SAP ECC Experts in Switzerland
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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.
Greg M.
Last position:
S/4HANA Transformation & Stabilization Lead at FANUC AG
- Led cross-functional IT teams across international regions to deliver post-go-live system stabilization and integration alignment across ERP, PLM, and legacy J.D. Edwards platforms.
- Managed complex interface mapping, end-to-end data flows, OData services, and electronic invoicing workflows across distributed teams.
- Directed defect triage, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure system reliability and operational readiness.
Vincent V.
Last position:
IT Business Partner & Enterprise Architect at Sulzer
- Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
- Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
- Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
- Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
- Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
- Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
- Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
- Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
- Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
- Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.
Özgür K.
Last position:
Interim Project Manager (Finance & Legal Transformation) at Sieber Gruppe
- Set up and led a PMO to manage 8 Finance and Legal workstreams
- Planned and implemented a 2-stage transformation (7 → 2 companies), including coordination of key stakeholders
- Redesigned business structures as well as Finance and reporting processes
- Restructured the ERP landscape in Abacus, including go-live
- Structured financing initiatives, including Supply Chain Financing
- Established transparent reporting structures and improved liquidity, governance and compliance
Arthur B.
Last position:
Co-CEO / Owner at Ettiksoft GmbH
Delivering smart, scalable solutions tailored to clients’ real needs with a team of 100+ highly skilled professionals.
Embedded software solutions
AI solution consulting & development
Microsoft Power Automate & process optimization
Web development & lightweight applications
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.
Steven I.
Last position:
Lead Consultant Finance, Controlling & Real Estate Management
Greenfield – S/4HANA (since January 2026 Post Merger)
Functional responsibility at the interface between Finance, Controlling and Real Estate Management in an S/4HANA transformation in the context of an announced merger
Key areas:
- Introduction of Lease Accounting according to IFRS 16 as the initial focus
- Design of integrated processes in leasing, real estate and Finance integration
- Cost Allocation and cost accounting in Controlling
- Expansion of the role to serve as the functional link between Finance, Controlling and RE-FX in the merger context
David B.
Last position:
External Project Manager in the Supply Chain Network at DEUTZ AG
- Project management (SAP BN (Ariba) onboarding, support for SAP ECC and SAP TM for supplier topics)
- Standardization of global value creation processes
- Basic training as well as central contact person for suppliers and support for planners
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)
Peter B.
Last position:
Workstream Lead Order-to-Cash at Schaeffler AG
- Workstream Lead Order-to-Cash for Deloitte Consulting in the discovery phase for the “Vehicle Lifecycle Solutions” business unit in the S/4 HANA transformation program S4us
Matteo G.
Last position:
Vice President IT Applications at Comet AG
- Provide global leadership for Comet’s enterprise applications and digital transformation agenda, acting as a strategic partner to the CIO and Executive Committee. Accountable for driving business value, operational excellence, and innovation across the entire enterprise systems landscape.
- Define and execute the global enterprise applications strategy across ERP, CRM, PLM, MES, HR systems (SuccessFactors, SAP HR), and Microsoft 365 (M365), ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with long-term business objectives.
- Partner with executive and regional business leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable digital initiatives that enhance efficiency, agility, and user experience.
- Drive Agile delivery practices across cross-functional global teams using Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead a centralized and standardized global application delivery model to ensure governance, efficiency, and consistency across all regions and business units.
- Own vendor management and sourcing strategy, establishing and monitoring KPIs, SLAs, and performance metrics for application reliability, user adoption, and business impact.
- Manage multi-million euro application budgets, optimizing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and value creation.
- Strengthen IT governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance in line with GDPR, ISO, and IFRS requirements.
- Enable IT/OT convergence by integrating SAP, MES, PLM, and production systems with enterprise platforms, ensuring secure and interoperable manufacturing and R&D architectures.
- Act as Deputy CIO, contributing to enterprise IT strategy, cybersecurity programs, risk management, and transformation initiatives.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across global IT and business teams.
- Ensure efficient and cost-effective Managed Service Provider (MSP) delivery while maintaining required service levels across all application services.
