Production Planning and Control Experts in Germany
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Philip Krüger
Last position:
Consulting / Interim Management at self-employed
- Focus areas: restructuring, operations management, commercial management, purchasing, production
- Industries: automotive, metal processing, shipbuilding, electrical, elevators / escalators
Volker Schreiner
Last position:
Operations Manager ATT Area at Klingelnberg AG
Bridging the vacancy of operations manager ATT area
Process optimization
Reduction of lead times
Reorganization of the ATT area
Increase in OTIF from 73% to 92%
Greater flexibility in employee deployment through internal equipment training
Integration of a new cooperation partner
Implementation of an MDE system
Stephan Fritsch
Last position:
Consultant at Toolmaking
The project covered the introduction of SAP S/4HANA including EWM. The customer makes tools for the international market, where 300 production orders and 2,000 shipments need to be processed every day. The project started with the "Explore phase", where the target business and SAP processes were defined, and ended with reaching the productivity goals with S/4HANA. My role was key user trainer and optimizing the live processes.
Andreas Kürzinger
Last position:
Consultant / Interim Manager Engineering (Machining) at Neumayer Tekfor GmbH
Process optimization and automation
Development and documentation of savings potential to reduce manufacturing costs
Analysis of production processes to identify weak points
Coaching the Engineering department to improve ways of working and lean philosophy
Elimination of work steps with annual savings of approx. €150k
Increase in machine shift output from 3,600 to 4,250 pieces (18%)
Increase in shift output of two machines from 105 to over 120 pieces (14%)
Preparation for the integration of automated 100% inspections and laser marking into the machine process
Material optimization to stabilize machining processes
Jürgen Rausch
Last position:
Founder / Managing Partner at RAUSCH Unternehmensberatung GmbH
- Business consulting, process consulting, digitalization consulting, and funding consulting as well as coaching for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Robert Lebherz
Last position:
Interim Project Leader at Ebm-Papst Group
Project Manager for Business Unit Efficiency Program
Current contributions to the overall situation Project management of the business unit efficiency program
- Project leadership
- Importance and integration within the group network
- Clarifying topics around global production structures in the project
Implementation
- Team building, planning, definition of goals and KPIs
- Integration into the organization
- Regular communication within the team and with the steering committee
Orhan Yazar
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/P2P/EWM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- SAP S/4HANA, OTC, 2nd & 3rd level support, project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private Sales & Services
- SAP SCM/OTC/P2P/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Private Cloud (Sales, Services), CPI, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), EDI, IDoc, ABAP, user exits, SAP Activate, ITIL, SAP Cloud ALM
- Support and consulting for integration of SAP ECC into new business areas in SAP S/4HANA
- Decommissioning legacy systems and implementation of the new harmonized SAP S/4HANA landscape
- Process optimization in SAP S/4HANA and support for daily requests from business users and key users
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Private Cloud Sales & Services
- Responsibility for the SCM stream within the global template
- Process design with Signavio and creation of Business Process Documents (BPD)
- Creation of functional design specifications (FS, TS) including interface design and WRICEF objects
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM through SAP customizing
- Migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud to replace legacy systems and implement a harmonized system landscape
- SAP BTP & CPI: extension of Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM, optimization of cloud-based services
- Analysis and evaluation of existing SCM processes in the SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud environment
- Design of integrated solutions in OTC, P2P, EWM, LE and PP including forecasting and capacity planning
- Extension of transportation processes in SAP TM and SAP LE-TRA to support multimodal transports focusing on rail freight and integration of external rail logistics providers via EDI (VDA, EDIFACT)
- Consulting on further migration to SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain
- Functional consulting on developed supply chain processes
- Management of SAP CCS processes for contract types and bonus agreements
- Execution and maintenance of distributions and settlement keys
- Support for integration of transfer rules into the CCS model
- Documentation of CCS process changes for traceability and compliance
- Customizing and optimization in OTC: condition maintenance for pricing, materials, freight, customers, price & material groups; extension of sales document types, item categories, credit memos, down payments and prepayments with pricing procedure, condition types, access sequences, condition tables, condition records, billing types, invoice types, item categories, sales document types, reconciliation accounts, tax accounts; integration with FI/CO for accounting and financial closing; bonus settlements; delivery process optimization; configuration of delivery schedule types with account determination; creation of schedule line categories for delivery schedules; maintenance of schedule lines for delivery schedule types; schedule line determination settings such as order date, delivery date, availability check rules, returns etc.
