EDIFACT Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used EDIFACT
Christian Florschütz
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 steps in day-to-day operations
- Coordination of international stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of strategic projects
Olaf Taesch
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.
Mohammed Al-Wahbani
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
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
Axel Gierspeck
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
Tobias Rudolph
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).
Dieter Kuske
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 Kurz
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 Reimann
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 Pietrowski
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 Gütz
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 Malabakan
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
Patrick Meppe
Last position:
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- A series of interactive live online workshops to help students and recent graduates from the African diaspora prepare for working life, improve their problem-solving skills and master tech skills.
Jürgen Schoemaker
Last position:
IT Consultant / Analyst / Developer / Tester / Support at Automotive Manufacturer
- Analysis, software development/customization, and testing of various transaction and batch objects
- Conducting functional integration and regression tests on TEST and QA platforms under z/OS for later production implementation
- Hardware / Software / Tools: IBM MVS, z/OS, JES2/3, TSO-ISPF, JCL, DB2, SQL, SQL/PL, QMF, QMF for Workstations, SPUFI, FileAid, IMS-DB/DC, MFS, XPEDITER, COBOL, REXX, Windows 10, MS Office 365, MS Teams, batch job management via OPC, BETA92, RVS, BVB, ABL, DIALOGplus, PROBA, PRODPR (VW internal systems), JIRA, CONFLUENCE
Jens Freudenau
Last position:
Senior PHP Developer at Own Project
- Developing an app that reflects the stock portfolio
- Environment: Laravel 12, PHP 8.4, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, GitHub, AlpineJs, TailwindCss
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Statistics of experts using EDIFACT
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
30 years
Position duration
1.8 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
90%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
EDIFACT in practice
EDIFACT is the standard many companies use for structured business documents between systems. It carries orders, invoices, delivery notes, shipping messages, and other data that must move cleanly between trading partners.
Where it fits
- Purchase orders and order responses
- Invoices, credit notes, and remittance advice
- Shipping, customs, and logistics messages
- Supplier and retail partner exchanges
It is common in supply chains where stable message formats matter more than custom app logic.
Common tooling
Strong professionals work with UN/EDIFACT message standards, mapping tools, middleware, and ERP interfaces. They also understand code lists, segment rules, partner profiles, acknowledgements, and test cases that prove the message flow works end to end.
When companies bring help
Companies usually look for freelance support when an interface must be built, a partner changes a message spec, or an old EDI setup needs repair. In Germany, this often comes up in manufacturing, logistics, wholesale, and automotive supply chains where partner onboarding must stay precise.
What good experts deliver
A strong specialist can read a spec, map fields without losing business meaning, and trace errors across systems. They write clear interface notes, handle exceptions, and know how to keep UN/EDIFACT exchanges stable when the surrounding ERP or middleware changes.
Working style
EDIFACT work is often remote, but on-site sessions help during partner testing, go-live support, or ERP workshops. For teams in Germany, clear English is usually enough for the technical parts, while local process knowledge helps when many departments and external partners are involved.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about EDIFACT, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
EDIFACT is used to exchange structured business documents between companies and their systems. It is common for orders, invoices, shipping notices, customs data, and other partner messages that must follow a fixed format.
UN/EDIFACT is the full standard name, while EDIFACT is the common short form people use in projects. In practice, both usually refer to the same EDI message framework and its message types, segments, and code lists.
EDIFACT is stronger where trading partners already agree on a strict, documented message format. XML and APIs are often easier to extend, but EDIFACT still fits well in supply chains that rely on stable partner rules and legacy ERP connections.
A good EDIFACT specialist usually understands EDI mapping, ERP or middleware interfaces, and partner testing. Knowledge of SAP integration, transport protocols, message validation, and business document flows is often just as important as the standard itself.
For EDIFACT, a clear message spec, partner profile, and sample files already help a lot. The best results come when the expert can see the business process, error handling rules, and the systems on both sides of the exchange.
Most EDIFACT tasks can be handled remotely because the work is mostly analysis, mapping, and testing. On-site time can still help during workshops, go-live support, or when many internal stakeholders need fast alignment.
Look for someone who can explain message structure in plain language and spot mapping risks before they break production. A strong EDIFACT freelancer also shows careful testing habits, clear documentation, and experience with real partner integrations rather than only theory.
Companies often need EDIFACT expertise when a trading partner changes a message, when interface errors keep repeating, or when a legacy EDI flow must be modernized. It is also common during ERP rollouts, new partner onboarding, and supply chain integration projects.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects is 100 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 796 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used EDIFACT in their recent projects have 30 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 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 (71%), and Automotive (61%).
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%).
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