs, as well as development of custom sections, blocks, templates and store features.
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Store audits and optimization of the customer journey – from navigation, search and filters through product pages and the buy box to the cart and checkout. Focus on mobile user guidance, clear purchase decisions and fewer abandoned purchases.
Shopify Plus & B2B E-Commerce Planning and implementation of B2B stores and retailer portals with custom catalogs, price lists, customer approvals and ordering processes. Checkout customizations with Checkout Extensibility, Checkout UI Extensions and Shopify Functions.
Internationalization, Shopify Markets & Multilingual Stores Setup and optimization of international store structures with country-specific markets, languages, currencies, prices and product ranges. Implementation of translation processes and localized content, as well as coordination of domains and URL structures.
Complex Shipping Requirements & Shipping Planning and configuration of shipping profiles, shipping zones and shipping rates. Implementation of product-, customer-, country- and postal-code-dependent shipping rules, as well as coordination of multiple warehouse locations and fulfillment processes via Shopify, apps and integrations.
Tax Settings & B2B Tax Logic Technical configuration of tax settings, net/gross prices, tax exemptions and VAT ID processes according to the requirements of the company and its tax advisors – coordinated for markets, customer groups and shipping locations.
Store Setup, Relaunch & Migration Support for Shopify projects from planning through data migration and system integration to launch. Support when switching from existing store systems to Shopify or Shopify Plus.
Integrations & Automation Integration of ERP, inventory management and other third-party systems via APIs and webhooks. Automation of recurring processes with Shopify Flow and custom integrations.
AI-Assisted Development, Vibe Coding & MCP Use of Cursor, Codex and AI-assisted development tools for prototypes, custom features and automations. Use of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to integrate documentation and tools into development processes – with technical review and a focus on maintainable code.
Collaboration as needed: project-based support, management of projects and sub-projects, long-term agency cooperation or ongoing support as an external E-Commerce Manager and Shopify Consultant.
Stuttgart · Remote worldwide · German and English
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E-Commerce Consultants statistics
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Experience
21 years

Position duration
2.9 years

Positions per freelancer
13

Top business areas
Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology

Top industries
Retail, Information Technology, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
79%
Master's degree or higher
46%
Doctorate
7%

Certifications per freelancer
2

Most common languages
German, English, Spanish

Speak two or more languages
92%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates for E-Commerce Consultants in Germany
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
E-Commerce Consultants experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Retail (92%)
- Information Technology (69%)
- Professional Services (64%)
- Advertising (53%)
- Media and Entertainment (42%)
- Fashion (39%)
- Manufacturing (39%)
- Healthcare (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they do
E-Commerce consultants help companies improve online sales, shop performance, and the full buying journey. They connect business goals with practical changes in the store, product pages, checkout, content, and operations.
- Review the shop, analytics, and customer flow
- Define priorities for conversion, UX, and merchandising
- Shape the roadmap for launches, relaunches, or migration work
- Align marketing, tech, and commercial teams
- Guide decisions on platform, plugins, and process setup
Core skills
A strong E-Commerce Consultant understands both the commercial side and the technical side. They know how to turn traffic into revenue without breaking the site or adding unnecessary complexity.
- Storefront strategy and conversion rate optimisation
- Product page structure, navigation, search, and filtering
- Checkout, payment, shipping, and basket optimisation
- Analytics, tracking setup, A/B testing, and reporting
- Collaboration with developers, designers, and performance marketing teams
Tools and platforms
The right consultant usually works across the main shop systems and the data behind them. Many companies also look for people who know common commerce stacks and can speak the language of both business and delivery.
- Shopify, Shopware, Magento, and WooCommerce
- Google Analytics, Tag Manager, and dashboard tools
- CMS, PIM, ERP, and CRM integrations
- Feed management, marketplace setup, and campaign tracking
When companies bring one in
Companies hire an e-commerce consultant when growth stalls, a shop needs a relaunch, or an internal team lacks specialist depth. The role is also common when a migration is planned, conversion drops after a redesign, or trading teams need clearer ownership.
In Germany, this is often a fit for manufacturers, B2B suppliers, retail brands, and D2C companies that want local market knowledge, German-language coordination, and close work with internal stakeholders.
What strong consultants deliver
Good consultants do more than give advice. They leave behind clear decisions, working priorities, and changes that teams can execute without confusion.
- A structured audit with concrete findings
- A prioritised action plan for quick wins and longer-term work
- Requirements for developers, designers, and marketers
- Clear recommendations for metrics, testing, and ownership
- Support during implementation, launch, or optimisation cycles
What sets them apart
The best shopware consultant or commerce specialist is specific, calm, and practical. They ask for data, inspect the customer journey, and separate real blockers from opinions.
They know when to improve content, when to fix tracking, and when a technical issue is the real problem. They also write clearly, work well with remote teams, and can join on-site meetings in Germany when needed.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about E-Commerce Consultants.
An E-Commerce Consultant improves how an online shop works, sells, and scales. They look at the full path from traffic to checkout and identify what blocks conversion, efficiency, or growth. Their work often includes audits, roadmap planning, platform advice, and support during implementation.
A freelance e-commerce consultant makes sense when you need specialist support for a project, a redesign, or a short period of restructuring. It is often the better choice if the need is urgent, the scope is clearly defined, or your internal team already handles day-to-day operations. A permanent hire is better when the role needs to own the channel long term.
A strong E-Commerce Consultant combines commercial thinking with hands-on platform knowledge. They should understand conversion optimisation, analytics, checkout flows, and basic technical constraints. Clear communication matters too, because they often work between management, developers, and marketing.
A e-commerce consultant usually covers the broader business and channel strategy, not just one system. A Shopware consultant or Shopify expert is often deeper in a specific platform and handles configuration, development, or migration work there. Many companies need both: one person for the commerce strategy and another for platform execution.
Freelance E-Commerce Consultants are often brought in for store launches, relaunches, migrations, checkout issues, or conversion audits. They also help when product data is messy, reporting is unreliable, or teams need outside structure for a growth plan. Shorter projects work well because the scope can be tied to a clear outcome.
Many e-commerce consultant tasks can be done remotely, especially audits, planning, and coordination. On-site work in Germany is useful for workshops, stakeholder alignment, or complex launch phases. The best setup is often hybrid: remote for analysis and delivery, on-site for key meetings and decision points.
Look for evidence that the E-Commerce Consultant has solved similar problems, not just listed tools. Good signs are clear recommendations, a structured way of working, and the ability to explain trade-offs in plain language. Ask for examples of audits, launch support, or optimisation work that led to measurable business decisions.
An E-Commerce Consultant assignment usually works best when the scope, stakeholders, and decision path are clear. Freelancers should expect to spend time on analysis, workshops, and coordination, not only on writing recommendations. It also helps to be comfortable with mixed teams, because the work often touches commercial, content, and technical areas at the same time.
The average hourly rate for E-Commerce Consultants in Germany is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 830 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as E-Commerce Consultants in Germany, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 46% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as E-Commerce Consultants in Germany have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as E-Commerce Consultants in Germany are German (100%), English (92%), and Spanish (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as E-Commerce Consultants in Germany are Retail (92%), Information Technology (69%), and Professional Services (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as E-Commerce Consultants in Germany are Project Management (83%), Marketing (78%), and Information Technology (69%).
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