
Manufacturing Execution System Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Manufacturing Execution System
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Alexander H.
Last position:
Senior Product & Strategy Consultant at hegehofer.consulting
Design, development, and market launch of digital products and platforms – from strategic alignment and agile implementation to Go-to-Market and Go-Live, integrating AI into processes and products
Nico B.
Last position:
Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH
- Act as project manager and first point of contact on the project side
- Coordinate with teams to ensure required information is available for project completion
- Ensure both general contractors and internal teams store information correctly
- Monitor compliance with the project checklist and follow-up
- Plan and execute the project plan
- Perform budget and project calculations based on expected price calculations and estimated effort
- Participate in project meetings
- Review progress of Actoom (external partner handling data)
- Answer queries from Actoom regarding data migrations to retrieve data from internal partners or general contractors
- Contact subcontractors to obtain missing information
- Communicate with insolvent companies to obtain missing information
Philipp H.
Last position:
Managing Director at Vishnu Artists GmbH
- Managing Director of Vishnu Artists GmbH in Berlin (since 01/2025, together with Benedikt Irsch).
- Responsible for the company's finance, planning and reporting; working with DATEV.
- Reporting with Power BI as well as planning and analysis models in Excel as a basis for management decisions.
- Selection, development and implementation of AI-supported tools in the company, including Flow Compass.
- Co-host of the Vishnu AI Freelancer Meetup, which takes place every four weeks on Miro; exchange about the practical use of AI applications in coaching and facilitation.
Stefan V.
Last position:
Managing Director and Technical Lead at Building a Trading Company
- Developed business strategy, positioning, and market approach for a new B2B and B2C trading company.
- Designed and implemented the corporate website and online shop end to end, and coordinated suppliers and digital sales capabilities.
Daniel D.
Last position:
Consultant at Carl Zeiss GmbH & Deloitte Consulting
- Developed critical specifications, navigating technical and business requirements.
- Led the project through its complex phases.
- Orchestrated and supported the Integration Testing Cycle (ITC) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Implemented robust test methodologies and systematically documented and addressed findings contributing to pre-GoLive readiness.
- Ensured flawless implementation and enabled effective trainer training.
- Conducted unit and functional tests.
- Facilitated alignment between development and business goals.
- Provided transparent progress reports and maintained documentation quality.
- Developed Fiori apps for inventory management and material staging status.
Farid A.
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
André W.
Last position:
Solution Expert EWM
SAP S/4HANA logistics optimization Industry: Mechanical and plant engineering, manufacture of sorting / distribution systems
- Supported an S/4HANA optimization project as Solution Expert EWM
- Analyzed and verified the defined processes
- Identified optimization potential
- Analyzed existing structures
- Developed new concepts
- Planned and conducted workshops
- Documented processes
Martin W.
Last position:
Smart Manufacturing & Production Improvement Implementation at Food & Process Manufacturing
- Identified operational improvement opportunities together with production, engineering and management teams.
- Prioritized use cases according to measurable operational value rather than technology availability.
- Developed solutions around production performance, OEE, quality, traceability, reporting and process transparency.
- Translated operational requirements into required machine data, interfaces, information models and application requirements.
- Defined target architectures and integration approaches for heterogeneous brownfield production environments.
- Moved prioritized use cases from workshop and concept stages into concrete implementation projects.
- Coordinated manufacturing, OT, IT and technology stakeholders during implementation.
- Established reusable approaches to scale successful solutions beyond individual machines or pilot areas.
Natalia P.
Last position:
Senior UX Engineer and Frontend Developer at Medikamendo
Medikamendo: E-health platform for digital repeat medication & follow-up prescriptions
- End-to-end implementation: UX conception, UI design, and frontend development for three connected portals (patients, medical practices, pharmacies).
- AI prototyping: Efficient creation of interactive prototypes using Figma and GitHub Copilot.
- Design system: Creation and continuous development of a consistent design system and UI components.
- Corporate design: Maintenance and further development of the consistent brand presence and websites.
Mirco S.
Last position:
Co-Founder, CTO & Managing Director at Sourcera.ai (Venture Build)
Full overall responsibility: product, technology, compliance and go-to-market
- Delivered an enterprise MVP in 54 days, exceeding scope and schedule.
- Won a 250k € ARR anchor customer and built a sustainable enterprise sales pipeline in the first quarter.
- Paid PoCs with Zalando (35k €) and tesa (26k €), validating product-market fit with Tier-1 enterprise customers.
- Initiated ISO-27001 and TISAX certification processes. Left when the venture entered its next organizational phase.
Michael L.
Last position:
Head of IT at Ruthmann Holdings GmbH
- Management of IT with 10 employees, including budget and personnel responsibility.
- Harmonization of the Navision systems in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
- Connection of the ERP systems in Switzerland, Austria and Italy to the central Microsoft Power BI systems in Germany.
- Rollout of a new firewall at 10 locations in D, CH and A.
- Evaluation of a new DMS.
- Migration to Windows 10 / 11.
- Transformation of 9 countries into ONE Europe.
- Start of NIS2 implementation in 5 European countries.
Max Z.
Last position:
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at DIGITALSINN GmbH
- Leading innovation strategy and the establishment of an AI-native Production System at DIGITALSINN, a content and experience production company.
- Responsibility for innovation direction, AI integration strategy, and production platform architecture
- Establishing a fully AI-driven Production System to transform content operations for brand and agency clients
- Building the strategic positioning of DIGITALSINN as a Production System partner within the DACH market
- Client advisory on AI-native operating models, content automation, and scalable production infrastructure
Michael K.
Last position:
Freelance Consultant at Tepo – Gebäudedienste GmbH
- Replacement and renewal of the existing client PCs with an upgrade to Windows 11 and mobile workstations with laptops and docking stations
- Introduction of Office365 with OneDrive use
- Introduction of e-invoicing with DATEV accounting software
- Revision of the standard office applications in daily use
- File storage in SharePoint instead of local data storage
- New authorization structure for users
- Use of Microsoft accounts to synchronize profiles
- Reorganization of the document scanning process with storage in SharePoint
- New backup concept in addition to the Microsoft cloud solution
- Introduction of new data structures: review and separation of data into active, inactive, private, business
- Simplification of processes
- Increased data security and improved security
- Permanent data availability at all internal and external workplaces
Maciej R.
Last position:
Full Stack Developer (Freelancer) at Runbuggy
- Led development of RunBot AI assistant autonomously using LLM-powered workflow automation (React, TypeScript, Java, MongoDB, NATS)
- Architected TMS platform providing unified transportation management and real-time logistics visibility with AI processing pipelines
- Designed event-driven microservices architecture supporting marketplace
- Drove architectural decisions and technical leadership across full-stack platform development
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Statistics of experts using Manufacturing Execution System
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years

