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About the role
What they do SAP consultants help companies run, adapt, and improve their SAP landscape. They translate business needs into system changes, support projects from blueprint to go-live, and make sure processes work across finance, supply chain, sales, and operations.
- Analyse business processes and map them to SAP modules
- Configure systems and document functional changes
- Support migrations, rollouts, and upgrades
- Test integrations, data flows, and user scenarios
- Train key users and support change requests
Core skills A strong SAP consultant combines process understanding with hands-on system knowledge. The best profiles know how to work with business teams and technical teams without losing detail.
- SAP S/4HANA and ECC project work
- Functional expertise in FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, or related modules
- Requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, and solution design
- Customizing, testing, and defect handling
- Clear documentation and stakeholder communication
Typical projects Companies bring in freelance SAP consultants when they need focused expertise for a specific phase or module. This is common for migrations, international rollouts, carve-outs, master data cleanup, and process redesign.
In Switzerland, they are often used by industrial firms, manufacturers, trading companies, and service organisations that need flexible support in English and, depending on the team, German or French. Freelancers are a good fit when the work is defined, urgent, or too specialised for an internal generalist.
What good looks like Strong SAP consultants are practical. They understand how the business really works, not just how the system should work on paper.
- They ask the right questions before changing configuration
- They can explain trade-offs to business and IT stakeholders
- They know where standard SAP is enough and where extensions are needed
- They document decisions clearly for testing and handover
- They stay calm during cutover, go-live, and hypercare
A good SAP consultant also knows when to involve an ABAP developer, basis specialist, or integration expert. That makes delivery faster and reduces rework.
Meet FRATCH SAP Consultants
Stefan Ullerich
Workstream Lead Solution Delivery / IT Operations Manager SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud Edition - RISE
Last position:
Workstream Lead Solution Delivery / IT Operations Manager SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud Edition - RISE at Munich Re
- Lead Solution Delivery workstream
- Serve as IT Operations Manager ad interim
- Define, implement, and continuously optimize the Target Operating Model
- Design and implement incident and problem management processes
- Develop, maintain, and execute business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including DR testing
- Ensure system availability, performance, scalability, and compliance with SLAs
- Liaise between business stakeholders, SAP Basis teams, managed service providers, and cloud vendors
- Oversee incident, change, and problem management processes per ITIL best practices
- Lead service reviews and vendor performance evaluations
- Coordinate patching, upgrades, and enhancement cycles with SAP AG and application operations teams
- Monitor system health, performance, and security using SAP for Me
- Collaborate with IT security, infrastructure, and network teams to ensure system integrity
- Create, track, and manage project-related firewall requests
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver cutover activities for targeted system lines
Alexander Scholl
Senior SAP Technical Consultant
Last position:
Senior ABAP-OO Developer at Die Schweizerische Post AG
"ZLF – Future Billing Solution"
Cross-module S/4HANA
- Technical consulting and development in the area of S/4 Master Data Governance (MDG-BP)
- Various developments in HR-BP integration, order-to-cash, SAP CAR analytics data modeling, interfaces from and to third-party systems. (native HANA, CDS, RAP, Fiori Elements, OData)
Patrick Niederhauser
SAP Real Estate Expert
Last position:
SAP Real Estate Expert at RKW SE
- Compliance with IFRS 16 for all group companies
- Achieve efficiency gains through a centralized and standardized process and save time thanks to a single source of information
- Automatic calculation and posting of IFRS 16 and other relevant journals
- Simulations / planning of positions regarding rent/leasing (vehicles, equipment, real estate, etc.)
- Coordination of service fees, benchmarking, scheduling, etc.
