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Michael H.
Last position:
Interim Manager (Chief Digital Officer) at Leading German technical wholesale company
Agile Transformation – introducing agile principles and transforming traditional IT departments into Scrum and Kanban teams
IT Operating Model – redesigning the IT organization and introducing modern delivery structures and roles
Flight Levels – implementing Flight Levels to align strategy, coordination and operational execution
Leadership & Coaching – recruiting Agile Coaches and coaching Scrum Masters and IT leaders
ERP Operations – acting as Interim Product Owner for the existing ERP landscape and ensuring business continuity
ERP Transformation – supporting the migration from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as a Project Manager
Operational Core (ERP) – establishing dedicated teams for ERP Support, Feature Development, and ERP Migration
Modern Workplace – initiating the transition towards a Microsoft 365-based cloud workplace environment
ConnectHub – establishing a dedicated team to drive integration and connectivity initiatives
Warehouse Operations – building a cross-functional team to support logistics and warehouse-related capabilities
Maintenance & Operations (M&O) – introducing a dedicated team focused on stable operations and continuous improvement
AI Initiatives – identifying and promoting practical Artificial Intelligence use cases across the IT department
As Interim Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for a leading industrial supplier with a strong e-commerce focus (often described as 'the Amazon for industrial goods') responsible for leading the digital and organizational transformation while reporting directly to executive leadership.
Introduced agile principles and ways of working across the organization and transformed the traditionally structured IT department into cross-functional Scrum and Kanban teams focused on transparency, collaboration, and customer value delivery.
Redesigned the entire IT organization by establishing a modern operating model, introducing new roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Solution Architect and strengthening the organization through strategic hiring and targeted capability development.
Recruited and onboarded Agile Coaches to accelerate the transformation and personally managed and coached Scrum Masters as well as IT department leaders to foster servant leadership, self-management and a culture of continuous improvement.
Implemented Flight Levels practices based on Klaus Leopold to align strategic objectives, cross-functional coordination and operational execution across the organization.
Introduced a ticketing system to increase transparency and enable data-driven decision-making, flow-based work management, and greater accountability at all levels.
Established and supported multiple cross-functional teams, including the Operational Core (ERP) domain with dedicated streams for Support, Feature Development and ERP Migration, as well as teams responsible for Warehouse Operations, Maintenance & Operations (M&O), Modern Workspace and ConnectHub.
Acted as Interim Product Owner for the operation and enhancement of the existing ERP landscape while supporting the migration from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as a Project Manager.
Collaborated with the selected implementation partner to design and establish the project organization and target operating model for the ERP transformation, introducing agile delivery structures and ways of working.
Facilitated the alignment between business, IT and the external vendor and played a key role in negotiating the contractual framework and delivery model to ensure a sustainable foundation for the transformation program.
Initiated the strategic modernization of the workplace environment through the adoption of Microsoft 365 cloud capabilities, establishing the foundation for enhanced collaboration, scalability and future digital services.
Launched AI initiatives to identify practical business use cases and promote the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the IT department.
Encouraged self-management and empowered teams to take ownership of decisions, delivery and continuous improvement.
Project language: German
Ornel Franck W.
Last position:
Sales Partner at ERGO PRO
- Industry: Insurance, Trade, IT
- Customers & Projects: Consulting and selling insurance and similar services
- Main tasks: Insurance consulting (health insurance, retirement planning, wealth building); commercial services, inside and field sales; sales data analysis and forecasting; customer consulting and support; opening a new sales headquarters for private and business customers; business development & innovation management; business use case development; process optimization; stakeholder management; team leadership and training; preparation and delivery of trainings;
- Technologies used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Draw.IO, Camunda 8, Java (8, 17,21,25), Git, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data REST, Spring Web, Spring Security, J-Unit, Playwright, Lombock, Vaadin, H2, PostgreSQL (16, 17 18), pgAdmin, Docker, LLMs, JasperSoft Studio, JasperReports
Thomas P.
