SAP BW Experts
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP BW
William N.
Last position:
Power BI Solutions Architect/Engineer & AI Consultant at AVERDUNG GmbH
- Redesign of the company’s BI infrastructure: replacement of a fragmented landscape of manually maintained Excel solutions and CSV imports with a centralized Power BI environment using a unified data model as the company-wide single source of truth
- Consolidation of previously isolated reporting logic in a central semantic model – elimination of redundant files, manual data transfers and inconsistent metrics across departments
- Forecasting & Planning: Design and implementation of company-wide liquidity planning in Power BI – from business logic to a fully automated, data-source-driven planning model replacing the previous manual Excel process; enabling rolling forecasts and continuously up-to-date cash flow transparency for management
- Optimization of existing Power BI dashboards in terms of performance, structure and analytical value using an AI-native approach
- Analysis and improvement of the data model, including data quality analyses, data cleansing and consistent modeling using Star Schema, DAX and Power Query
- Incident & Anomaly Analysis: Identification, investigation and explanation of data anomalies, including root-cause analysis and specific recommendations for action
- AI Solution Architecture: Connecting Business Central and Power BI to LangDock via MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI-supported data usage
- Development of a historical data layer as a basis for trend and time-series analyses
- AI-supported automation: Design and development of AI skills, agents, loops and processes for the automated analysis and interpretation of reports
- Automated reporting workflow: Setup of scheduled, automated email delivery of AI-generated analyses and recommendations to stakeholders
- Gathering and documentation of business requirements and coordination with business departments and IT as part of requirements engineering / product owner activities
- Breaking down overall requirements into clearly defined work packages and tasks
- Definition, prioritization and management of milestones throughout the entire project lifecycle
Tools: POWER BI, M365, Copilot Studio, MIRO, Microsoft Business Central, Microsoft Fabric, Claude AI, ChatGPT, LangDock, MS VS Code
Tobias S W.
Last position:
CEO & Fouder at Wittbix
Sven L.
Last position:
Project Controller at Iqony
- Acting as project controller for the STEAM sub-project within Iqony's long-term modernisation programme for an industrial water demineralisation plant at the BP refinery site in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven alongside the parallel WATER sub-project
- Managing cost control, SAP PS data integrity and project tracking in a challenging data environment
Franz B.
Last position:
Product Development (AI) at Self-initiated
AI phone assistant platform
Claude Code, Google AI Studio, Python, LLM / Voice-AI, PostgreSQL
- Designed and hands-on developed an AI-powered phone assistant platform (Voice-AI / LLM)—from idea and architecture through to MVP/product.
- Built agentic workflows and end-to-end automations with Claude Code and Google AI Studio.
- Also supported AI-powered delivery in client engagements: using Claude Code for governance documentation, requirements drafts, and automations.
Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
Diana G.
Last position:
Interim IT-Controller at Leipziger Stadtwerke
- Development controlling systems:
- Validate various Business Cases
- Develop organization, task description, processes and systems of the controlling system to improve activities
- Harmonize ERP software within the Group (IT-Procurement – Plan data – controlling – reports)
- Budget Master data and Planning:
- Set-up phase oriented project planning
- Monitor and validate projects: OPEX and CAPEX due to laws and concern dependency rules
- Validate regulatoric calculations
- PMO assistance activities
- presentations and reports Tools: SAP 4/HANA; SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC): SAP FI/CO; SAP MM; SAP PPM; BOARD; TABLEAU; MS Office 365;
Isabella S.
Last position:
Founder & Consultant at ISA ADVISE
- Independent consulting at the intersection of HR, Finance and IT
- Focus on People Analytics, HR Controlling, Pay Transparency, Compensation & Benefits and HR Transformation
- Analysis of complex HR and business data and development of reliable decision-making foundations for management and HR
- Design of KPI, reporting and BI solutions as well as data-based management models
- Consulting from analysis and concept development through implementation of transformation and optimization projects
- Focus on SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW and Power BI
- ISA = Insight · Structure · Alignment
Axel G.