- Customizing and optimization in P2P: purchase requisitions, purchase orders, document types (reason codes for ordering, rejection and blocking), scheduling agreements and stock transfer schedules; maintenance of material master and vendor master; payment terms; Incoterms; purchasing groups; purchase prices; quota agreements; contracts; purchasing info records; release procedures (characteristics, classes and release strategies); message control; maintenance of vendor master data; assignment of purchasing info records to materials and vendors; configuration of vendor evaluation with weightings; execution and adjustment of material requirements planning processes; creation of detailed functional specifications for P2P processes such as goods receipt (MIGO), goods issue, purchase requisitions and orders; ensuring data quality and master data maintenance in tables such as MARA, LFA1 and LFB1 etc.
- SAP Fiori: extension and customizing of Fiori apps to improve usability and efficiency; implementation of analytical Fiori apps to monitor KPIs and processes; workflow optimization and UI adaptations for enhanced user experience in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
- Process modeling in Signavio; optimization and documentation of business processes; workshops and training on process modeling
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, P2P, CS, PS modules (SCM): incident and change tickets; processing, resolution and documentation of SAP user requests; feasibility analysis for change requests; process optimization; service management with SAP CS; Cloud for Customer (C4C) for modern customer service processes; migration of SAP CS to S/4HANA Field Service Management (FSM); use of embedded analytics for service processes
- Customizing, testing, documentation, training; ensuring integration and collaboration between O2C, P2P and FI/CO modules for supply chain optimization; feasibility analysis; effort estimation; debugging; programming; IDoc and EDI monitoring etc.
- 2nd & 3rd level support in C4C Sales and Services: opportunities, surveys, user creation and authorizations; extension of Business Technology Platform; enhancement of CPI interface; customization of customer and material master data; orders; quotations; equipment; service notifications; surveys; tasks; PS orders; integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM; ensuring integration and maintenance of MRP processes etc.
- Responsibility for process analysis and design in export processing, Intrastat and customs management in compliance with international trade regulations (e.g. export control, preference agreements, dual-use)
- Integration and optimization of Intrastat reporting in SAP SD including maintenance of statistical commodity codes, country of origin, tariff codes etc.
- Customizing in SAP SD foreign trade (SD-FT/FTT) for customs-relevant fields and processes
- Coordination and preparation for integration with SAP GTS, including ATLAS reporting, embargo checks, export control and tariff determination
- Collaboration with customs authorities and logistics providers on export declarations and approval processes
- Creation of test cases for customs processes, export documents, commercial invoices, export declarations etc.
- MDG (Master Data Governance): data quality and maintenance of master data in relevant tables (e.g. MARA, LFA1, LFB1); change requests for master data maintenance in O2C/P2P
- SAP S/4HANA migration: support for migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA, including data migration, process optimization and system harmonization; support for global rollouts for subsidiaries in multiple countries; experience in developing SAP templates for global implementations
- ABAP: development and optimization of programs to extend functionalities in O2C and P2P modules; debugging and troubleshooting; customization and enhancement of user exits for customer-specific requirements; IDoc and EDI monitoring
Hans-Dieter Vetter
Last position:
Director of Production and Process Optimization with Leadership Support for Sustainable Plant Development at Customer-specific material and cut solutions including professional processing
- Process optimization (adjustment and new implementation of operational processes in the plants)
- Co-led management team workshop to develop and implement corporate strategies for sustainably securing and increasing the company's competitiveness
- Warehouse and logistics conversion (analysis and optimization of existing warehouse and logistics processes, support and ensuring smooth implementation of new processes)
- Designing and supporting change processes, e.g., during transformation and restructuring (establishing production planning and quality assurance)
- Shop floor improvements including identifying improvement potentials, developing measures to increase efficiency and optimize workflows, and supporting and monitoring implemented improvements
- Managing two plants and supporting the stabilization of leadership teams in three plants, including measures to stabilize operations and leadership culture, developing managers and employees, and promoting a performance-oriented corporate culture (e.g., working with KPIs and regular staff briefings and discussions)
Result: Optimized the plants' operational processes, reducing lead times by up to 30% and increasing delivery reliability to at least 95% (up from 78%). Stabilized and optimized operations (including leadership culture) through measures such as adjusting and reimplementing work and logistics processes, promoting performance through KPI use and regular employee communication, which led to a significant reduction in machine and staff downtime by up to 15% and an efficiency increase of at least 20%.
