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Hire experts who configure SAP ERP processes, connect finance and logistics modules, and support migrations from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. FRATCH matches you quickly and precisely with vetted, available freelancers for focused project delivery.

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Dominik P.

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Head of IT

Hamburg
Dominik P.

Last position:

Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH

  • Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
  • Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
  • Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
  • Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
  • Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
  • Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
  • Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
  • Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
  • Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
  • Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
  • Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
  • Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
  • Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
  • Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
  • Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
  • Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
  • Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status
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Gunnar W.

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IT-Consultant

Hamburg
Gunnar W.

Last position:

IT-Consultant at Independent Freelancer

  • Enterprise and IT strategy
  • Digital transformation
  • Process and portfolio management
  • Interim IT management
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Thorsten S.

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Project Manager

Hamburg
Thorsten S.

Last position:

Project Manager at ORLEN Deutschland GmbH, Wholesale IT

  • Project management and change management
  • Blueprint-to-go-live including cutover
  • Implementation in a greenfield approach
  • Management of the integrator
  • Designing, organizing, and executing change management
  • Agile management in Jira and Confluence
  • Fit-gap analysis, requirement engineering, development, testing, cutover, and hypercare
  • Covering the processes Sales-from-Stock, Procure-to-Pay/-Receipt, Invoice-to-Pay
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Peter M.

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Freelance SAP HCM Consultant and Developer

Wedel
Peter M.

Last position:

Freelance SAP HCM Consultant and Developer at Beiersdorf AG

  • Project assignment ended early, further continuation only with own staff.
  • Support for payroll Germany, including customizing and program analysis.
  • Development of ABAP programs, ABAP OO classes and methods.
  • Definition of wage types, attendances and absences, daily programs and shift schedules.
  • Adjustment of schemas and rules for payroll Germany.
  • SAP HCM 3rd level support according to change requests and incidents.
  • Work as a freelancer, part-time, remote.
  • Technologies used: SAP R/3 HR Rel. ECC 6.0, PA, PT, PY.
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George G.

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SAP Authorization Consultant/ SAP Authorization Consulting (Freelancer/SAP Consultant)

Hamburg
George G.

Last position:

SAP Authorization Consultant/ SAP Authorization Consulting (Freelancer/SAP Consultant) at Publicly Listed Pharmaceutical Company

  • Consulting on SAP authorizations and governance
  • Conducting governance consultations, iteration support and project coordination
  • Developing solutions for effective control and monitoring of SAP authorizations
  • Creating concepts and recommendations
  • Drafting detailed concepts to improve the assignment and management of SAP authorizations
  • Providing clear recommendations based on established methods and best practices
  • Creating/customizing authorizations for MM including MDG/MDM as well as FI, PP including AIRC Services within SAP Finance
  • Reviewing existing structures and processes
  • Analyzing and evaluating current SAP authorization structures and processes
  • Identifying weaknesses and developing optimization strategies
  • Conducting trainings and workshops
  • Planning and delivering trainings and workshops for awareness
  • Sharing knowledge in SAP authorizations, including role assignment, support during iterations and consulting on role development in the pharmaceutical environment.
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Dirk R.

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Consultant Logistics/SCM - SAP SD/LES, EDI, Sub-Project Lead

Hamburg
Dirk R.

Last position:

Consultant Logistics/SCM - SAP SD/LES, EDI, Sub-Project Lead at Hero Group (CH) - Schwartauer Werke GmbH & Co. KG (DE)

  • S/4 HANA template rollout "PHI"
  • Sales process consulting (Order to Cash), supporting the department in business process optimizations for sales and shipping
  • Stock transfers (STO), specification for a client-specific transport planning and evaluation tool considering load capacities and load characteristics
  • Sub-project lead for the EDI integration of external warehouses via DESADV/WHSCON, SHPORD/SHPCON, customizing, and testing
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Finn H.

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Data Architecture

Hamburg
Finn H.

Last position:

Data Architecture at NTT Global Ltd.

  • Design and implementation of a big data energy reporting infrastructure for operational data from data centers in EMEA for aggregated client reporting and the energy efficiency register (EnEfG)

  • Integration of data from over 50 systems, including GridVis, Robotron, Niagara, ShowIT, and Salesforce

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Dirk B.

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Accounting Manager

Hamburg
Dirk B.

Last position:

Accounting Manager at Technology company in the sports sector

  • Responsible for preparing annual HGB financial statements, including notes and management report
  • Responsible for overall closing coordination
  • Coordinating tax returns
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Folke M.

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Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement

Hamburg
Folke M.

Last position:

Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement at Vereinigte Hagel VVaG

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Anil U.

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SAP Basis Consultant (Training)

Hamburg
Anil U.

Last position:

SAP Basis Consultant (Training) at Igrow Technologies

  • SAP Netweaver
  • SAP landscape and transport management
  • Data migration
  • User administration
  • Performance monitoring

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Statistics of experts using SAP ECC

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

24 years (Germany: 23 years)

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg have 24 years of professional experience on average. It is 1 year more than in Germany, where the average stands at 23 years.

Position duration

1.4 years (Germany: 3 years)

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg stay in a single position for 1.4 years on average. It is 1.6 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3 years.

