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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.
Bora D.
Last position:
Software Architect at DZ HYP AG
- Lead architect for an enterprise loan digitisation programme, coordinating 12 engineers across five workstreams and serving as final technical authority on system design.
- Cut critical application response times by 68% (display 17.3s → 5.6s; modification 11.8s → 5.0s) through targeted caching, OData query optimisation and lazy-loading refactoring; further optimisation in progress.
- Own production error triage, prioritisation and resolution across a multi-application portfolio supporting live lending operations.
- Design and implement SAP Fiori applications on SAP UI5, TypeScript and RAP, owning delivery from architecture and code through rollout and production support.
- Established C4 architecture documentation and decision records for the full programme, enabling faster onboarding and consistent cross-workstream design governance.
- Co-managed S/4HANA release cycle alongside primary responsibilities, coordinating directly with SAP support to resolve critical system issues across the portfolio.
Georgi L.
Last position:
Techno-functional MM/SD consultant at GLIT Circle GmbH
- Implementation of the S/4HANA transformation (brownfield) at an agricultural equipment manufacturer
- Implementation of the new supplier evaluation in S/4HANA, including programmed technical adjustments to customer-specific processes
- Conducting workshops with business departments on technical and functional changes in S/4HANA, with a focus on P2P processes and approval processes
- Preparation of the new system incl. customizing and conversion of customer-specific ABAP developments to Clean ABAP
Prem Chander A.
Last position:
Product owner for SAP PP, QM, APO, MM, MES and ABAP at Husqvarna Group (Bei HCLTech)
Development and Implementation
- Conceptualization and implementation of the various requirements.
- Experience and ability to collaborate with other delivery teams
- Lead a team of 15 people taking care of matters including monitoring operations, delegating tasks and managing budgets.
- Act as product owner and represent the product vision, strategy and priorities in the area of production operations.
- Work closely with the members of the area including developers, analysts and QA to ensure the successful delivery of logistics features and improvements.
- Lead the process design and lead the build team for the SAP implementation (EU countries) and post-merger integration in SAP PP, QM, MM, APO and SD modules.
- Implemented and optimized MRP Live (MD01N) for multiple plants, improving planning runtime
- Worked with business users to transition from classic MRP to MRP Live
- Implemented SAP QM module, including quality planning and inspection lot processing, resulting in a 20% improvement in product quality compliance.
- Developed and tested custom reports using SAP Query and ABAP for MES data analytics, improving visibility into yield rates and resource utilization.
- Translate production requirements into clear and actionable user stories, acceptance criteria and technical specifications.
- Skilled in discrete, and process/manufacturing (PP-PI) environments; deep understanding of master data, production & process orders, recipe management, batch management, capacity & scheduling, shop floor control, and integration with QM, MM, EWM, MES.
- Worked in Variant configuration (VC)
- Supported international rollouts and transformation projects for SAP PP, QM, PPDS, aATP, EWM, and Variant Configuration within a global strategy.
- Tested functionalities for various business scenarios include interface systems
- Involved in SIT and UAT and cutover activities
Technology: Project Management, SAP PP, QM, MM, APO, ABAP OO, HANA Modelling, FIORI, SAP UI5, AMDP, SAP SD, SAP FICO and S4 HANA Emedded analytics
Venkatakrishna G.
Last position:
Senior SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Consultant at Scandinavian Tobacco Group - Freelancer
- Lead SAP Controlling, Product Costing and Material Ledger activities across multiple legal entities, improving standard-costing consistency, inventory valuation and month-end financial reporting.
- Contributed to a 30% reduction in the overall financial closing cycle by coordinating SAP Finance, Controlling, Material Ledger and plant-closing activities against a structured month-end calendar.
- Maintain 99.5% SLA adherence while resolving complex Level 2 and Level 3 incidents across Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, WIP, variance calculation and production-order settlement.
- Execute and validate individual and mass standard-cost estimates using CK11N and CK40N, ensuring accurate costing based on current BOMs, routings, activity prices, purchasing conditions and overhead structures.
- Improved product-costing accuracy by identifying and correcting inconsistencies across material-master costing views, activity types, work centres, BOMs, routings and purchasing data.
- Reduced month-end delays by resolving missing cost estimates, incomplete settlement rules, incorrect activity allocations, variance-calculation errors and production-order settlement failures.
- Reconcile production-order costs, inventory values, purchase-price differences, work in process, production variances and settlement postings across SAP Controlling, Material Ledger and General Ledger.
- Execute Material Ledger and Actual Costing close activities, including price determination, purchase-price-difference allocation and periodic unit-price validation.
