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Bring in SAP trainers for S/4HANA rollouts, user onboarding, and Finance, MM, or SD training. Get precise support for end-user sessions, training materials, and change handover with vetted, available freelancers fast.
About the role
SAP training work
SAP Trainers turn system changes into usable routines for business teams. They teach end users, key users, and project teams how to work in SAP, from basic navigation to process-specific tasks in Finance, Procurement, Sales, or Logistics. In many projects, they also help translate process designs into clear training steps and practical exercises.
What they deliver
- Training concepts for go-live, rollout, and change projects
- Role-based end-user sessions and key-user workshops
- Slide decks, manuals, quick guides, and exercise material
- Process demos in SAP and guided hands-on practice
- Q&A support before and after launch
A strong SAP Trainer keeps the focus on real tasks, not theory. They can explain how a process works in the system, where users make mistakes, and what changed after an upgrade or template rollout. Good trainers also know how to structure a session so different user groups stay engaged and leave with clear next steps.
Core skills
- SAP process knowledge across modules and business roles
- Clear adult learning methods and workshop facilitation
- Strong documentation and translation of process logic into plain language
- Experience with change management and adoption support
- Confidence in handling user questions during live sessions
Tools and formats
SAP Trainers often work with S/4HANA, older ECC landscapes, and related tools for documentation and learning content. They may use screen recordings, test scripts, classroom training, remote sessions, or train-the-trainer formats. For companies in Germany, this role is often needed in bilingual settings where English project material meets German user groups.
When companies bring them in
Freelance SAP Trainers are useful when a project needs fast ramp-up, extra capacity, or a specialist who knows a specific process area. They are often brought in for rollouts, template harmonization, upgrades, user adoption campaigns, and support after go-live. Companies in Germany also use them when local teams need on-site workshops but central project documentation is in English.
What good looks like
The best SAP Trainers combine system knowledge with calm delivery. They can adapt to different audiences, from shop floor users to process owners, and they know when to stay close to the standard and when to explain local exceptions. Strong freelancers also work well with project leads, consultants, and business teams, so training fits the real project timeline and the final operating model.
Meet FRATCH SAP Trainers
Manuel Kübler
Senior Full-Stack Developer & IT Trainer
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
Roland Kirsch
SAP Consultant: Role Master Trainer
Last position:
SAP Consultant: Role Master Trainer at Kunde BeHaLa
- Developing and updating training programs on BP, SD, MM, PP topics according to the needs of the company and its employees.
- Creating and updating training materials such as presentations, manuals, and online resources.
- Identifying the team's training needs (TNA/TBA).
- Independently implementing a new company structure in RE-FX.
Benedict Baur
Reporting Application for Participation Information
Last position:
Reporting Application for Participation Information at Freelance
Development of ABAP CDS Views in S/4
Consumption via oData service by reporting tools like Power BI
Christel Kristin Riedel
SAP Senior / Lead Consultant / Team Lead / Trainer
Last position:
SAP Senior / Lead Consultant / Team Lead / Trainer at Sun & Rise Consulting and Coaching
- Complete consulting and support in all FI & CO, FI-AA, FI-CA, BP processes and functions
- Requirements analyses and solution presentations
- Specifications and steering of technical implementation
- Customizing, testing and documentation
- Support, trainings and coaching of key users and consultants
- Special topics such as QR-Code-IBAN, consolidation of multiple entities, R2R, TR, CM, CFIN, automated invoicing and billing
- Building international S/4HANA templates (greenfield and brownfield)
- Consulting on SAP Cloud, AI products and project tools
- Migration and upgrade guidance, hypercare, public cloud interim implementation
- Deep-dive process training at SAP training center and in projects
- Internal freelancer tasks: project acquisition, client care, marketing, sales and accounting
Josef Kroiss
Architect / Senior Consultant
Last position:
Architect / Senior Consultant at vonRoll
- Architecture and design of the target landscape: SAP HANA sizing & SAP sizing
- Transition of the SAP landscapes in several waves: SAP ERP HR (2) - SAP ERP, SAP S/4 and legacy 4.6D systems
- S/4 release upgrade to 2023 and ongoing SPS
- Design of an ADS solution
- Technical project lead
Yunus Basardal
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check
Last position:
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check at Emons Group
- Responsibility for executing the CVI at Emons Group, including the target design and implementation of the new business partner processes
- Focused on migrating vendor and customer master data to business partners, as well as leading and coordinating the functional and technical master data cleansing
- Used SAP ERP ECC, SAP Query Reporting, LSMW, SAP Readiness Check, and SAP authorizations
Holger Schröder
SAP ECC SD | SAP S4 HANA Sales Consulting, Customizing, Support, Training, Key User Training
Last position:
Internal Project Lead S/4HANA On-Premise System with FIORI Integration at RSCE
- Complete customizing of required processes (partly outside standard SAP number ranges)
- Building the entire organizational structure (Sales, Purchasing, Warehouse, Service, etc.)
