SAP BW Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used SAP BW
Michael R.
Last position:
Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound “Project KPIs on the Internet” at Global-KPI
- Project management, Hustler (identifying the complete financial operations, including Sales, Pitching, Financial Analysis, & Business Models) and Hound (identifying real customer needs, including Research, & Analysis) to build an online project KPI system.
- The system enables users to make well-founded decisions to keep projects on track according to their key parameters or bring them back on track when there are negative deviations from the plan.
- Provision of a forecast in addition to the current status.
- Automatic calculation and display of KPIs based on project key parameters entered by the user.
- Skills: Project Management, Project KPIs.
- Problem Space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), Corporate Innovation Team Set Up, Team Profile/ Team Canvas, Design Thinking, highlighting people, creating customer personas, researching the market, defining the problem.
- Solution Space: Narrowing down the problem, how to turn ideas into solutions, how to turn solutions into a concept, customer journey, Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, prototyping, fine-tuning the prototype and Business Model Canvas, final pitch.
Paulo M.
Last position:
Power BI / Fabric & SAP BI Consultant at Financial Bank
- Developed Power BI semantic models, DAX and RLS, improving reporting performance and security.
- Designed Fabric Lakehouse with Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), accelerating data processing and improving maintainability and scalability.
- Built Fabric Data Factory pipelines and PySpark transformations, reducing processing time by 40%.
- Delivered automated Power BI KPI dashboards, accelerating reporting and decision-making.
- Supported SAP BO 4.3 → 2025 migration across 2,000+ Webl reports and 34 universes, reducing testing effort by 35% and improving migration quality and reliability.
- Optimized UNX universes, reducing query execution time by 40%.
- Optimized SAP BO reporting solutions, improving reliability and reducing manual effort.
Environment: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, PySpark), Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, SAP BI (BO 4.3/2025, Webl, UNX Universes), 360Suite, InfoBurst, GitHub, JIRA.
Eimear M.
Last position:
Website Designer at Stocklab Sarl
- Designed and implemented WordPress websites using the Divi theme, translating client visions into engaging, user-friendly digital experiences.
- Managed front-end and functional design, ensuring seamless navigation and optimized performance.
Marco C.
Last position:
Global Process Owner Business Intelligence at Interroll SA
- Cover the role of Global Process Owner of the Business Intelligence area and contribute to designing the Data Strategy
- Responsible for the global BI platform based on SAP BW4/HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, Analysis for Office and Power BI
- Collaborate with the FICO team due to acquired skills in this area
- Work closely with the business worldwide to build dashboards, data models and reports to provide useful insights
- Coordinate international analytics teams as project manager and report project progress to the Board
- Participated in the two-year S/4 implementation project with SAP Schweiz, coordinating the SAP implementation team in Portugal and ensuring go-live with all dashboards and reports working and data matched S/4
- Managed BI projects in Sales, Finance, Global KPIs, Manufacturing and Purchasing as project manager; developed and coded when necessary
- Led the migration of reports from BusinessObjects and Lumira to Analysis for Office and BW4/HANA
- Developed Spend Analytics data models and dashboards to analyze purchasing across 30+ entities, achieving 8% savings on purchasing volume and increased group profitability
- Defined data strategy for the group
- Created the global Business Intelligence site on Viva Engage, published stories and built the BI website containing links to training, BI directive list of reports and dashboards
- Created success stories as business use cases, published on Viva Engage
- Led the Business Intelligence function globally, coordinating BI development teams in Switzerland and abroad
- Personally developed data models, reports and dashboards
- Involved in privacy and security topics to guarantee correct compliance of data management
- Coded using different programming languages
- Managed more than 15 BI projects over 5 years using agile methodology, delivered on time, on budget and on quality
- Wrote the BI directive on correct usage of BI tools in the company
Thorsten O.