Positions per freelancer

23 (Germany: 18)

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg have completed 23 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 5 more than in Germany, where the average stands at 18.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg are most in demand in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.

Bachelor's degree or higher

100% (Germany: 88%)

100% of SAP ECC experts in Hamburg hold at least a Bachelor's degree. It is 12% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 88%.

Master's degree or higher

63% (Germany: 50%)

63% of SAP ECC experts in Hamburg hold at least a Master's degree. It is 13% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 50%.

Certifications per freelancer

3

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

SAP ECC experts in Hamburg most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

100% (Germany: 99%)

100% of SAP ECC experts in Hamburg speak two or more languages. It is 1% higher than in Germany, where the rate stands at 99%.

Based on our profile pool as of 14 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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One of the SAP ECC experts in Hamburg charges less than €640 per day.
One of the SAP ECC experts in Hamburg charges between €640 and €800 per day.
3 of the SAP ECC experts in Hamburg charge between €800 and €960 per day.
3 of the SAP ECC experts in Hamburg charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
One of the SAP ECC experts in Hamburg charges €1120 or more per day.
<€640 €640-​800 €800-​960 €960-​1120 €1120+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Hamburg are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

Average rates of experts in Hamburg using SAP ECC

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 905 €
Germany avg. 909 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 920 €
Germany median 880 €

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 14 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

SAP ECC 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 (91%)
  • Manufacturing (82%)
  • Professional Services (82%)
  • Transportation (73%)
  • Energy (64%)
  • Retail (64%)
  • Aerospace and Defense (55%)
  • Automotive (55%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Core ERP platform

SAP ECC is an enterprise resource planning system for running finance, controlling, procurement, sales, production, maintenance and supply chain operations in one integrated environment. It is also commonly called SAP ERP and is used by organisations that depend on structured master data, controlled workflows and reliable transaction processing.

Business processes

Companies use SAP ECC to connect departments through shared records and defined process flows. Typical work includes:

  • Finance and controlling configuration
  • Materials management and procurement
  • Sales, distribution and billing
  • Production planning and plant maintenance
  • Reporting, interfaces and data migration

Ecosystem and tooling

Strong SAP ECC specialists understand module integration, authorisations, transports, testing and system operations. Depending on the assignment, they work with ABAP customisations, SAP Fiori or web interfaces, IDocs, BAPIs, batch jobs, SAP Solution Manager and external systems connected through established interfaces.

When to hire support

Freelance expertise is useful during rollouts, carve-outs, process redesigns, audit preparation and upgrades. Companies also bring in specialists when internal teams need temporary capacity for incident resolution, master-data correction, integration testing or preparation for a move from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. In Hamburg, remote delivery can be combined with on-site workshops when process owners need close coordination.

What strong experts deliver

Reliable professionals translate business requirements into maintainable SAP solutions. They document decisions, protect standard functionality where practical and make dependencies between modules visible. They also plan testing with real process scenarios, communicate clearly with finance and operations teams, and leave behind usable runbooks rather than isolated fixes.

Selecting the right specialist

Look for evidence that a professional has handled the modules, interfaces and industry processes relevant to the assignment. Useful signals include clear transport and testing practices, careful change control, experience with legacy custom code and the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. German and English communication may both matter for Hamburg-based teams and international programmes.

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Frequently asked questions

Key details about SAP ECC, drawn from the questions we get asked most.

SAP ECC is used to manage integrated enterprise processes such as accounting, procurement, sales, production, inventory and maintenance. It gives teams a shared operational record and connects transactions across business functions.

SAP ECC is the established SAP ERP suite used across many long-running business environments. SAP S/4HANA is its newer successor, with a redesigned data model and a stronger focus on in-memory processing and modern user experiences, so the right choice depends on roadmap, custom code and process requirements.

A strong SAP ECC specialist may also understand ABAP, IDocs, BAPIs, authorisations, SAP Solution Manager, data migration and integration testing. Knowledge of business modules and tools such as SAP Fiori or middleware is valuable when the assignment crosses system boundaries.

The required depth depends on the scope, risk and modules involved. A contained configuration task may need focused module expertise, while a carve-out, complex interface change or migration assessment calls for a professional who can manage dependencies, testing and stakeholder decisions across the landscape.

SAP ECC work is often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, documentation, testing and many support activities take place in controlled systems. On-site workshops in Hamburg can still help with process discovery, user acceptance and coordination across business teams.

Ask for concrete examples of comparable modules, process changes, integrations and production support work. A capable SAP ECC professional explains assumptions, protects data quality, documents transports and testing, and can describe how they handled defects without relying on vague claims.

Define the affected modules, business processes, systems, interfaces, access model and acceptance criteria. For SAP ECC, also clarify whether the work must preserve standard functionality, address custom code, support an S/4HANA roadmap or fit an existing transport and release process.

German can be important when specialists work directly with local finance, procurement or operations teams, while English is common in international SAP programmes. SAP ECC professionals should be able to document process decisions and explain system impacts in the languages required by the project.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects is 113 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 905 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 63% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and French (36%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (82%), and Professional Services (82%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Hamburg, Germany who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Project Management (73%), and Operations (64%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP ECC

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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