- Integration of organizational units with business partners (role BUP004) via T77SO
- Completion of Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)
- Implementation of basic SD functionalities: orders, deliveries, invoices
- Configuration of MM movements including Lean WM
- Setting up basic logic for New General Ledger and basic FI customizing
- Installation and communication of standard Fiori apps with S/4HANA
- Integration of SAP S/4HANA Service including Fiori
- Definition of organizational units and partner roles (PPOME)
- Replication of S/4 Service to S/4 Sales for service orders and repair processing
- Customizing of TM document types, movement types and item categories
- Replication of TM master data and transaction data
- Setup of internal replication of deliveries into freight units
- Implementation of Fiori apps such as transportation cockpit, freight order and freight units
Kamuran Duman
SAP SCM Consultant Second Level MM and PP & SAP Coaching and Training
Last position:
SAP SCM Consultant Second Level MM and PP & SAP Coaching and Training at Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG
- Functional consulting in SAP SCM
- Consulting on master data for vendors, materials, etc.
- Message, pricing, and credit memo procedures in purchasing
- IDoc interfaces for inbound and outbound processing
- Debugging, reporting, SAP queries
- Error analysis and resolution
- Process optimizations in MM, SD, and PM
- Consulting/support in creating and planning orders in PM
- Analysis of existing purchasing/procurement processes regarding integration and migration to the existing SAP MM system
- Development of a migration concept based on the prior analysis for subsequent migration to SAP MM
- SAP PP – MRP demand planning
Jürgen Von Agris
SAP Specialist
Last position:
Instructor / Trainer at SAP Training Company
- Instructor / Trainer
- SAP applications in SAP S/4 HANA - Sales, Sourcing Procurement, Logistic Execution, SAP Foundation
- SAP S/4 HANA - Fiori UX and Fiori Launchpad
- Cross-module MM application - Sourcing & Procurement
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Procurement
- Purchasing processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Incoming processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Supplier invoicing SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Pricing & plant determination SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Pre & After Sales
- Sales processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Delivery processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Billing SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Pricing SAP S/4 HANA Sales and Storage Rooms and Lean-EWM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- SAP S/4 HANA – SAP Private Cloud – Release 2023
Thomas Hoffmann
SAP Trainer & AI Expert
Last position:
Managing Director | SAP Consultant & AI Trainer at Parsimus Consulting GmbH
Managing director and founder of Parsimus Consulting GmbH based in Rostock. Focus: SAP consulting and AI transformation for mid-sized companies.
Services:
- SAP project support and go-live assistance
- Process optimization and SAP customizing
- AI strategy and digitalization consulting
- Building and managing SAP trainer teams
- Coordinating client projects in the DACH region
Close collaboration with APASO Consulting GmbH to provide SAP training services for large enterprises. Advising on SAP S/4HANA implementation and integration of AI tools into existing business processes.
Matthias Bullmahn
Senior SAP Lean-Agile Coach/Consultant/Trainer
Last position:
Senior SAP Lean-Agile Coach/Consultant/Trainer at Accenture GmbH
Winfried Würzer
Freelance Consultant, Trainer and Author for SAP MM
Last position:
Freelance Consultant, Trainer and Author for SAP MM at Self-employed
- Freelance consulting, training and authoring activities for SAP MM
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SAP Trainers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
5.4 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Sales, Supply Chain Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
71%
Master's degree or higher
29%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Questions in mind? Get key insights about FRATCH
A SAP Trainer teaches users and key users how to work in the system after design or configuration is set. The work usually includes training plans, live sessions, practice exercises, and user guides. In larger projects, the trainer also helps prepare the business for go-live and post-go-live support.
It depends on the project, but most companies expect solid process knowledge in areas such as Finance, Procurement, Sales, or Logistics. A strong SAP trainer does not need to be a functional consultant, but they must understand the process flow well enough to explain it clearly in the system. For S/4HANA projects, they should also be comfortable with the new user experience and changed terminology.
An SAP consultant designs or configures the solution, while an SAP Trainer focuses on adoption and user readiness. The trainer takes the final process and turns it into sessions, materials, and practical guidance for the people who will use it. In many projects, both roles work closely together, but the training skill set is different.
A freelancer makes sense when the training need is tied to a project phase, rollout, or upgrade. That is common when a team needs extra capacity quickly or when specific SAP knowledge is only needed for one program. A freelance SAP Trainer is also useful when the company wants focused support without building a permanent training team.
Both work, and many projects use a mix of the two. Remote sessions are efficient for standard topics, while on-site training can be better for hands-on workshops, key-user enablement, and local user groups. In Germany, companies often expect a trainer to handle both formats depending on the project location and audience.
Look for proof that the person has trained real users in a business setting, not just produced slides. Good signs are clear module knowledge, experience with workshops, strong documentation, and the ability to explain complex steps in simple language. If the role is for Germany, it also helps when the trainer has worked with German-speaking users or mixed-language project teams.
Typical deliverables include training plans, agendas, manuals, process walkthroughs, and exercise documents. Some projects also need recordings, FAQs, and handover notes for internal support teams. A strong SAP Trainer will adapt these materials to the target audience instead of reusing generic templates.
Ask for a concrete example of a training setup, including audience, content, and how the trainer handled questions or resistance. Good answers show that the person understands both the SAP process and the people side of change. If possible, request a short sample agenda or a training outline for one business scenario.
The average hourly rate for SAP Trainers in Germany is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 933 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP Trainers in Germany, 71% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 29% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as SAP Trainers in Germany have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP Trainers in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP Trainers in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (83%), and Manufacturing (58%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP Trainers in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (83%), and Supply Chain Management (67%).
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Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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