- Analyse manufacturing-cost variances across raw materials, labour, machine activity, subcontracting, production usage and overhead costs, enabling business controllers to identify root causes and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Configure and support costing variants, valuation variants, quantity structures, cost-component structures, overhead-costing sheets and automatic account-determination settings.
- Coordinate annual standard-cost planning, costing runs and standard-price releases with Finance, Procurement, Production and plant-controlling teams.
- Improved indirect-cost visibility through cost-center planning, activity-price calculations, assessments, distributions and cost-allocation cycles.
- Support profitability reporting through Account-Based CO-PA, enabling analysis by product, customer, market, company code and profit center.
- Developed reconciliation controls, standard operating procedures and costing reports that improved financial governance, closing accuracy and audit readiness.
- Facilitate workshops and knowledge-transfer sessions covering standard costing, Material Ledger, WIP, production variances and production-order settlement.
Mindaugas K.
Last position:
SAP Developer at Jungheinrich - Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft, based in Hamburg, is a publicly listed German company
Project description: SAP S/4HANA implementation (greenfield). SCRUM methodology Scope: SAP ABAP, BTP, RAP, CDS, ABAP Cloud, Clean Core, CI/CD for SAPUI5/ABAP with GitLab, unit tests, and test-driven development (TDD)
Minal B.
Last position:
Business Intelligence Specialist at Coster Special Technologies S.p.A.
- Designed and developed interactive SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboards and reports for Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, HR, and Manufacturing, covering KPIs such as Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Fixed Costs, Headcount, Personnel Expenses, Stock Analysis, OTIF, Production Volume, BOM, Spend, and Compliance to Schedule.
- Built and optimized end-to-end ABAP CDS data models (Basic, Composite, and Consumption Views) using the VDM approach, integrating data from key SAP S/4HANA tables. Strong expertise in ABAP CDS, SQL, SAP data modeling,
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define KPI logic, standardized user story templates, resolved BI requests through JIRA, improved reporting performance, and delivered scalable, secure, and business-focused analytics solutions that enhanced decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Trained business stakeholders across various countries on SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboard usage and developed comprehensive training manuals to promote user adoption and enable self-service analytics.
Hüseyin B.
Last position:
SAP BW Senior Developer at Deloitte
Interim SAP BW Senior Consultant
Analysis and optimization of the analysis authorization concept
Analysis of the existing SAP BW authorization concept, particularly the mechanisms for assigning analysis authorizations to various organizational units.
Development of an enhanced concept to standardize authorization management.
Prototypical implementation of a solution for multidimensional authorization linking without additional CompositeProviders.
Use of dynamic control via Customer Exits in combination with an authorization ADSO, in which permitted combinations can be centrally maintained.
Application of the Cartesian product concept for precise modeling and authorization of permitted combinations from multiple analysis authorization dimensions, enabling flexible and consistent access control.
The new structure simplifies the management of complex authorizations, reduces redundancies, and makes extensions easier.
It was initially implemented as a prototype to create a well-founded basis for decisions regarding further strategic direction.
After successful validation and positive evaluation by the project team, the solution was further developed productively as part of a User Story and rolled out across the entire SAP BW system.
Virtual key figures & OLAP calculations
Capital Lock Up Ratio (CLR%)
Development and implementation of complex virtual key figures using BAdI RSROA_OLAP_BADI, including:
Net Service Revenue – 3 Month: Dynamic calculation of three-month totals across all periods of the selected year.
Capital Lock Up Ratio %: Key figure for measuring capital tied up, calculated as the ratio of NSR to the cumulative NSR three-month total from P1 to the current drilldown period; used to analyze how much capital is tied up in the company before it is converted into revenue – essential for liquidity management.
Implementation of a mechanism for simultaneously passing two FISCPER intervals:
One interval for displaying the period.
One interval for restricting the data.
Objective: Implementation of a moving average based on a dynamic drilldown period to determine capital tied up accurately for each period.
Account hierarchy-based key figure management
Development of dynamic key figure assignment based on account hierarchy nodes as an enhancement of the existing key figure management solution.
Implementation of BAdI RSROA_OLAP_BADI combined with an easy-to-maintain Customizing table in which the rules for key figure assignment can be defined flexibly.
Runtime-based mapping of approx. 135 key figures according to the individually maintained rules, without manual system changes.
Replacement of an earlier AMDP-based SQL logic in which every change to a node or key figure required a code adjustment, clearing the ADSO, and a time-consuming reload (approx. 2 hours).
The new solution enables ad hoc adjustments via SM30 maintenance – without a new transport, without data reloading, and with significantly reduced system load.
Significant reduction in maintenance and development effort.
Avoidance of long loading times and complex AMDP adjustments.
Increased flexibility in managing key figure assignments, effective immediately without system changes.
