
SAP Business One Experts
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP Business One
Arne Z.
Last position:
Managing Director and Shareholder at ARNESS GmbH & Co. KG
- Founded the company as a full-service consulting firm focused on purchasing and supply chain
- Commercial management of the company
- Digitalization and automation of work steps to reduce process costs
- Project management for optimization projects
- Connecting German companies with manufacturers abroad to achieve shorter delivery times and lower procurement costs at the same time
- Organizing B2B meetings between international companies
- Research on procurement markets (BestCostCountry) for the production of complex welded assemblies
- Taking on interim management assignments
Manuel K.
Last position:
.NET Developer, SAP Business One Consultant at Own Projects
- DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
- E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.
Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#
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.
Rainer P.
Last position:
Senior Controller at Stahlhandel-Servicecenter Bönen
- Controlling project work: implementation of customer quotation calculation and development of a trading and forward calculation for sales
- Development of a cost of goods manufactured calculator
- Theoretical design and practical implementation: temporary Excel-based solution introduced quickly; embedding into INFOR LN and creation of the requirements specification
- Majority of project management using modern tools (Loop, Jira, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Regular reporting on quotes submitted (contribution margin 1 and full cost coverage) and comparison with post-calculation
Luca P.
Last position:
ERP Program Manager at Fiserv
The customer is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. All SAP ECC landscapes worldwide are being migrated to SAP S/4HANA, with the goal of introducing a standard template worldwide.
The program also includes the “RISE with SAP” migration and modernization program, which may involve migrating the landscapes of selected country installations to the SAP Private Cloud.
On the stakeholder side, the program reporting line extends to the company’s executive board and that of the implementation partner.
Fiserv Germany’s ERP landscape currently includes several non-standard SAP tools and applications that extend the functionality of the ECC environment and can often be integrated into downstream systems. As part of the transition to SAP S/4HANA, it is essential to assess the core functionality, integration points and future viability of these applications in order to determine their alignment with the target architecture.
The focus of the work is on providing expert advice and assessment to define the scope, strategy and roadmap for transitioning Fiserv Germany’s SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA.
The recommended best practices from SAP are followed and a structured approach is used to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption while maximizing business value.
This assessment forms the basis for a successful SAP S/4HANA transformation and ensures alignment with industry best practices, regulatory compliance and future scalability.
Migration Strategy Definition – assessment of available transition approaches based on business objectives, technical feasibility and SAP Best Practices.
Technical Readiness Assessment – conducting a system analysis to assess compatibility, custom code impact, data volume management, integration points and infrastructure readiness for SAP S/4HANA.
Business Process Impact Analysis – reviewing the latest business process documentation to define the scope and effort required to implement the necessary functions in SAP S/4HANA and to identify opportunities for process optimization.
Roadmap for Non-SAP Systems and Applications – assessment of third-party and legacy applications regarding their integration with SAP S/4HANA and recommendation of consolidation, migration or replacement strategies.
Deployment & Implementation Planning – defining a phased approach for implementation, including project schedules, risk mitigation strategies and key milestones aligned with business priorities.
This transformation takes place in phases: the Discovery phase leads to the Explore phase, which is followed by the Design phase and finally implementation.
Program management
Change management
Requirements management
Transition management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Comprehensive coordination
Maher K.
Last position:
Executive Management, Managing Partners at HMM Diagnostics GmbH
- Detailed information in the reference projects file
- Responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the company
- Leading and coordinating product development projects in the areas of e-health and medical technology
- Freelance project management activities in various industries, including IT and medical technology
- Introduction of innovative products and solutions in medical technology, connectivity and fitness in international markets
- Building platforms for e-health and corporate health management
- Introduction and migration of ERP systems (SAP Business One, JTL WaWi) in sales- and production-oriented companies
- Project management for international and cross-company projects
- Crisis management and successful control of critical projects
- Support of IT infrastructure including server landscapes and SAN systems
- Consulting for international company founders
Enver B.
Last position:
Interim Manager IT Service Provider at DDE Dialog GmbH | PCS365