Last position:
Product Owner & AI Automation Architect (B2B) at Ihre-Hygieneberatung
Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.
Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.
Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process
Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes
Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation
Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation
Markus H.
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance at Int. Konzern
Serkant T.
Last position:
Interim Manager, License Controlling at Tonies GmbH
- Prepared and reviewed quarterly royalty settlements for licensors across music, publishing and media brands, including minimum guarantees, recoupment, returns reconciliation and process optimisation.
- Reconstructed historical licensing data for an external audit by a major US studio, covering music publishing and recorded music across ROW and AUS, and coordinated the resulting statements with the licensor.
- Supported the reconciliation of music royalties with the German collecting society and its international hub for 2018 to 2024.
- Assessed licensing data for accruals and provisions, and structured metadata for contract negotiations.
- Designed target processes and SOPs for a royalty automation tool and accompanied testing during rollout.
Manfred P.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager EfA / OZG Online Services at Senatskanzlei ITD Hamburg, Dataport, Police Hamburg
The online service "Special Use of Streets and No-Parking Zone" was in a partially completed state. The following tasks had to be carried out to reach final completion:
- Preparation of an expert report on the status of the online service, and recommendations for action
- Ensuring that all LEIKAS to be used are available (service catalog / service descriptions of the authorities)
- Creating and aligning concepts for complex IT projects (business/IT concepts, architecture, interfaces, roadmaps)
- Requirements management
- Multi-project management with 3 stakeholders (Police, Dataport, development company)
- Determining resource needs
- Coordination to identify technical requirements through the IT architects
- Creating use cases and test cases
- Creating action items
- Managing external IT service providers
- Coordination and management of all activities
- Conflict resolution / business mediation
- User Acceptance Test (UAT) and acceptance by Hamburg Police (Traffic Directorate, Policy Department, Central Road Traffic Authority)
Technical environment: .NET, EfA minimum requirements, Leikas, Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG), HWG (Hamburg Roads Act), Atlassian Jira, Confluence, MS Office
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.
Ralf R.
Last position:
Program and Campaign Management at PAYBACK GmbH
- Project management in the area of "Campaign, Offer and Performance Management Classic" for PAYBACK partners from the retail, FMCG and financial services sectors
- Campaign planning, development and implementation of offer-specific concepts and measures for the channels newsletter, digital advertising (web and app), stand-alone mailings and the print mailing "PAYBACK points overview"
- Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK specialist departments and agencies
- Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of the future role holder
Thomas W.
Last position:
Interim Sales Manager at Inovan GmbH & Co. KG
Situation:
- decline in sales
- need for support in identifying and opening up new sales markets
TASK:
- Expand the B2B network and develop new strategic partnerships to open up additional sales opportunities and new markets.
MEASURES:
- Identify and approach potential B2B customers and partners
- Expand existing contacts in the market environment
- Develop new strategic partnerships
- Customer and market meetings mostly in the field
- Support in opening up new sales opportunities
RESULTS:
- B2B network expanded in a targeted way
- new strategic partnerships initiated
- additional market and sales potential made visible
- stronger presence with customers through personal market work
Mathias H.
Last position:
PMO at Ministry of Infrastructure and Digitalization Saxony-Anhalt
As PMO for the key topics of the IT Planning Council for Saxony-Anhalt, I am responsible for monitoring the four funded projects in Saxony-Anhalt with regard to compliance with the funding guidelines, state budget regulations, project standards, scope, and achievement of goals.
- Central PMO for four digitalization and funding projects within the digital strategy of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
- Overall coordination and steering of the projects in cooperation with the ministry, FITKO, and project leads
- Planning, structuring, and tracking of project milestones, dates, and work packages
- Creation and maintenance of project, status, and final documentation
- Establishment and execution of cross-project reporting to ensure transparency and traceability
- Execution of budget and cost controlling as well as support in the financial steering of the projects
- Setup and ongoing maintenance of cross-project risk management including assessment, action planning, and escalation
- Coordination of change management including assessment, planning, and tracking of change requests
- Monitoring of project progress through target/actual comparisons and derivation of optimization and steering measures
- Coordination and communication with all relevant stakeholders via defined contacts
- Support in complying with funding, procurement, and budget law requirements
- Preparation and moderation of status meetings and management reviews
- Ensuring transparent, on-time, and quality-focused project execution across multiple parallel funding projects.