Last position:
Program / Project / IT Controller (ICT Controller) at Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Project Management Office: analysis and setup, master plan, standardized project planning (generic work breakdown structure according to HERMES), earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Finance management at portfolio, program and project level.
Resource management and single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Process management.
Implementation of a program management tool for unified program and project management.
Program controlling: finance management, earned value management, milestone trend analysis, consolidation of project budgets, actual costs and forecasts at the program level.
Variance analyses at program level.
Transition from total cost view to commitment credit view (federal administration terminology).
Calculation of available reserves (rolling), forecasts and scenarios.
Monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual reports, preparation of annual planning at program level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Project controlling: support for project managers in project planning, earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Review of projects for budget compliance, adherence to phases and schedules, deliverables, resource planning and deployment.
Variance analyses at project level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Resource management: resource planning based on program and project plans, review of timesheets.
Supply chain (until April 2022): single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Change management: involvement in change management for cost-relevant changes (change requests), tracking of service contract price for contract-related changes, participation in change control boards / decision boards at management level.
Establishment of controlling structures in a new Swiss federal agency (becoming a federal office as of January 1, 2024) since April 2022.
Credit monitoring with validation of actual costs and commitment values.
Resource management: cross-project resource planning (HRP).
Earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis for key ICT projects of the federal government.
Participation in the introduction of the JIRA Tempo module.
Tools & methods: HERMES 5.1 / Agile HERMES, Sciforma 7, JIRA, Confluence, Tempo, Signavio, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Prof., Excel-VBA.
Dominic R.
Last position:
Head of Purchasing at Guma AG
- Restructuring and modernizing the purchasing department
- Responsible for all purchasing activities within the company
- Modernization and automation of the system environment
- Designing and implementing the purchasing strategy, including inventory optimization
- Strengthening the purchasing department profile and defining core processes
Philipp D.
Last position:
Freelance Project at AniCura AGs (Tierkliniken)
- Preparing annual financial statements for several animal clinics in Switzerland (MARS Group)
- Leading the audit of the Swiss entities with PwC
- Supporting and enhancing the ongoing accounting
Ferdinand W.
Last position:
SAP EWM MFS Consultant & Power Key User at Rotenberger Group
- Module support SAP EWM MM/SD PP (advanced production based) S/4 HANA
- Design of S/4 HANA requirements in warehousing and logistics environment during the explore phase
- Support of S/4 requirements in the build phase
- Execution of S/4 customizing: EWM (50%), SD (15%), MM (20%), PP (15%)
- Support in the implementation and continuous optimization of SAP
- Analysis and resolution of issues and findings in SAP EWM
- Handling of change requests
- Creation of test cases and test data
- Execution of functional and integration testing
- Support in creating training documents for S/4 HANA
- SAP support 1st & 2nd level
- IDOC message queues monitoring
- Troubleshooting system errors (using the ABAP debugger)
- Resolving inventory differences between ERP and EWM
- POSc & LOSC process for outbound & inbound
- Rules-based Implementation
- Packspec
- Consolidation group for handling units
- EWM-MFS configuration: WH/PLC interface type, Telegram type, Telegram structure, Warehouse task/warehouse order, Resource (Scanner, Sensor, Drives), PLC/CPU, Signal, Telegram, Communication channel customizing, Interleaving activation, Sequence number, Routing LOSC, Initiation point, Rearranging HUs in multi-depth storage bins, MFS putaway strategy
Sibylle H.
Last position:
SAP Development ABAP-OO (cross-module) at Asendia
- Created interfaces for transferring SD orders and customer master data (including various protocols and the ability to process erroneous data)
- Analyzed and adapted existing programs due to infrastructure changes
- SOAP and REST API for creating customer master data from SugarCRM
- REST APIs in Json (SD orders, invoices, payments, PDF forms)
- Logging program for REST APIs
- Created various invoice forms in 8 languages, including document links, email delivery, and PDF generation
- Provided data for the data warehouse
- Various user exits and enhancements in SD and FI
- Intercompany sales order creation, program for creating credit memos (uploads from Excel and the server)
- Reports (VAT, sales orders, invoices)
- Correction program for CO data
- Support for various interfaces, Notes, etc.