Ferdinand Wouada Ngahan
SAP EWM MFS Consultant & Power Key User
Last position:
SAP EWM MFS Consultant & Power Key User at Rotenberger Group
- Module support SAP EWM MM/SD PP (advanced production based) S/4 HANA
- Design of S/4 HANA requirements in warehousing and logistics environment during the explore phase
- Support of S/4 requirements in the build phase
- Execution of S/4 customizing: EWM (50%), SD (15%), MM (20%), PP (15%)
- Support in the implementation and continuous optimization of SAP
- Analysis and resolution of issues and findings in SAP EWM
- Handling of change requests
- Creation of test cases and test data
- Execution of functional and integration testing
- Support in creating training documents for S/4 HANA
- SAP support 1st & 2nd level
- IDOC message queues monitoring
- Troubleshooting system errors (using the ABAP debugger)
- Resolving inventory differences between ERP and EWM
- POSc & LOSC process for outbound & inbound
- Rules-based Implementation
- Packspec
- Consolidation group for handling units
- EWM-MFS configuration: WH/PLC interface type, Telegram type, Telegram structure, Warehouse task/warehouse order, Resource (Scanner, Sensor, Drives), PLC/CPU, Signal, Telegram, Communication channel customizing, Interleaving activation, Sequence number, Routing LOSC, Initiation point, Rearranging HUs in multi-depth storage bins, MFS putaway strategy
Razvan-Mihail Ionescu
Senior SAP EWM Implementation Consultant
Last position:
Senior SAP EWM Implementation Consultant at Hoffman Roche
- Processes re-engineering (Outbound for production, Inbound from production, Putaway in different temperature controlled areas)
- Re-implementation of the outbound process for Basel’s warehouse
- RF functionalities workshops and RF implementation
- Kit-to-order process implementation with VAS order
- Customer-Vendor integration customizing
- Re-configuration of the integration model
- Testing coordinator and trainer for key users
Sven Mader
SAP BW development and consulting, ongoing support, international industrial company
Last position:
SAP BW development and consulting, ongoing support, international industrial company at Rafi Berg
- Extension of the planning application for annual and rolling planning
- Improvements for navigation and filtering with master data
- Administration of the planning InfoProvider: selective deletion of unneeded data, generation of zero records
- Fixing issues from the open items list
- Technologies: SAP BW, SAP BW-IP, SAP SD
Frank Ehringer
S2P Stream Lead
Last position:
S2P Stream Lead at Comet AG
SAP implementation project in Japan/Yokohama and Taiwan/Taipei. Stream lead purchasing, optimization and centralization of procurement, E2E process optimization
David Portmann
Asset Accounting Support
Last position:
Asset Accounting Support at Bank Julius Bär
Supporting the business department in the design of depreciation areas.
Reconciling the depreciation areas to the ledgers.
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SAP Consultants statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
28
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Procurement
Top industries
Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Procurement
Bachelor's degree or higher
67%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A SAP Consultant typically owns a clear part of the project scope, such as process analysis, module configuration, testing support, or rollout coordination. The work can cover finance, logistics, production, or master data, depending on the company’s landscape. In many projects, the consultant bridges business users and the implementation team.
Look for proven module knowledge, structured problem solving, and a solid understanding of business processes. An SAP consultant should know how to work with requirements, customizing, testing, and documentation. For many projects, experience with S/4HANA, migration work, and integration touchpoints is important.
An SAP Consultant focuses mainly on business processes, system design, and functional configuration. An ABAP Developer writes and adapts custom code when standard SAP is not enough. In many projects, both roles work together, but the consultant usually defines what the business needs and what the system should do.
A freelancer makes sense when the need is project-based, urgent, or tied to a specific module or rollout. That is often the case for migrations, go-lives, support peaks, or short-term specialist gaps. If the team needs ongoing ownership of a stable process, a permanent hire may be the better choice.
Many tasks can be done remotely, such as analysis, documentation, testing coordination, and workshops. On-site time is often useful during key project moments like process workshops, cutover, and go-live support. In Switzerland, hybrid collaboration is common when the team needs close contact with business users.
The term SAP Functional Consultant is often used for the same kind of work, especially when the focus is on one module or business area. In practice, people may also say SAP Analyst, SAP Specialist, or module consultant. The exact title matters less than the person’s real project experience and module fit.
Ask for concrete examples of projects, not just module names. A strong consultant can explain the business problem, the solution design, the testing approach, and the result. They should also show they can handle stakeholders, pressure during go-live, and clear handover to the internal team.
In Switzerland, SAP Consultants are often used in manufacturing, life sciences, trading, logistics, and professional services. These companies usually have complex processes, international interfaces, or multiple sites that need careful SAP support. The best candidate is someone who understands both the module and the business context.
The average hourly rate for SAP Consultants in Switzerland is 132 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,053 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP Consultants in Switzerland, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as SAP Consultants in Switzerland have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP Consultants in Switzerland are German (100%), English (100%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP Consultants in Switzerland are Information Technology (100%), Insurance (75%), and Manufacturing (75%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP Consultants in Switzerland are Information Technology (100%), Operations (88%), and Procurement (75%).
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