EDIFACT Experts in Germany
matched in minutes with the power of AIWork with specialists who map complex ORDERS, INVOIC, and DESADV messages, integrate ERP systems like SAP, and establish robust AS2 connections. Get precisely matched with vetted, available freelancers.
Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used EDIFACT
Tobias R.
Last position:
M&A IT Project Manager / Cross-functional Technical and Integration Manager at Sandoz AG
- Worked for several M&A projects (Eire, Sunshine C, Coral) in the role of IT project manager and cross-functional technical manager / integration manager.
- Preparation and maintenance of project charters, project change requests and project plans.
- Weekly project status report.
- Preparation of decision papers and steering committee slidedecks.
- Risk & issue management.
- Tracking and managing activities, dependencies and deliverables across all functional IT domains.
- Data migration (planning and execution).
Ali A.
Last position:
Founder & Architect at Independent AI R&D
- Fully on-premises LLM document-examination platform for a compliance-critical banking domain: agentic LangGraph pipeline with deterministic verification, every AI judgment structured and source-anchored; ~960 automated tests, zero data egress
- GPU throughput engineering (quantized serving, speculative decoding, prefix caching): 9.5x extraction speed-up, 500+ multi-document case files per day on a single A100
- AI-native EDI/EDIFACT integration platform (~116k LOC Java 25 / Spring Boot 4, 1,900+ tests): LLM-drafted partner mappings machine-verified before go-live (DFDL conformance, field-coverage checks, dry runs), ~99.5% byte match on real customer files — replacing weeks of manual mapping per partner
Christian F.
Last position:
Freelance Interim Manager, Head of Operations & Service at DK Household Brands
- Stabilization of Customer Service, logistics and order processing during a transformation phase
- Management of the international warehouse relocation from Switzerland to Germany
- Optimization of processes and reduction of manual work steps in day-to-day operations
- Coordination of international stakeholders to ensure the timely implementation of strategic projects
Olaf T.
Last position:
BI Architect in a Kanban Team at Gulp / Randstad for HHLA
- Creation of automated tests.
- Extension of the functionality of the enterprise BI data warehouse.
- Design and development in SQL and PL/SQL.
- Data modeling as well as performance measurement and tuning.
- Creation of and contribution to user stories and concepts.
- Technical environment: Windows, Linux.
- Database: Oracle 19c incl. DWH, CDB, PDB.
- Tools: Confluence, CVS, Eclipse, Git, GitLab, Jira, N4, PL/SQL, SQL Developer, utPLSQL.
Martin W.
Last position:
Security Auditor at MissionMe
- Environment: AWS, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React Native
- Penetration test for Backend, Android-App and iOS-App
Mohammed A.
Last position:
Management Consultant / Program Lead at Adesso SE
- Led hybrid projects (agile and classic) to deliver administration-specific software (application processes) for use across state and federal state boundaries
- Developed tailored specialist and funding processes in the areas of energy saving, business support, and export control for internal case processing use
- Helped shape internal projects such as secure connection to the document management system and integration of authentication components in the context of the Online Access Act
- Analyzed the connection of internal specialist applications to the ERiC client for transmitting payment runs to tax offices
- Built and led the Project Management Office (PMO), moderated weekly management meetings
- Program leadership and operational project leadership, coordination with departments and stakeholders
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive project governance structure, including change and communication concepts
- Performed risk analyses and derived countermeasures
- Built standardized reporting and efficient resource management
- Developed forecasting models for effort estimation, budget, and resource control
- Built and optimized PMO functions to manage multiple programs
- Advised on innovation and modernization measures
- Used IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Keycloak, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, SVN
Patrick M.
Last position:
t@pm3pp3 w0rksh0ps
- A series of interactive live online workshops designed to help students and recent graduates from the African diaspora prepare for the professional world, improve their problem-solving skills, and master tech skills.
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
Axel G.
Last position:
Management Consultant, Business Analyst at SEFE Energy GmbH
- Process management, project management
- Business process modeling market-to-order, order-to-cash
- Replacement of an existing CRM system
- Salesforce energy & utilities cloud, Aurea CRM, SAP-Signavio, iGrafx
Dieter K.
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant at Shop and Catering
Implementation of MM and SD with integration of Diebold-Nixdorf cash registers
Capturing the required processes (inventory management, procurement, sales, and cash register processes)
Customizing MM and SD
Project planning and control
Master data upload and inventory recording using LSMW based on Excel spreadsheets
Cash register data transfer via EDI and IDoc processing (MBGMCR and ACC_DOCUMENT)
Creating extensive documentation for internal staff
No middleware; instructing and training customer staff in customizing; SAP standard as prerequisite
SAP ECC 6.0 modules MM, SD, FI
Axel K.
Last position:
Project Manager
- ERP selection project at an automotive supplier in Regensburg to choose a successor system for a custom-built legacy solution
- Conducting interviews with specialist departments
- Creating a criteria catalog
- Organizing and running workshops
Felix R.
Last position:
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert at RWS GmbH
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
Lars P.
Last position:
Interface development
Development of a robust interface for querying ERP data from an SQL database and transferring it to a REST API in JSON format. The interface enables seamless integration of customer order data and ensures efficient data communication between the systems. • Technologies: C#, NET, JSON, MS SQL Server, REST.
