ABAP Experts in Dusseldorf
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Matthias Bullmahn
Last position:
Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt
Peter Schordie
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM consulting at Federal agency
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Orhan Yazar
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
Thorsten Otremba
Last position:
Workstream Lead (WS) at Bank-Verlag GmbH
- Introduction of giro card with Visa Debit card payment function (Combocard) for Commerzbank
- Support for the Card Processing Team (card processing; Clearing & Settlement incl. Dispute Management teams) in project work
- Creation of requirements for the Clearing & Settlement team, Authorization team (AZ) and Card Production team (KP) as part of a requirements catalog
- Requirements engineering (requirements management) with business contact person
- Participation in workstream meetings between VISA Inc., SRC Security Research & Consulting GmbH, Commerzbank AG and consulting firms (PwC and Senacor Technologies AG)
- Sprint planning with Jira tickets of type Task and use of Confluence
- Creation and presentation of weekly status reports for the Clearing & Settlement, Dispute Management and Reporting & GUI workstreams
- Coordination with network and file transfer teams for connection tests of new interfaces, e.g. setup of host keys, use of VPN or sipnet connections
- Coordination of the delivery of test files, e.g. exchange rates (FX rates; TC 56 of VISA rates), VISA Debit and Credit transactions (format Base II) and EANSS/ISS Base II clearing files to the Debit Clearing System (DCS)
- Conducting coordination meetings on the use of Visanet Settlement Service (VSS) and PSD2 reports and payment traffic statistics (ZVS)
- Organizing workshops with FiServ (First Data) on Dispute Management and complaint handling
- Setup and maintenance of Open Point List (OPL) in Confluence
- Technologies/methods: Jira, Confluence, giro card, VISA Debit card, payments, Kanban board, BIN, routing, CIQ, VPAY, ScalaTest, Dispute Management
Harshal Likhar
Last position:
SAP EWM Developer at Körber Supply Chain GmbH
- Experience in SAP EWM processes and ABAP development
- Configured PPF for output management in EWM and YM, worked with BOPF in TM and YM, configured Fiori Launchpad with roles, spaces, and pages, and developed UI5 applications
- Developed a Fiori Elements app using the List Report, Object Page, Overview Page, and Analytical List Page frameworks with CDS views, AMDP on BAS, created a RAP app, and a report for data transfer to external Oracle systems
Shazeb Siraj
Last position:
Senior SAP EWM Consultant at Westernacher Business Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
- SAP EWM implementation for automotive customers in Bavaria: Participated in planning and executing the SAP EWM implementation, including developing WRICEF objects tailored to specific customer requirements. The project also involved integrating SAP EWM with an automated high-bay warehouse system from MIA Systems. Provided extensive support to the client through troubleshooting and training during various testing phases, including functional and integration tests.
- SAP EWM implementation at a leading chocolate manufacturer: Supported the realization phase of the project by setting up processes in SAP EWM, warehouse routing using POSC & LOSC, creating FSDs for WRICEF objects, and conducting handover training.
- SAP EWM rollout for a household goods manufacturer in Germany: Took part in the realization phase of the project and developed concepts such as tugger train for production supply across multiple stations to deliver goods to the production feed area. Conducted user training and handover.
- SAP EWM MFS reverse engineering at one of the world's largest 3PLs: Analyzed and documented the custom SAP EWM MFS implementation, developed a blueprint, created detailed process flows with SAP Signavio, and prepared FSDs for all custom WRICEF objects.
Jürgen Von Agris
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
Benjamin Wennmacher
Last position:
SAP Basis at IT Baden-Württemberg (BITBW)
- SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
- Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
- Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
- Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
- Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans
Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations
Akash Bhandari
Last position:
SAP BW/4HANA & SAC Lead at Nagarro
- Led the design, implementation, and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboards, stories, and reports for business users.
- Worked closely with business stakeholders to gather and analyse reporting requirements, translating them into technical designs.
- Integrated SAC with SAP BW/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Views, and external data sources.
- Developed SAC Planning models and supported planning processes, including input forms, allocations, forecasts, and simulations.
- Configured live and import connections to SAP and non-SAP data sources.