- Enhancement for Idoc INVOIC02
- XML file upload program (Rydoo) for posting cash receipts to FI (FB01)
- Created dunning forms in various languages (Smartforms and Adobe, including email delivery)
- Account statement program (ALV displaying postings, emailed to accounts receivable as a PDF using Smartform)
Ramona V.
Last position:
Independent Sparring Partner & Mentor at Think-it.ch
- Strategic support for female entrepreneurs and leaders, with a focus on self-leadership, decision-making, and structured execution under pressure
- Development and delivery of programs on leadership, process clarity, and stress-performance systems
- Workshop facilitation and support in organizational and structural development processes
- Currently responsible for the design and implementation of an international scaling project (OER Literacy Program / 2GiveLife), expanding to 15 organizations in the DACHLi region
Antonis V.
Last position:
Security and Audit Consultant at Contractor
Consulting on Cyber Security, Governance, Risk Management, audits, Cloud Security, and compliance in regulated environments.
Nenad T.
Last position:
Contractor at Swisscom
- SAP Data Designer ETL, SQL Server, Docker for PharmaSuisse Data Warehouse Application (Application Manager and Developer)
- SAP Business Objects, ABAP on SAP HANA for the Police of the Canton of Bern (Application Manager and Developer)
- Avaloq Connectors to SAP BW for Banque Cantonale de Fribourg
Doris N.
Last position:
Expert Consultant at multiprovider gmbh/ASC GmbH/all for one Group
DWH development (backend) for SRG (2022)
Media: redesign of the HR data model to prepare migration to BW/4HANA
Support and training for HR and controlling reporting solutions
Technologies: SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BW on HANA 7.5, SAP HCM, SAP CO, SAP FI, IBCS, SAP Lumira Design Studio, Graphomate, SAP Fiori Launchpad
DWH development (frontend) for Constellium (2017)
Redesigned reporting according to IFRS 17 standard
Conceptualized and implemented improvements and automated migration programs
Project "Market & Audience Research": blueprint and implementation of BW on HANA data models and reporting based on SAP ERP and third-party data (extraction using CDS views)
Proof of concept reporting with SAC, Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Proof of concept replacement of Broadcaster with BO Scheduling
Project "Adamant – Profitability Analysis": blueprint and implementation of BW on HANA data models and reporting with Design Studio using data from SAP CO-PA
Technologies: SAP BW 7.5, SAP BEX Analyzer, SAP BEx Broadcaster, SAP ABAP, SAP BCS, SAP HANA native, Mediapulse, R, REST-API, Confluence, MS Power BI, SAP SAC, SAP BO Design Studio, SAP BO Scheduling and Publications XI 3.0, SAP Lumira Design Studio
Sven M.
Last position:
SAP BW development and consulting, ongoing support, international industrial company at Rafi Berg
- Extension of the planning application for annual and rolling planning
- Improvements for navigation and filtering with master data
- Administration of the planning InfoProvider: selective deletion of unneeded data, generation of zero records
- Fixing issues from the open items list
- Technologies: SAP BW, SAP BW-IP, SAP SD
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Statistics of experts using SAP BW
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
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 Switzerland 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 in Switzerland 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 29 Oct 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 (71%)
- Banking and Finance (64%)
- Manufacturing (64%)
- Professional Services (64%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Transportation (50%)
- Retail (43%)
- Food and Beverage (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP BW does
SAP BW, formerly known as SAP Business Warehouse, is a platform for integrating, organizing and analyzing enterprise data. It brings information from SAP ERP, S/4HANA and external systems into governed data models for reporting, planning and management decisions. Companies use it when operational data needs consistent definitions and traceable results.