Bent-Ove G.
Last position:
KMS system integrator at Soorce Professionals GmbH
- installation and maintenance of communication systems on marine vessels
- advanced security checks
- building cluster environments using VMware ESX servers, DataCore, and Dell hardware
Beserithan M.
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using EDIFACT
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
24
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 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 EDIFACT
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
EDIFACT experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (97%)
- Professional Services (68%)
- Automotive (58%)
- Banking and Finance (55%)
- Transportation (55%)
- Retail (55%)
- Manufacturing (52%)
- Energy (48%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Standardized Electronic Data Interchange
UN/EDIFACT (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport) remains the backbone of structured B2B transactions. The standard governs automated data exchange across supply chains, eliminating manual data entry. It enables organizations to transmit purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices with zero friction.
Core Messages and Ecosystem Tools
Specialists handle critical standard transaction sets alongside dedicated integration platforms, translation software, and secure transmission protocols:
- Trading messages such as ORDERS, INVOIC, DESADV, PRICAT, and ORDRSP
- Protocol management using AS2, OFTP2, and specialized SFTP connections
- Integration suites including SAP Integration Suite, Seeburger BIS, and webMethods
- Custom syntax mapping to internal XML, JSON, and ERP database schemas
Industrial Integration in Germany
In Germany, business operations rely on EDIFACT across manufacturing, retail, and logistics. Automotive suppliers implement standardized subsets alongside VDA formats to fulfill stringent OEM mandates. The German energy market also mandates EDIFACT subsets, such as UTILMD and MSCONS, under strict regulatory frameworks overseen by the Federal Network Agency.
Typical Project Requirements
Companies hire external professionals to streamline partner onboarding and upgrade aging middleware. Common delivery scenarios include:
- Migration from legacy on-premise clearing centers to modern cloud integration platforms
- Rapid supplier and customer onboarding using strict guideline specifications
- End-to-end testing, syntax error handling, and partner communication configuration
- Alignment of global EDIFACT standards with regional subsets like EANCOM
Technical Mapping and Parsing Skills
Experienced professionals possess an in-depth understanding of segment directories, composite elements, and nesting rules. They identify syntax errors swiftly and configure validation logic that prevents malformed interchange batches. Their expertise ensures that core Enterprise Resource Planning systems consume inbound payloads cleanly without disrupting accounting or fulfillment pipelines.
Evaluating Quality in Integration Specialists
Top specialists combine deep domain knowledge with practical workflow automation skills. They document message implementation guidelines clearly and establish automated alerting for message transmission failures. Strong professionals ensure end-to-end traceability, maintain regulatory compliance, and communicate seamlessly across technical and commercial stakeholders.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about EDIFACT, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
EDIFACT provides a structured, internationally recognized syntax for electronic data interchange between distinct computer systems. Enterprises use it to exchange routine business documents such as orders, dispatch advices, and invoices across company boundaries without human intervention. This automation lowers transaction processing expenses and reduces operational lead times.
While APIs using JSON or XML excel at real-time, ad-hoc service integration, UN/EDIFACT is engineered specifically for reliable, asynchronous batch processing in global commerce. Many legacy supply chains, customs platforms, and enterprise networks require EDIFACT because trading partners have invested heavily in proven validation rules and established translation software.
Professionals working with EDIFACT frequently encounter related electronic exchange standards such as ANSI X12 in North American trade and VDA in European automotive supply chains. They also work extensively with EANCOM, a widely adopted subset of EDIFACT used throughout the consumer goods and retail sectors.
Industrial firms across Germany rely on EDIFACT subsets to conduct business with domestic automotive plants, retail giants, and utility networks. Furthermore, the German energy market legally mandates EDIFACT-based formats such as UTILMD and MSCONS for automated grid and supplier data exchange, creating sustained demand for deep domain knowledge.
Yes, mapping, format conversion, and communication channel setups with UN/EDIFACT can easily be delivered through remote collaboration. Specialists need secure access to staging middleware, partner guidelines, and ERP test instances to design, execute, and validate message transmission workflows.
Specialists working with EDIFACT typically configure integration middleware such as Seeburger BIS, SAP Process Orchestration, SAP Integration Suite, or IBM Sterling. They also leverage specialized protocol gateways supporting AS2 and OFTP2 to manage encrypted document transmission.
A capable EDIFACT professional can readily discuss complex segment qualifiers, loop structures, and functional acknowledgement mechanisms such as CONTRL messages. Look for verifiable experience resolving translation errors within specific ERP backends and successful onboarding engagements under tight trading deadlines.
While the syntax and data segment definitions in EDIFACT are standardized in English, local business documentation and specifications from German automotive or energy hubs are frequently authored in German. A bilingual specialist ensures seamless coordination between local operational teams and international supply partners.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects is 98 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 785 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 38% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (16%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Professional Services (68%), and Automotive (58%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (81%), and Project Management (81%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used EDIFACT
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.
Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg Request a free demo
Get in touch with the FRATCH team and we will get back to you within 4 hours.
Would you rather directly get in touch?
We always have the time for a call or email!
Philipp Thomaschewski
FRATCH CEO