- Interim management of IT operations in the IT service provider business
- Implemented ISO 27001 certification including preparation of all documentation
- Implemented change processes and system migrations
- Optimized operational workflows and realigned technical systems and administrative processes
- Brought multiple large projects into production
- Launched a new business line in the gaming PC sector
Muhammed D.
Last position:
Software Engineer at The.NextGen GmbH
- Created internal web application to improve the salary process using a microservice interfacing with MSSQL
- Developed interactive web UI using Microsoft Blazor
- Integrated Azure AD for user authentication
- Designed and implemented roles and permissions in the database
- Developed progress page guiding users through each process step
- Processed bonus calculations by importing Excel files
- Configured email notifications using MSSQL Send Mail
- Tools and technologies: C#, ASP.NET 6, MS-SQL, REST API, Visual Studio 2022, TFS, microservices, Kanban Board, Azure DevOps
Tarek F.
Last position:
Software Developer at Objektus GmbH
- Conceived and implemented customer solutions, accurately estimating project efforts
- Tested and documented fully developed software using C# and Visual Basic with .Net
- Collaborated in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of SAP Business One systems
- Utilized Microsoft Visual Studio and version management (SVN) for efficient development
- Managed code repositories and collaborated with teams on GitHub for seamless workflow and version control
- Provided 1st and 2nd level support for SAP Business One users, promptly resolving issues
- Collaborated with customers to troubleshoot and optimize add-on solutions
- Familiarity with FSM SAP integration, facilitating efficient field service management
- Leveraged GitHub for issue tracking and knowledge sharing within the support team
Matthias F.
Last position:
Senior HR Manager with a focus on Recruiting at TransnetBW GmbH
- Building up the workforce from 1,300 to 1,850 employees (white-collar positions) together with the team and an external colleague
- Advising the company across the entire recruiting process chain
- End-to-end recruiting
- Active sourcing
- Close collaboration and coordination with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. external HR service providers, hiring managers and works council)
Ian S.
Last position:
Sales Representative at Moetefindt Fahrzeugbau GmbH
- In just a few weeks, I became independently able to close deals in a completely new, technically demanding product environment: I qualified incoming online leads (social media, landing page), provided technical advice, prepared quotes, and negotiated contracts (SAP Business One).
- In about seven months, I closed deals worth roughly EUR 340,000, including a semi-trailer for transporting up to four premium SUVs (order value approx. EUR 242,000, including clarification of technical feasibility).
- Left due to operational reasons as part of a restructuring.
Joel E.
Last position:
Interim Vice President Group Financial Development & Transition at Viessmann Climate Solutions Group
- Climate solutions, approx. 14,800 employees, approx. €3.9 billion revenue
- Led and managed the carve-out of Viessmann Climate Solutions from the Viessmann Group into the publicly traded US group Carrier Global Corporation
- Responsible for adapting and converting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to US GAAP, including group reporting to Carrier Group
- Further developed, restructured, and optimized group reporting, commercial processes & structures; implemented Fast Close & Power BI; and developed and coached finance departments
Clemens N.
Last position:
Freelance Consultant / Coach at Clemens Noske Beratung (CN-Beratung)
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Project management
- Quality management
- IT security management
- Release management
- Change Management
- CRM
Gunter F.
Last position:
Interim Management at Kaufhaus des Westens
- Clearing of accounts receivable and accounts payable in the finance department
- Reconciliation of receivables and payables using big data analysis (>80,000 PDFs)
- Integration into a new application using automated flows
- Use of AI Builder & Prompt, Azure AI Document Intelligence, fuzzy matching & Python
Alois F.
Last position:
Software Architect / Backend Developer at GEO API
- Design and implementation of a Laravel backend API for provider-based geo search, feature details, boundary geometries and neighborhood detection.
- The API serves as a server-side proxy, cache and enrichment layer, protecting credentials for external geo services and persisting features, localizations, geometries, hierarchies and neighborhood relationships in MariaDB.
- Key areas included normalization of autocomplete and feature data, caching strategies for expensive boundary/polygon requests, spatial processing of GeoJSON and MultiPolygon geometries, as well as neighborhood detection using hierarchies, bounding box filters and topology checks.
- Additionally, separate production and diagnostic endpoints were created, along with status and error catalogs, discovery logging, a Docker development stack, API documentation, and unit and feature tests.
- Technologies: PHP 8.3, Laravel, REST API, geo data API, GeoJSON, MariaDB Spatial, Eloquent, Laravel Queues, PHPUnit, Mockery, Docker, Docker Compose, API design, geocoding, boundary data, spatial queries.
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Statistics of experts using SAP Business One
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years