Core data structures
SAP BW specialists work with InfoObjects, DataStore objects, CompositeProviders and queries. They design transformation logic, load processes and authorizations so data moves from source systems into usable reporting layers. In newer landscapes, SAP BW/4HANA places greater emphasis on streamlined models and HANA-optimized processing.
Ecosystem and tooling
The work often connects SAP BW with:
- SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC and business content
- SAP HANA calculation views and SQL-based transformations
- SAP Analytics Cloud, Analysis for Office and Web Intelligence
- OData, flat files and external data sources
Strong knowledge of process chains, data loads, monitoring and transport management is essential for dependable operations.
When companies need specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when an internal team faces a migration, reporting redesign or delivery backlog. Typical assignments include:
- Moving legacy SAP BW models toward SAP BW/4HANA
- Improving slow loads, queries and process chains
- Creating finance, sales, supply chain or controlling reporting
- Integrating new SAP and non-SAP data sources
In Switzerland, projects may involve distributed business teams, regulated industries and collaboration across German-, French- or Italian-speaking stakeholders.
What strong professionals deliver
Experienced SAP BW professionals clarify reporting requirements before changing the model. They document data lineage, validate figures with business owners and build reusable objects instead of isolated reports. They also understand authorizations, delta handling, error recovery and production support, not only front-end presentation.
For remote work, clear documentation and disciplined communication matter as much as system access. On-site workshops can help during discovery, testing or knowledge transfer, while development and monitoring can often continue remotely.
Choosing the right fit
Assess specialists against the actual SAP landscape, not just a list of product names. Ask how they approach source analysis, reconciliation, transport paths, performance checks and cutover planning. A strong fit can explain trade-offs between classic SAP BW, SAP BW/4HANA and direct SAP HANA modeling in plain business terms.
The right professional also brings adjacent skills such as ABAP, SQL, SAP authorizations, data governance and SAP Analytics Cloud. Review comparable deliverables, test their understanding of your reporting logic and agree on documentation, ownership and support expectations before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP BW.
SAP BW is used to collect, transform and structure data from SAP and external systems for reporting, analysis and planning. It provides governed data models so departments can work from consistent definitions instead of separate extracts.
SAP BW provides business-oriented modeling, managed data flows and reporting structures, while SAP HANA is primarily an in-memory database and application platform. A data lake is usually broader and more flexible for raw or varied data, but it requires additional governance and modeling for trusted business reporting.
A strong SAP BW specialist often brings SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC knowledge, SQL, ABAP, SAP HANA modeling and process-chain monitoring. Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, Analysis for Office, authorizations and data governance can also be important.
The right level depends on the scope. SAP BW reporting changes may need someone comfortable with modeling and testing, while migrations, redesigns or performance work call for a professional who has handled architecture, cutover and production support.
Yes. SAP BW modeling, documentation, testing and monitoring can often be handled remotely when secure access and clear responsibilities are in place. On-site sessions may still help with workshops, stakeholder alignment, data validation or knowledge transfer.
The technical work in SAP BW is commonly documented in English, but project communication may require German, French or Italian depending on the business teams and location. Confirm language expectations early, especially for requirements workshops and user acceptance testing in Switzerland.
Ask the SAP BW professional to explain data lineage, delta loads, reconciliation, authorizations and recovery from failed process chains. Strong specialists connect technical choices to reporting accuracy, maintainability and business ownership rather than focusing only on object creation.
SAP BW/4HANA can be a strong choice when a company wants a more streamlined warehouse model and closer alignment with HANA-optimized processing. The decision depends on the existing landscape, migration effort, reporting needs and the value of simplifying legacy objects.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects is 141 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,126 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are English (100%), German (86%), and French (71%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are Information Technology (71%), Banking and Finance (64%), and Manufacturing (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BW in their recent projects are Information Technology (79%), Business Intelligence (71%), and Project Management (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP BW
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.
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