Improved performance and flexibility when analyzing reports.
Significant reduction in maintenance effort through dynamic control and modularization.
Contribution to the strategic development of the reporting and authorization system in the SAP BW environment.
Development of a generic ABAP framework for integrating SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Export APIs into SAP BW/4HANA
Design and implementation of a reusable handler and service class architecture for the automated transfer of data from SAC into BW ADSO structures.
Automated push reporting with dynamic query integration (SAP BW/4HANA)
Design and implementation of an ABAP-based push reporting framework for automatic email notifications based on BW query results.
Development of a central ABAP class for generating the HTML email body, including embedded MIME images (KPI screenshot, logo, etc.) and dynamic recipient management.
Remote hierarchy & access concept for user-specific WBS structures (Deloitte, 2025/2026)
Design and implementation of a virtual SAP BW/4HANA hierarchy for user-specific control of WBS elements in complex engagement structures. The objective was to eliminate redundant leaf nodes and ensure that each user sees only their own area of responsibility – both in the F4 value help and within analytical queries.
For this purpose, I developed a fully dynamic hierarchy generator based on an ADSO that determines the relevant subtrees at runtime and makes them available to the system without physical hierarchy loading. The solution eliminated duplicate structure paths, drastically reduced the data volume per user, and enabled secure, high-performance navigation without visibility of other users’ project data.
I also analyzed system-side limitations of the SAP standard F4 hierarchy resolution and, based on this, developed an alternative input and proposal concept for users with global views (“ALL”), fulfilling both security and performance requirements.
Technological focus: BW/4HANA, virtual/remote hierarchies, ADSO design, ABAP-based runtime generation, complex F4 logic, access concepts, performance optimization of large hierarchy structures.
Joaquim L.
Last position:
Freelance ABAP Developer, Logistics at Cheplapharm
- Tested integration of TIBCO EBX with SAP S/4HANA via TIBCO BusinessWorks – proof of concept
- Implemented use case: communication between TIBCO EBX and SAP S/4HANA via IDocs to exchange material master data and business partner data
- Customized, configured, and implemented inbound and outbound processing in the SAP S/4HANA environment for communication with the TIBCO EBX software interface
- Distributed classes, characteristics, and values between TIBCO BusinessWorks and SAP S/4HANA and customized the inbound processing
- Documented the technical components
Akash B.
Last position:
SAP BW/4HANA & SAC Lead at Nagarro
- Led the design, implementation, and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboards, stories, and reports for business users.
- Worked closely with business stakeholders to gather and analyse reporting requirements, translating them into technical designs.
- Integrated SAC with SAP BW/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Views, and external data sources.
- Developed SAC Planning models and supported planning processes, including input forms, allocations, forecasts, and simulations.
- Configured live and import connections to SAP and non-SAP data sources.
- Conducted performance tuning, security setup, and ensured data accuracy in SAC environments.
- Provided training, documentation, and best practices for SAC adoption across the organization.
- Led incident management, change requests, and enhancements in SAC landscapes.
Bhavin S.
Last position:
Team Lead SAP EWM Engineering at Swisslog GmbH
- Over 19 years of experience in solution design, development, integration, and optimization within the SAP ecosystem
- Direct line management of 8 engineers, responsible for yearly target settings and reviews, yearly compensation reviews, training and skill development, onboarding, and conducting interviews for new positions
- Implemented agile based product management practices such as product roadmap, setup of Kanban boards in Microsoft Teams Planner, defining the product backlog and release cycles
- Designed and developed high-level architecture to create reusable Swisslog’s standard product based on SAP EWM MFS to integrate various automation subsystems like pallet conveyors/cranes, light goods conveyors/cranes, autostore, monorail, star robots using Swisslog standard protocol
- Experienced in end-to-end implementation of S4HANA Brownfield and Greenfield projects and in integrating third party subsystems like A-frames and KBS Pick by Light via TCP/TP or REST based APIs
- Setup the overall development process along with required quality gates following continuous integration and continuous improvement principles
- Served as technical team lead during customer implementation projects, running process workshops specific to MFS, preparing business blueprint, designing specifications, and executing integration tests between MFS and PLC subsystems
- Successfully integrated light goods crane with SAP EWM MFS with double deep storage capabilities and total storage capacity of 9600 boxes
- Expertise in a wide range of technologies, tools, and frameworks such as S4HANA EWM, EWM MFS, Embedded Analytics, API-based integration, SAP Cloud Platform, WebIDE, Fiori, SAP UI5, OOABAP, and Classical ABAP Development
Felix R.
Last position:
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert at RWS GmbH
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
Pierre-Jean A.
