Coupa Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Coupa
Oliver Heck
Last position:
Independent Consultant, Interim Manager and Expert Lecturer at Independent Consultant, Interim Manager and Expert Lecturer
- Senior consultant and interim manager for industry and trade (focus on international strategic procurement and supply chain management)
- Visiting professor (part-time) in materials management, logistics & production at Mainz University in the winter semester 2021/2022
- Lecturer (Mainz University of Applied Sciences) since summer semester 2017
- Expert lecturer in procurement, logistics, foreign trade, industrial management, and supply chain management
- IHK trainer, Master Professional IHK, Bachelor Professional IHK, IHK-certified specialists and business administrators, IHK clerks
Malte Lohrberg
Last position:
Product Owner, Change Management Coach and Organizational Consultant & Founder and Product Architect at Freelance + Resilience Bakery
The combined experience from recent project years shows that two hearts beat in my chest: on the one hand, working in and for organizations to develop new, innovative products, ideally as part of a digitization strategy or business development – and the closely related change and transformation process expertise as part of holistic organizational consulting. For this, I have established the Change Bakery and Product Validators offerings.
On the other hand, my heart and mind are fired up to find my own products, evaluate markets and potentials, and test ideas. Currently, I am proactively and part-time, in addition to ongoing projects, working on a product idea in the mental health area and have founded Therapymate.
Sebastian Stricker
Last position:
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement at Carl Zeiss AG
- Sourcing contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
- Advisor to procurement and HR on a change project
Hemangi Tawade
Last position:
Founder & Principal Advisor
- Diagnose genuine AI-readiness in procurement environments before technology investment is committed
- Identify where data quality gaps, process immaturity, and governance failures will cause AI initiatives to stall
- Guide leadership teams through the strategic, organisational, and technical decisions that determine whether AI deployments succeed or fail
- Conduct the PAF-I Diagnostic (Procurement AI-Fitness Index), a structured assessment across procurement data, process maturity, technology landscape, governance, and organisational capability
- Produce a scored AI-readiness profile with a prioritised action roadmap for leadership
- Deliver engagement models including clarity work packages, alignment work packages, momentum work packages, transformation advisory, and executive workshops
Michael Volkert
Last position:
Enterprise Transformation | Governance | Digital Platforms at MVTM
- German
More than 20 years of experience leading and managing complex transformation programs and introducing digital platforms in international corporate environments.
Main focus areas are program and project management, governance, enterprise integration, procurement transformation, and coordinating collaboration between business, IT, and implementation partners throughout the full project lifecycle.
Experience with international programs based on SAP, Coupa, and Ivalua - from strategy and design through integration, testing, and cutover to stabilization and handover into operations.
- English
More than 20 years of experience leading complex transformation programs and digital platform implementations in international enterprise environments.
Focus on program and project management, governance, enterprise integration, procurement transformation and the coordination of business, IT and implementation partners throughout the complete project lifecycle.
Extensive experience with international SAP, Coupa and Ivalua programs covering strategy, design, integration, testing, cutover, stabilization and operational transition.
Alexander Döring
Last position:
Interim Manager Procurement | Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at Löwenstein Medical Technology GmbH & Co. KG
- Overall responsibility for strategic and operational procurement, Procurement Management (11 FTE).
- Further development of the procurement and procurement organization, including task and role model.
- Management of cross-functional special projects (e.g. value engineering, design-to-cost).
- Development and implementation of a holistic sourcing and procurement strategy with a focus on resilience, ESG, de-risking, decoupling and cost performance.
- Execution of a comprehensive procurement transformation with a new supply chain strategy alignment.
- Reorganization of the procurement team to improve efficiency through clear role allocation and relief from non-core and non-functional tasks.
- Professionalization of contract management processes and supplier development programs.
- Process optimization along the S2C and P2P chain, including standardization and automation in line with MDR (EU Regulation 2017/745), GxP compliance & quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
- KPI development and optimization of the KPI system for performance and efficiency measurement in critical paths and missing parts.
- Coaching the team in strategic procurement work, project management and procurement due diligence.
- Implementation of AI-supported tools for sourcing, spend analysis and inventory management to optimize inventory.
- Achieved inventory reduction of ~31% through professional inventory management.
- Management of two cost reduction (cost avoidance) programs with quantified results: ~50% reduction in manufacturing costs for one core component and ~64% reduction in material costs for the successor platform through redesign and category sourcing.
- Savings in the low double-digit million range versus the baseline.
- Material groups: contract manufacturing, PCBA, EMS, blower, silicone injection molding, power supplies, batteries, displays, hoses, masks, valves, foams, cables, sensors, wireless modules (2G–5G), telemedicine components, laboratory services.
Kamlesh Jaiswal
Last position:
Solution Architect (MDG & S/4 HANA) at Freelancer
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
Thomas Hala
Last position:
HUBER + SUHNER GmbH
- Preparation and support of the year-end closing for the Austrian site
Michael Holle
Last position:
Vendor Management Lead at Kreditinstitut
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for the service relationship with suppliers and for transactional and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities for risk mitigation and for optimizing the value and resilience of license usage, including setting up supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement targets/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal clients.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal clients to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends, and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
Vladimir Greavu
Last position:
AI Trainer, Consultant & Fractional/Interim Manager at Freelance / Self-employed
- Delivering AI training and workshops for enterprises on Generative AI, CCaaS & CRM platforms
- Advisory on digital transformation, process optimization and AI-driven automation in CX and operations environments
- Interim executive leadership roles in customer care and operations excellence at C-level / Director level
Ha-Jo Konrad
Last position:
Freelance Product Owner / Product Manager at Alleherzen
- Oversee high-impact innovation and discovery projects for German energy providers, focusing on identifying and developing forward-thinking product concepts.