Kathrin Mönnich
Last position:
Deputy Plant Manager (interim) at Interim Engagement
- Restructuring and optimizing technical equipment and machinery to secure and develop the site
- Restructuring and optimizing building management for site development
- Planning and implementing long-term investments in technical equipment
- Implementing digital processes, ESG topics, sustainability and energy management
- Process optimization in production and supply chain to increase performance, stability and continuity
- Introducing preventive maintenance and repair processes as well as spare parts management
- Optimizing production planning and the value chain (inventory, packaging materials, storage)
- Introducing sustainable packaging materials after technical testing and approval
- Leadership development towards Positive Leadership
Ismail Özmen
Last position:
Interim Manager; Systemic Business Coach; Freelance CNC-CAM Programmer and Product Designer; Founder and at Self-employed
- Process optimization
- Productivity increase in production
- Lean management
- Shopfloor management
- Production management
- Production control and planning
- Outsourcing
- Leadership training
- Private coaching
- Career coaching
- Self-management training
- Heidenhain, Siemens, Millplus
- CAD design with Fusion 360, SolidWorks
- FDM
- SLA
- Product design
- Prototyping
- Series production
Martina Wendt
Last position:
Independent Interim Manager – Procurement, Supply Chain, Production Planning, Logistics, Materials Management & Restructuring at Independent Consultant and Member of a Business Consulting Firm
- Project manager in national and international industrial companies in the mechanical engineering, automotive supplier, plant engineering, medical technology and energy sectors, with teams of up to 23 people
- Took responsibility for line and project management in procurement, materials management, production planning/control and supply chain
- Developed and implemented restructuring projects
- Analyzed, optimized and implemented efficient processes, organizational and reporting structures
- Provided professional and disciplinary leadership and development for staff in these areas
- Planned and managed cost, quality and delivery performance across the entire supply chain
- Redesigned and digitized modern procurement processes including SAP adjustments
Alois Gruber
Last position:
Bank DZ Privatbank S.A.
- Various programming tasks as specified
- Work carried out from home office, meetings/tasks via email, phone and Microsoft Teams
- Version control via GIT
- Implementation with RDI, FreeSQL SQL
- Extension of automatic test environment creation as specified - adding automatic transfer of existing iSeries users and preparation as well as anonymization of test data
- Creation of trigger and service programs in SQLRPGLE, FreeRPG, ILE RPG and CLLE
- Development and implementation of the CallKredite project including additional extensions for other departments
- Conversion of RPG to Free-RPG and SQL as well as extension of existing modules as specified
- Migration to a new banking release
- Support for specialist segment / OIV
Ulrich Seidler-Rieß
Last position:
Risk Manager in the IT System House at Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- Risk manager in IT projects
- Contributed to the further development of the risk management methodology
Benjamin Nitsche
Last position:
Solution Engineer at Braun & Coesfeld Consulting GmbH
- Support for a FEPA implementation project as Solution Engineer
- Process definition and progress documentation
- Documentation of processes
- Interface design and development testing
- Migration coordination
- Cross-process definition for MTO/MTS
- Design of MES integration (MES Hydra X)
- Design, system testing and interface design
- Coordination of consultants
- Change management
Delly Fofie
Last position:
Dad of 2 daughters at Family
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Statistics of experts using Production Planning and Control
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
31 years
Position duration
3.3 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Operations, Project Management, Production
Top industries
Manufacturing, Automotive, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Quality Assurance, Operations, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
74%
Master's degree or higher
22%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Production Planning and Control
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
What it covers
Production Planning and Control, often called PPC, keeps manufacturing work aligned with demand, materials, and machine capacity. It connects planning with execution so orders move through the plant in a controlled way. In Germany, it is common in automotive, machinery, electronics, and process industries.