Position duration
2.6 years

Positions per freelancer
13

Top business areas
Project Management, Finance, Information Technology

Top industries
Manufacturing, Professional Services, Information Technology

Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
76%
Master's degree or higher
48%
Doctorate
7%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, Spanish

Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts using SAP Business One
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.
SAP Business One experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (79%)
- Professional Services (76%)
- Information Technology (68%)
- Automotive (47%)
- Retail (44%)
- Banking and Finance (35%)
- Healthcare (35%)
- Energy (32%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Business platform
SAP Business One is an enterprise resource planning system for small and midsize companies. It brings financials, sales, purchasing, inventory, production, service and reporting into one connected application. Companies use SAP B1 to replace disconnected spreadsheets and gain a consistent view of daily operations.
Core capabilities
SAP Business One supports end-to-end processes from quotation and sales order through purchasing, goods receipt, delivery, invoicing and payment. Depending on the business, it can also cover bills of materials, production orders, warehouse management, serial and batch tracking, service contracts and financial close. Its modular design suits distributors, manufacturers, wholesalers and professional services firms.
Ecosystem and tooling
Experts work across the SAP Business One client, web client, administration tools and reporting environment. Common project work includes SQL Server or SAP HANA databases, Crystal Reports, analytics, user-defined fields, authorizations and approval workflows. Integrations may use the Service Layer, DI API, integration frameworks, add-ons or external middleware.
When specialists help
- Rolling out SAP Business One for a new company or subsidiary
- Migrating master data, open transactions and historical records
- Connecting e-commerce, logistics, banking, CRM or tax systems
- Redesigning purchasing, warehouse or production workflows
- Improving reports, controls, permissions and month-end processes
Freelance expertise is useful when internal teams need focused support without slowing daily operations. It also helps during version upgrades, acquisitions, localization work and complex integration projects.
Strong project experience
A capable professional starts with process discovery rather than copying existing spreadsheets into the system. They understand accounting dependencies, item and business partner master data, warehouse structures, document flows and approval logic. They define a practical scope, protect data quality and test integrations with representative business cases.
Quality signals
Look for experience with a similar industry, company structure and SAP Business One deployment model. Ask for examples of configured processes, migration plans, training materials, test scripts and post-go-live support. Strong specialists explain trade-offs clearly, document changes and leave users able to operate and maintain the solution. Remote collaboration works well when workshops, access rules, documentation and decision ownership are agreed early.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about SAP Business One? Start with the answers below.
SAP Business One is used to manage finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, production, service and reporting in one business system. Companies often choose it to connect operational data and standardize processes across locations or departments.
SAP Business One is designed for smaller and midsize organizations that need integrated ERP processes without the breadth and complexity of larger SAP solutions. It offers strong core functionality and extensibility, while a larger system may suit more complex global structures or highly specialized processes.
An SAP Business One specialist should understand accounting, inventory control, purchasing, sales operations and data migration. Useful adjacent skills include SQL Server or SAP HANA, Crystal Reports, the Service Layer, DI API, integration middleware and change management.
The right level of experience depends on the scope, number of legal entities, integrations and process changes. A focused report or workflow adjustment may need a narrow specialist, while a rollout or migration calls for someone who has handled discovery, configuration, testing, training and go-live support for SAP Business One.
Much SAP Business One work can be completed remotely, including configuration, reporting, documentation, testing and integration design. On-site workshops can still help with warehouse, production or user-acceptance topics, especially when physical processes are central to the project.
Before hiring an SAP B1 freelancer, document the business goals, current version, database environment, integrations, affected users and key pain points. Access requirements, sample documents, master-data ownership and a clear decision process make the initial assessment more productive.
Ask an SAP Business One professional to explain a comparable project, including process decisions, data risks, testing and handover. Quality is visible in clear documentation, realistic dependencies, careful authorization design and the ability to connect system settings with business outcomes.
Common SAP Business One challenges include inconsistent master data, fragile integrations, excessive custom fields, unclear approval rules and reports that do not match accounting requirements. A strong specialist keeps extensions maintainable, uses supported interfaces where possible and tests how changes affect the full document flow.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 893 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects, 76% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 48% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and Spanish (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects are Manufacturing (79%), Professional Services (76%), and Information Technology (68%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP Business One in their recent projects are Project Management (74%), Finance (65%), and Information Technology (65%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP Business One
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.
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.
Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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