Stephanie Z.
Last position:
Project Support / Project Coordination FTTx at Oliver Schulte Managementberatung
- Worked on an FTTx/telecommunications project within the project environment
- Supported operational project coordination and task follow-up
- Used Jira to create, process and track tasks and tickets
- Structured and maintained project-related information and work statuses
- Coordinated open points and ongoing tasks within the project team
- Supported the coordination of work packages and their processing status
- Followed up on tasks, feedback and open topics
- Worked at the interface between operational implementation and project organization
- Applied digital project management tools in the ongoing FTTx project
- Provided hands-on support with organizational and operational project tasks
Thomas H.
Last position:
Interim Head of Accounting at F. X. Meiller Fahrzeug- und Maschinenfabrik – GmbH & Co. KG
- Leadership, management, and further development of an accounting team with nine employees
- Responsibility for the preparation, analysis, and quality assurance of monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Ensuring structured intercompany reconciliation and minimizing reconciliation risks using LucaNet
- Coordination of annual closing work and audit preparation while meeting CFO deadlines
- Optimization of accounting processes in the SAP S/4HANA environment in close
Kyu-Wang L.
Last position:
Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer at Landesamt für Steuern Niedersachsen
The goal of BIENE is to provide a uniform program for tax collection for all states.
In tax collection, the aim is to collect the assessed taxes. This includes handling due dates, documenting incoming and outgoing payments, triggering reminders or refunds. Statute of limitations and payment reminders also play an important role. All payment transactions with banks and accounting are mapped in BIENE.
Setting up the architecture and coordinating the provisioning of development and test environments at the Hanover location
Installing and configuring environments on Linux servers (Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL)
Interface tasks: coordinating and aligning the integration of software products from other departments and their test data
Upgrading application server, JDK, Maven project structure
Environment coordination and build management
Implementing external interfaces
Implementing business requirements
Designing and implementing RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications
Designing and implementing microservice architecture
Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Deploying applications on OpenShift
Creating technical documentation and diagrams
Working with SQL databases (Oracle and PostgreSQL)
Setting up authentication and authorization for the application and users
Containerizing the application (automated deployment via CI/CD pipeline)
Marcus K.
Last position:
Director of Go-to-Market & Operations at Gilion AB
- International expansion & segment strategy: Built Germany footprint from zero, scaling to 1,000+ SaaS customers across four European markets, developing vertical value propositions, use cases, and segmentation models
- Planning, OKRs & single source of truth: Designed forecasting frameworks, pipeline diagnostics, territory/quota structures for a 30+ FTE commercial org, and established OKR-driven execution with shared dashboards and decision logs
- Operational excellence, automation & regulated delivery: Applied Lean Six Sigma methods and implemented automation and AI tooling across CRM and reporting, simplifying end-to-end workflows and reducing manual effort by ~25%
- Growth enablement & CX: Owned cross-functional growth experiments that increased activation by 30% and DAUs by 10% in a hybrid PLG + enterprise model
- Change management & cross-functional execution: Set KPI agreements with shared services, championed internal change programs, and drove adoption of new operating rhythms and tooling
- Risk management & portfolio steering: Established risk-aware customer prioritization and partnered with risk and finance teams on portfolio steering and resource allocation
Jörg S.
Last position:
Managing Director at JS CORE UG
- Interim management and management consulting with a focus on sales, brand management, internationalization, business development, and market entry strategies for international consumer goods and trading companies.