Position duration
3 years

Positions per freelancer
14

Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
59%
Doctorate
2%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
98%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Germany using Manufacturing Execution System
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Manufacturing Execution System experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (88%)
- Information Technology (72%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Professional Services (46%)
- Healthcare (36%)
- Pharmaceutical (35%)
- Transportation (26%)
- Education (23%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Production control
A Manufacturing Execution System, or MES, manages and records production activities between enterprise planning and the shop floor. It coordinates orders, materials, equipment, operators and quality checks while creating a live view of work in progress. Companies use MES to build traceable, controlled and more responsive manufacturing operations.
Core capabilities
MES specialists shape workflows around the way a plant actually operates. Typical deliverables include:
- Production scheduling, dispatching and work-order execution
- Electronic batch records and product genealogy
- Quality inspections, nonconformance handling and release workflows
- Overall equipment effectiveness and downtime tracking
- Material movements, inventory status and shop-floor reporting
Ecosystem and integration
Manufacturing Execution System work sits across operational technology and enterprise software. Professionals connect MES platforms with ERP systems such as SAP, warehouse systems, laboratory applications and product lifecycle tools. They also work with PLCs, SCADA, industrial sensors, OPC UA, MQTT, APIs, databases and industrial networks. Good integration preserves reliable context from the machine to the business process.
When expertise matters
Companies often bring in freelance specialists during a plant rollout, a system replacement, a merger of production sites or a move from paper-based execution. They may need help standardising processes, migrating master data, validating interfaces or extending a configured platform. In Germany, projects frequently involve close coordination with plant teams, equipment suppliers and enterprise IT, with clear expectations for documentation and communication in German or English.
Platforms and delivery
The right professional understands both the selected product and the manufacturing model behind it. Relevant ecosystems may include Siemens Opcenter, SAP Manufacturing Execution, SAP Digital Manufacturing, Rockwell FactoryTalk ProductionCentre and custom MES solutions. Delivery can cover requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, commissioning, user training and support after go-live.
Quality signals
Strong professionals ask how production decisions are made before proposing screens or interfaces. They can explain the data model, define ownership for master data and make exceptions visible instead of hiding them in custom code. Look for experience with traceability, audit trails, recipe or bill-of-material control, equipment connectivity and shop-floor adoption. The best fit also knows when a standard feature is safer than an unnecessary extension.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Manufacturing Execution System.
A Manufacturing Execution System controls and records production activities from order release through completion. It supports dispatching, material tracking, quality checks, equipment data collection, genealogy and performance reporting while connecting shop-floor work with planning systems.
Manufacturing Execution System software focuses on executing and documenting production between enterprise planning and operational control. ERP manages broader business processes, SCADA supervises equipment and processes, while MOM is a wider manufacturing operations concept that can include MES capabilities.
A strong Manufacturing Execution System specialist often understands ERP integration, industrial automation, databases, APIs and production quality processes. Experience with OPC UA, MQTT, PLC or SCADA environments and data migration is valuable when the system must reflect real shop-floor conditions.
The right Manufacturing Execution System experience depends on scope, plant complexity and the platform already in place. A configuration change may need focused product knowledge, while a new rollout calls for professionals who have handled process discovery, integration, testing, validation, training and commissioning.
Manufacturing Execution System design, requirements, configuration and many integration tasks can be handled remotely. Site surveys, equipment connectivity, commissioning and operator workshops usually benefit from on-site work in Germany, so teams should agree early on travel, working language and plant access.
Manufacturing Execution System solutions are common in automotive, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, aerospace and industrial equipment production. The required workflows differ by industry, especially around batch records, traceability, recipe control, quality release and regulatory documentation.
Ask a Manufacturing Execution System professional to describe how they would model your production flow, handle exceptions and protect data quality. Strong answers cover integration boundaries, traceability, user adoption, testing and support rather than focusing only on screens or platform configuration.
A Manufacturing Execution System implementation can struggle when processes are copied without understanding plant reality, master data is incomplete or interfaces lack clear ownership. Excessive customisation, weak operator involvement and insufficient testing across equipment and business systems can also make adoption and support difficult.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 939 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 59% hold at least a Master's degree, and 2% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are German (99%), English (93%), and French (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are Manufacturing (88%), Information Technology (72%), and Automotive (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Manufacturing Execution System in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Project Management (82%), and Operations (71%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Manufacturing Execution System
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.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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