Last position:
Verification Engineer – Aviation at Tri.Merge GmbH
- Automated Python-based analysis of test script repositories
- Built a SQLite database for signal and value tracking
- Identified critical discrepancies with ad-hoc SQL queries
- Technologies: Python, SQLite, Excel/ODBC
David A.
Last position:
Senior SAP Commerce Cloud Developer at Freelancer
- Integration of SAP Commerce Cloud with SAP Cloud for Customer
- Creation and execution of unit and integration tests
- Error analysis and bug fixing
József S.
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer in S/4 HANA migration
- Automation of trade calculation (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between cash register system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and assignment of pricing conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the standard supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
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Statistics of experts using SAP Core Data Services
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
17 years

Position duration
2.2 years

Positions per freelancer
16

Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Product Development

Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
94%
Master's degree or higher
65%
Doctorate
6%

Certifications per freelancer
1

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
89%
Based on our profile pool as of 9 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP Core Data Services
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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 9 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP Core Data Services 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 (84%)
- Professional Services (62%)
- Manufacturing (54%)
- Automotive (51%)
- Energy (41%)
- Banking and Finance (38%)
- Transportation (38%)
- Retail (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What CDS provides
SAP Core Data Services, commonly called CDS, is SAP’s framework for defining semantically rich data models close to the database. Specialists use CDS views to combine tables, describe business meaning and create reusable access layers for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform solutions.
Where it is used
CDS supports operational reporting, embedded analytics, transactional applications and data extraction. Typical deliverables include:
- Core and consumption views for finance, sales and supply chain data
- Analytical queries with dimensions, measures and annotations
- OData services for SAP Fiori applications
- Data models prepared for SAP Analytics Cloud or external reporting
Ecosystem and tooling
Strong professionals work across ABAP CDS, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori and OData. Depending on the landscape, they also use SAP HANA, ADT in Eclipse, SAP Business Application Studio, RAP and authorization concepts such as access controls. Knowledge of SQL and data modeling helps connect CDS design to wider reporting needs.
When companies need specialists
Companies often bring in freelance expertise during S/4HANA transformations, reporting redesigns and Fiori application delivery. External support is also useful when legacy ABAP reports need a maintainable data model or when performance issues require a review of joins, filters, annotations and authorization rules. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, while workshops may still benefit from on-site coordination and German-language communication.
Signs of strong expertise
Look for professionals who can explain why a view belongs at a particular layer, not just produce working syntax. Useful evidence includes:
- Clear separation of interface, composite and consumption views
- Practical handling of associations, cardinality and annotations
- Secure access through CDS roles and authorization checks
- Measured performance improvements based on query behavior
- Reliable testing across development, quality and production systems
Choosing the right professional
Ask for examples involving the relevant SAP release, data domain and delivery model. A good match understands both the technical model and the business semantics behind it, communicates limits clearly and documents dependencies for internal teams. For remote projects, agree early on working language, workshop routines, system access and review standards.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around SAP Core Data Services.
SAP Core Data Services is used to define reusable data models in SAP systems, especially SAP S/4HANA. Companies use CDS views for reporting, embedded analytics, Fiori applications, OData exposure and controlled access to business data.
ABAP CDS places data definitions, semantic annotations and access rules in a reusable model that can serve several applications. Traditional reports may contain more duplicated logic, while database views alone usually provide less business context and application integration.
A strong SAP Core Data Services specialist should understand ABAP, SQL, SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA data structures. Experience with OData, SAP Fiori, the RESTful Application Programming Model, annotations and authorization checks is valuable for end-to-end delivery.
The need depends on the scope, data complexity and SAP landscape. A focused view extension may need a specialist who can work independently with the relevant modules, while a large migration or analytics program calls for proven experience with layered models, performance and transport processes.
Yes, SAP Core Data Services work is often suitable for remote collaboration when secure system access and clear review processes are available. On-site workshops can help with requirements and data ownership, while German or English language expectations should be agreed before the project starts.
SAP Core Data Services is often the better fit when the model belongs close to the application layer and must support annotations, authorizations or Fiori use cases. SAP HANA calculation views may be appropriate for specialized multidimensional processing, complex transformations or scenarios centered on the database layer.
Ask the specialist to explain view layering, associations, cardinality, annotations and access controls using a relevant example. Strong CDS work is understandable, testable and maintainable, with performance decisions supported by trace results rather than guesswork.
A SAP Core Data Services freelancer should clarify the SAP release, development tools, system access, transport workflow and target consumers of the models. It also helps to confirm whether the work covers new views, extensions, analytical queries, OData services or performance remediation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 809 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 65% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects are German (97%), English (89%), and French (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Professional Services (62%), and Manufacturing (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Core Data Services in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (68%), and Product Development (62%).
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