Core work
- Plan production orders and release them in the right sequence
- Balance capacity, lead times, and materials availability
- Track progress on the shop floor and react to delays
- Rework schedules when shortages, rush jobs, or downtime appear
Strong specialists keep the plan practical. They know how to turn sales demand, BOM data, routing logic, and inventory signals into clear action for operations teams.
Tools and systems
PPC work often sits inside ERP and manufacturing systems. Common surroundings include SAP PP, SAP S/4HANA, MES tools, and planning spreadsheets used for detailed follow-up.
Good experts understand how data flows between master data, work centers, stocks, and confirmations. They also know where manual control still matters when the system output is not ready to run the plant.
When to bring in help
Companies usually bring in freelance experts when planning is unstable, a new plant setup is going live, or ERP data needs cleanup before a release. They are also useful during reorganisations, peak demand, and process recovery after repeated delays.
German plants often need support that can work with local teams on site while coordinating with remote stakeholders. Clear communication matters as much as planning logic.
What good experts deliver
A strong PPC specialist does more than build a schedule. They identify bottlenecks, define planning rules, improve material availability checks, and make exceptions visible before they disrupt output.
They should be comfortable with production control KPIs, order sequencing, and the trade-off between plan stability and service levels.
Signs you need PPC expertise
- Frequent late orders or unstable schedules
- Stock is available, but production still stops
- ERP data does not match the real shop floor
- Planning teams spend too much time on manual firefighting
- New processes need structure before rollout
That is where experienced production planning and control specialists make a clear difference. They bring method, calm execution, and a practical view of how factories really run.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Production Planning and Control — answered in short.
Production Planning and Control links demand, materials, capacity, and shop-floor execution. It helps decide what to make, when to make it, and how to keep orders moving without constant firefighting. In practice, it covers planning, release, tracking, and rescheduling.
PPC is broader than scheduling. Scheduling is one part of it, but the discipline also includes capacity checks, material coordination, order control, and progress tracking. A freelancer who only knows scheduling may miss the operational causes behind delays.
A strong Production Planning and Control specialist often works with SAP PP, SAP S/4HANA, MES tools, and planning spreadsheets. The exact stack depends on the plant, but the important skill is understanding how master data, routings, and confirmations flow through the process. If the data is weak, the plan will be weak too.
A good PPC freelancer usually understands ERP data, BOMs, routings, inventory logic, and basic manufacturing operations. Lean thinking, shop-floor communication, and problem solving are also important. In many cases, the best support comes from someone who can bridge planning and execution without creating extra complexity.
A Production Planning and Control project can need different depths of expertise. A smaller improvement task may only need a specialist who has cleaned up planning rules or supported a go-live, while a plant reset needs someone who has handled messy data and unstable operations before. Look for relevant factory exposure, not just theoretical knowledge.
PPC can often start remotely if the data, process maps, and system access are in place. But on-site time helps when the shop floor needs observation, when planners and operations disagree, or when master data does not reflect reality. In Germany, many projects use a mix of both.
A strong Production Planning and Control expert explains how they reduce lateness, improve flow, and make planning rules usable for the team. Ask for examples of plant-facing work, not generic process talk. Good signs are clear logic, practical trade-offs, and the ability to work with both planners and operations staff.
Production Planning and Control focuses on the production side: order release, sequencing, follow-up, and short-term control. APS tools can support more advanced optimisation, and supply chain planning looks wider across demand and inventory. Many projects need someone who understands how these layers fit together, especially when ERP and shop-floor reality do not match.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects is 130 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,043 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects, 74% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 22% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects have 31 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (28%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects are Manufacturing (100%), Automotive (76%), and Professional Services (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Production Planning and Control in their recent projects are Operations (84%), Project Management (84%), and Production (80%).
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