- Improved user experience, increased operational efficiency, and simplified sales processes in dynamic energy market by conceptualizing digital platform.
- Drove exploration of new product ideas whilst positioning company for growth and competitiveness in the rapidly evolving energy sector.
Ayhan Ibraim
Last position:
Interim Procurement Manager at Cofinity-X GmbH
- High-level process and system analysis
- Support for building a new process and system landscape
- Systems: SAP MM, SAP SRM, SAP WM/EWM, SAP R3/S4 HANA, Navision, E2E
- E-Procurement: SAP Ariba, Coupa
Bernd Schmidl
Last position:
Head of IT Business Applications & Partnerships at Software AG
- Strategic overall management of the global IT application landscape and further development of the roadmap for core applications (Salesforce, SAP, Workday, OpenAir, Jira)
- Realignment of the IT architecture towards cloud-native (IaaS/SaaS) and establishment of an agile DevOps culture and process automation
- Leading the IT application workstream for the successful separation of four business units (carve-outs)
- Acting as a strategic business partner for C-level functions (COO, CRO, CHRO) to ensure IT-business alignment
- Representing IT interests to employee representative bodies and ensuring compliance
- Reduced maintenance effort by 66% by designing and rolling out a new customer portal
- Implemented a fully automated CPQ self-service to accelerate sales processes
- Successfully went live with critical business platforms to support the target operating model (e.g., Dayforce for HR/payroll, Coupa for P2P, Zuora for billing)
- Replaced legacy custom software with scalable SaaS standard solutions (legacy modernization)
Benedikt Machens
Last position:
Civil-Military Cooperation (ZMZ) Operations Plan Germany at Deutsche Bundeswehr
Jan-M. Dimitrov
Last position:
Shareholder & CTO at moema-espresso.com
- Maintenance and improvement of Magento-based e-commerce platform to handle double the number of transactions after the company takeover
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Statistics of experts using Coupa
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
4 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Procurement, Project Management, Information Technology
Top industries
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Business Intelligence, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Coupa
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Coupa in practice
Coupa is used to manage business spend in one place. Companies use it for procurement, approvals, supplier data, invoicing, expenses, and sourcing. Strong experts know how to turn business rules into clean process flow, not just switch on features.
Core modules
- Procure-to-pay setup and purchase approvals
- Invoice capture, matching, and exception handling
- Supplier onboarding and master data control
- Sourcing events and spend visibility
- Expense policies and user guidance
Ecosystem skills
Good Coupa specialists work across the wider finance stack. They understand ERP integration, data mapping, workflows, SSO, and reporting. Familiarity with Coupa Business Spend Management, APIs, and common systems such as SAP, Oracle, and Workday helps avoid slow handovers and duplicate data.
When companies need help
Many teams bring in freelance expertise during a rollout, a redesign, a merger, or a cleanup after a rushed setup. Others need support when invoice issues grow, catalogs become messy, or procurement wants better control in Germany and across regional teams. Remote work is common; workshops may happen on-site when process owners need alignment.
What strong experts deliver
Strong professionals document requirements clearly, test each workflow, and train users without jargon. They know where Coupa should stay standard and where a business rule needs a careful adjustment. Good work also includes data quality checks, release impact review, and support for procurement, finance, and supplier teams.
Signs you need a specialist
If approvals are inconsistent, invoices stall, suppliers complain, or spend reports do not match reality, the setup needs attention. A capable expert can trace the issue across process, configuration, and integration layers, then make the system easier to run day to day.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Coupa, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
Coupa is used to control business spend across procurement, invoicing, expenses, and sourcing. It helps teams standardize approvals, manage suppliers, and keep spend data in one place. Many companies also use it to improve visibility into buying behavior and policy compliance.
Coupa Business Spend Management is the broader name many teams use for the same product family. In practice, people may say Coupa, Coupa Spend Management, or BSM when they mean the same environment. A good expert knows which module and process the business is actually talking about.
A strong Coupa specialist usually understands ERP integration, procurement processes, master data, and reporting. Skills with APIs, workflow design, SSO, and test coordination are often important too. If the project touches finance, knowledge of invoice matching and approval controls matters.
Coupa is often chosen when a company wants a focused spend management setup with clear user flows and strong visibility. SAP Ariba and Oracle solutions can fit well in larger enterprise suites, but the best choice depends on process depth, existing systems, and governance needs. The right expert can explain where each tool is strong in real projects.
A Coupa project may only need light support for small configuration changes, but larger rollouts need someone who has handled process design, testing, and integration issues. If the work includes supplier onboarding, invoice automation, or ERP links, experience across those areas is important. The more connected the landscape, the more valuable a proven specialist becomes.
Yes, Coupa work is often well suited to remote collaboration because much of it is configuration, analysis, and testing. On-site sessions can still help when stakeholders need to agree on procurement rules, approval paths, or local process details in Germany. A good setup usually mixes remote delivery with focused workshops when needed.
A strong Coupa expert can explain past implementations in plain words and show how they solved real process problems. Look for clear answers about workflow design, data cleanup, integration testing, and user adoption. They should also know when to keep standard behavior instead of over-customizing.
Coupa freelancers often support new implementations, upgrades, supplier management cleanup, invoice matching fixes, and reporting improvements. They are also brought in when a company wants to refine approvals, improve spend visibility, or connect Coupa with the ERP landscape. In Germany, they may also help align local process needs with global templates.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects is 125 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 996 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 56% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects are Professional Services (96%), Manufacturing (78%), and Information Technology (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Coupa in their recent projects are Procurement (75%), Project Management (75%), and Information Technology (67%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Coupa
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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