- Conducted performance tuning, security setup, and ensured data accuracy in SAC environments.
- Provided training, documentation, and best practices for SAC adoption across the organization.
- Led incident management, change requests, and enhancements in SAC landscapes.
Philip Strauß
Last position:
Web Developer at Self-employed Web Developer
- Self-employed Web Developer
- Website: [link]
Markus Durchlaub
Last position:
Fuseki Ltd.
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Statistics of experts using ABAP
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years (Germany: 22 years)
Position duration
1.6 years (Germany: 3 years)
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Procurement
Bachelor's degree or higher
71% (Germany: 86%)
Master's degree or higher
14% (Germany: 52%)
Certifications per freelancer
6 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
English, German, Hindi
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 95%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Dusseldorf using ABAP
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About the technology
What ABAP is
ABAP, short for Advanced Business Application Programming, is SAP’s main language for business application logic. It is used to extend standard SAP systems, build custom reports, and connect processes across finance, logistics, and operations.
Typical work
- Custom reports and forms
- Enhancements, exits, and BAdIs
- Interfaces with IDoc, RFC, and OData
- Data fixes, conversions, and migrations
- Performance tuning and code cleanup
Ecosystem
Strong ABAP work sits inside the SAP stack. That includes DDIC, Open SQL, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms, ALV, transport management, and newer S/4HANA-ready patterns.
When to hire
Companies bring in ABAP specialists when standard SAP does not fit a process, when a release needs careful change control, or when legacy code is hard to maintain. In Dusseldorf, that often matters for manufacturing, trading, logistics, and shared service teams that rely on stable SAP landscapes.
What good specialists do
Good ABAP professionals write code that is readable, testable, and safe to transport. They understand business rules, work cleanly with functional teams, and spot weak joins, slow selects, and fragile custom logic before it creates problems.
Hiring signals
- Can explain standard SAP behavior before changing it
- Works well with S/4HANA and older ECC codebases
- Knows debugging, performance, and data consistency
- Documents changes clearly for support and handover
- Handles remote work and on-site workshops when needed
Frequently asked questions
Questions about ABAP? Start with the answers below.
ABAP is used to add business logic inside SAP systems. Teams use it for reports, enhancements, interfaces, forms, and data handling when standard SAP does not cover a process. It is central in both ECC and S/4HANA landscapes.
ABAP is built for SAP’s internal business layer, while Java and JavaScript are general-purpose languages. If the work lives inside SAP tables, transactions, and integration points, ABAP is usually the right choice. For user interfaces or external services, it often works alongside other languages rather than replacing them.
A strong ABAP specialist should also understand SAP data models, Open SQL, debugging, and transport handling. For modern systems, OData, CDS views, and S/4HANA concepts are often important. Knowledge of interfaces like IDoc and RFC is a plus when integration is part of the work.
A SAP ABAP project that touches core business processes needs someone who has worked in real SAP landscapes before. Simple report work may be straightforward, but enhancements, performance issues, and upgrades need deeper system knowledge. The more custom code and integrations you have, the more important that experience becomes.
ABAP work can often be done remotely because most tasks are inside the SAP system and follow clear transports and testing steps. On-site time helps when teams need process workshops, user feedback, or close coordination with business owners. Many projects use a mix of both.
Look for clear explanations, clean code structure, and a practical understanding of SAP standards. A good ABAP specialist should ask about the business process, not just the technical ticket. They should also explain trade-offs, testing, and transport impact in plain language.
Yes, ABAP is still very relevant in S/4HANA. The language remains the main way to handle custom logic, but the way it is written has changed with cleaner core practices, CDS, and newer APIs. Teams upgrading from ECC usually need help adapting older code to the new model.
An ABAP freelancer should ask which SAP release is in use, what the transport and testing process looks like, and where the business rules live. It also helps to know whether the task is a quick fix, a new enhancement, or part of a larger upgrade. That context shapes the right technical approach.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 860 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects, 71% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 14% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects are English (100%), German (91%), and Hindi (18%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Professional Services (73%), and Automotive (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Dusseldorf, Germany who have used ABAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (64%), and Quality Assurance (64%).
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