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Information Technology
Top industries
Manufacturing, Professional Services, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
72%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts using Microsoft Dynamics NAV
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 26 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (72%)
- Professional Services (72%)
- Information Technology (60%)
- Retail (41%)
- Automotive (38%)
- Transportation (37%)
- Banking and Finance (31%)
- Food and Beverage (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
ERP foundation
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an enterprise resource planning system for managing finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, warehousing and production. Known earlier as Navision and often shortened to Dynamics NAV, it brings operational data into one configurable business system. Companies use it to standardize processes while keeping workflows suited to their organization.
Business processes
NAV supports the daily transactions behind product-based and service-oriented businesses. Typical project work includes:
- General ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable configuration
- Purchasing, sales orders, pricing and inventory control
- Warehouse movements, traceability and replenishment
- Production planning, bills of materials and capacity workflows
- Reporting, approvals and role-based access
Extensions and integration
Specialists work across C/AL customizations, AL extensions and the transition from older NAV versions to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. They connect NAV with CRM, e-commerce, payroll, banking, logistics and reporting tools through APIs, web services, middleware or scheduled data exchange. SQL Server, Power BI and Microsoft 365 knowledge is often relevant to the wider solution.
When to bring in experts
Companies usually need freelance expertise during a new implementation, a subsidiary rollout, a version upgrade or a data migration. External support is also useful when internal teams face backlog in production support, performance tuning, reporting or integration work. Clear requirements, process owners and access to a test environment help the specialist move quickly.
Delivery responsibilities
A strong professional translates business rules into maintainable NAV configuration and extensions. Their work can include discovery workshops, solution design, development, testing, user training, documentation and go-live support. They should understand permissions, posting groups, dimensions, localization needs and the effect of changes across finance and operations.
Signs of quality
Look for experience that matches the company’s NAV version, industry and deployment model. Useful evidence includes:
- Well-structured customizations with limited disruption to standard functionality
- Reliable migration plans with reconciled master and transactional data
- Tested integrations, error handling and monitoring
- Clear documentation for configuration, extensions and support procedures
- Practical communication with finance, operations and technical stakeholders
Strong specialists explain trade-offs plainly, protect data quality and leave the organization able to maintain the solution after delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is used to manage core business processes such as accounting, purchasing, sales, inventory, warehousing and manufacturing. Companies also use it for reporting, approvals, localized tax processes and integrations with other business systems.
Dynamics NAV is the former product family that preceded Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Business Central continues the ERP concept with a newer cloud-oriented architecture, while NAV installations may still require version-specific support, upgrades or carefully planned migration.
A strong Microsoft Dynamics NAV specialist may also bring SQL Server, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Azure integration and API experience. Knowledge of accounting, warehouse operations, manufacturing or a company’s local compliance requirements can be equally important.
The right level for Dynamics NAV depends on the scope, version and business risk. A configuration task may need focused functional expertise, while a migration, complex manufacturing rollout or multi-system integration calls for broader delivery experience and strong testing discipline.
Many Microsoft Dynamics NAV tasks can be handled remotely through secure environments, workshops and structured collaboration. On-site sessions can still help with warehouse observation, process mapping, user training or go-live support, especially when operations are highly physical.
Ask a Navision specialist which versions, modules and industries they have supported, then request examples of comparable deliverables. Confirm their approach to data migration, testing, documentation, permissions and knowledge transfer before granting production access.
Quality Microsoft Dynamics NAV work preserves data integrity, follows a clear extension or customization strategy and avoids unnecessary changes to standard functionality. Review test evidence, deployment procedures, error handling, documentation and the specialist’s explanation of long-term maintenance.
Working with Navision or an older Dynamics NAV installation requires attention to the exact version, database structure, custom objects and localizations. A specialist should assess upgrade constraints early and distinguish reusable business logic from legacy code that needs redesign.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV 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 who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects, 72% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 38% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Manufacturing (72%), Professional Services (72%), and Information Technology (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Project Management (82%), Operations (67%), and Information Technology (63%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Dusseldorf In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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