Last position:
Management Consultant, Business Analyst at SEFE Energy GmbH
- Process management, project management
- Business process modeling for market-to-order and order-to-cash
- Replacement of an existing CRM system
- Salesforce energy & utilities cloud, Aurea CRM, SAP-Signavio, iGrafx
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.
Deepa K.
Last position:
Data Analyst – BI Lead Engineer at Novartis
- Leading enterprise BI transformation across Power BI & Microsoft Fabric, delivering scalable data models, automated reporting, and high-performance analytics solutions for commercial and operational leadership.
- Building and optimizing Power BI Dataflows, Fabric Lakehouse datasets, semantic models, and automated reporting pipelines to improve data scalability, governance, and reporting performance.
- Driving dashboard modernization and KPI governance by translating complex business requirements into executive-level insights, interactive visualizations, and decision-ready analytics.
- Designing end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architectures integrating data ingestion, transformation, virtualization, and enterprise reporting across cross-functional business domains with SAP BW to Qlik to Power BI migration.
- Delivering AI-enabled reporting capabilities, threshold-based alerting, and automation frameworks within the Power BI ecosystem to accelerate business decision-making.
- Partnering with commercial leadership, analytics teams, and IT stakeholders to standardize KPIs, optimize BI strategy, and deliver scalable, business-critical reporting solutions.
- Recognized for combining strong stakeholder leadership, technical architecture expertise, and business-driven analytics to deliver impactful enterprise BI transformation initiatives.
Songül D.
Last position:
Freelance SAP BW Consultant at DKV Mobility Services
- Designed and implemented enhancements in SAP BW on HANA 7.5 in the context of CRM migration and S/4HANA and BW/4HANA transformation programs
- Migrated SAPI data sources to the ODP framework as part of the S/4HANA migration
- Delivered SAP ECC data to Snowflake using BW data models and Calculation Views for Power BI analytics
- Integrated SAP and non-SAP data sources (including MS Dynamics)
- Improved reporting transparency through consolidated data models
- Optimized data loading processes for FI-CO data sources, significantly improving load times and system performance
Mladen B.
Last position:
Senior SAP BW/4HANA / BPC / SAC Consultant – Freelancer at Company in Berlin and Belgium in the utilities sector
- Implementation of data models in BW/4HANA, ABAP CDS Views, HANA Calculation Views, AMDP Scripts, OData Services, object-oriented ABAP in BW, SAC.
- Adjustments in BPC for BW/4HANA.
Timo H.
Last position:
IT Product Owner / IT Project Manager at Schaeffler AG
- Responsible for tool-supported project and portfolio management across the company
- Design, development and operation of Jira- and Confluence-based ways of working
- Translating project management and business unit requirements into robust tool concepts
- Integrating Jira into existing tool landscapes (including Planview, ServiceNow, SAP BW)
- Establishing governance, reporting and KPI structures
- Rolling out new ways of working, including training and key user models
- Using AI features to support planning and analysis
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
Zlatko P.
Last position:
SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager at DB
- Project Argo: SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager, SAP BW/4 Hana Consultant, Architect and Developer.
- Migration of FI data models from SAP BW 7.x to BW/4 Hana.
- Review and implementation of the user and authorization concept.
- SAP S/4 Hana, SAP Basis, SAP BW/4 Hana data modeling and use of the SAP BW Migration Workbench.
- Use of Business Content, BAPI, BW/4 Hana, Hana Studio, HANA Views, Analytical Views, virtual tables and Hana Native SQL.
- Work with ADSO, Open ODS Views, Composite Provider, Hybrid Provider, SAP Solution Manager, Query Designer, Analysis for Office, Lumira and Fiori.
- Use of SAP SAC (Stories, Data Models, Data Analyzer, CDS Views), as well as application management and monitoring of process chains and load jobs.
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Statistics of experts using SAP BW
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
3.5 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
98%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology 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.
Average rates of experts using SAP BW
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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP BW experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (75%)
- Professional Services (70%)
- Manufacturing (63%)
- Banking and Finance (52%)
- Automotive (48%)
- Retail (33%)
- Energy (32%)
- Healthcare (30%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
SAP BW, short for SAP Business Warehouse, is an enterprise data warehousing system for collecting, organizing, and analyzing business information. It brings data from SAP applications and external sources into governed models for reporting, planning, consolidation, and management insight.
Data models
Specialists structure data with InfoObjects, DataStore objects, CompositeProviders, Open ODS views, and queries. They define how transactional data is extracted, transformed, stored, and exposed to business users. In newer landscapes, BW/4HANA supports streamlined modeling on SAP HANA.
Ecosystem and tools
SAP BW work often includes:
- SAP S/4HANA and ECC extraction through standard and custom data sources
- SAP HANA views, SQL, and performance analysis
- BW/4HANA modeling tools in Eclipse
- SAP Analytics Cloud, Analysis for Office, and BEx reporting
- ETL, authorizations, transports, and process chains
Professionals may also connect CRM, finance, manufacturing, cloud, or flat-file sources and use APIs or database interfaces where standard extraction is not enough.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance SAP BW expertise during migrations, new reporting programs, data-platform modernization, and urgent delivery work. They may need help moving from SAP NetWeaver BW to BW/4HANA, redesigning slow models, reconciling figures, or replacing fragile custom logic. External specialists add focused capacity without disrupting internal teams.
Delivery and governance
Strong professionals clarify reporting definitions before building objects. They establish reusable data flows, handle delta loads, document dependencies, and test totals against source systems. They also manage authorizations, transports, monitoring, and error recovery so that reports remain dependable after handover.
Choosing a professional
Look for evidence of work with the relevant SAP release, source systems, reporting tools, and operating model. Ask how the specialist handles data quality, performance, failed loads, and changing business rules. For projects in Germany or other multilingual environments, confirm the language needed for workshops and documentation, then agree on remote collaboration, access procedures, and stakeholder availability.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP BW.
SAP BW is used to consolidate data from SAP and external systems into structured models for reporting, planning, and analysis. Companies use it to create governed metrics, recurring management reports, operational views, and information flows for finance, sales, supply chain, and other functions.
SAP Business Warehouse is closely integrated with SAP data structures, business content, authorizations, and reporting processes. A general cloud warehouse or data lake may offer broader source flexibility, but SAP BW can reduce semantic work for organizations whose core processes run in SAP. The right choice depends on integration needs, governance, latency, and the existing landscape.
A strong SAP BW specialist often brings knowledge of SAP S/4HANA or ECC extraction, SAP HANA, SQL, ABAP, data modeling, and reporting tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud or Analysis for Office. Experience with authorizations, transports, process chains, and data-quality controls is also valuable for production work.
The required background depends on the scope. A focused report or data-source change may suit a professional familiar with the relevant objects and business area, while a migration to BW/4HANA, redesign of a large model, or performance investigation calls for deeper delivery experience. Assess experience against the actual SAP release, sources, and reporting requirements.
SAP BW work is often suitable for remote collaboration when secure system access, clear documentation, and test data are available. Workshops for requirements or source reconciliation may benefit from on-site sessions, especially when several business teams are involved. Agree in advance on working hours, access approvals, and the language used with stakeholders.
BW/4HANA is SAP’s modernized data warehousing product, optimized to run on SAP HANA and built around a more focused set of modeling objects. SAP NetWeaver BW is the earlier product family and remains present in many landscapes. A specialist should understand migration paths, compatibility limits, and the operational impact before recommending a move.
Review whether the professional can explain the data flow from source to report, including transformations, delta handling, authorizations, and reconciliation. Ask for examples of performance improvements, failure monitoring, and documentation. High-quality SAP BW work produces trusted figures, maintainable models, and clear ownership after delivery.
Before starting with SAP BW, clarify the system versions, source applications, existing modeling standards, reporting tools, transport process, and access constraints. Confirm whether the assignment covers analysis, build, migration, support, or knowledge transfer. Agree on acceptance criteria for data accuracy, performance, documentation, and handover.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects is 114 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 912 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are Information Technology (75%), Professional Services (70%), and Manufacturing (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Project Management (84%), and Business Intelligence (72%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP BW
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