- Oversee SAP AMS and non-SAP application support teams across internal resources and external MSPs.
- Ensure high service reliability through structured Incident, Change, and Problem Management in coordination with the IT Service Delivery organization.
- Establish and continuously monitor KPIs, SLAs, and application performance dashboards to ensure service quality and business continuity.
- Coordinate L2/L3 escalation paths across internal IT teams, MSPs, and software vendors to ensure rapid issue resolution.
Andrew L.
Last position:
Service Manager - Testing at Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG
- Managing the Testing services for the Global IT Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) team, which is responsible for managing and supporting the Product & Project Testing Workstreams on various Regional Projects, especially in Pharmacovigilance, Digital Supply Chain, Clinical Practice and R&D, etc.
- Managing Client relationships, escalations and continuing to grow the project services globally, while also driving the testing efforts on Takeda’s AI, DevOps, Agile, and Digital projects.
- Led the implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with GCP, GMP, and Swiss and EU regulations, resulting in a huge improvement in audit readiness.
- Overseeing projects for systems including ERP, EDGE, SAP ECC, SAP Transportation Management, S/4 HANA migration etc.
- Led an AI/ML PoC for AI implementation.
- Led a cross-functional team to ensure compliance with MDR, FDA regulatory guidelines and achieved successful project deliveries.
- Led and managed change management and communication for TCoE, keeping the Takeda organisation informed of change communication and practices, including presentations to various stakeholders.
- Ensuring TCoE outsource vendor resources adhere to regulatory, compliance and quality system standards and practices for GxP & non-GxP System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including aSDLC and TCoE Global Standards.
- Translated the product vision, strategy and requirements into backlog items, which were prioritised based on potential business impact and customer value.
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Statistics of experts using SAP ECC
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
92%
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 ECC
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 ECC experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (92%)
- Information Technology (67%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Banking and Finance (58%)
- Transportation (50%)
- Pharmaceutical (50%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Chemical (42%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
SAP ECC at a glance
SAP ECC is the enterprise resource planning suite formerly known as SAP R/3 and widely referred to as SAP ERP. It connects finance, controlling, procurement, sales, materials management, production, maintenance and human resources in one business system. Companies use it to standardize core processes, maintain shared master data and support reliable operational reporting.
Core modules and processes
SAP ECC supports integrated workflows across business units and locations. Its specialists work with modules such as FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM and HCM, adapting them to company structures and approval rules.
- Configure finance, purchasing and sales processes
- Align plants, warehouses and controlling areas
- Improve master data and document flows
- Support local and cross-border business operations
Ecosystem and tooling
Projects often combine SAP ECC with ABAP, SAP GUI, IDocs, RFCs, BAPIs and SAP PI/PO interfaces. Strong professionals also understand SQL databases, batch jobs, authorizations, transports and reporting tools such as SAP BW. They can connect the core system with e-commerce, logistics, banking and third-party applications.
When companies need specialists
Freelance expertise is useful when internal teams face a rollout, carve-out, upgrade, integration or urgent process change. Switzerland-based companies may also need support across German, French, Italian and English-speaking stakeholders, while remote work suits configuration, documentation and testing when access and governance are prepared.
- Stabilize a critical ECC process
- Prepare a migration toward SAP S/4HANA
- Deliver a module rollout or company-code setup
- Resolve interface, authorization or performance issues
Project deliverables
Typical assignments include blueprinting, fit-gap analysis, configuration, custom ABAP objects, interface mapping and test coordination. Professionals may also create functional specifications, training material, cutover plans and support procedures. Clear documentation matters because ECC changes can affect finance, logistics and compliance-related workflows at once.
What distinguishes strong professionals
The best SAP ECC specialists combine deep module knowledge with an understanding of the business process behind each transaction. They ask about master data, controls, integrations and change impacts before proposing a solution. Look for evidence of successful troubleshooting, disciplined transport management, careful testing and constructive collaboration with users, technical teams and external partners.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to SAP ECC.
For SAP ECC, the main purpose is to run integrated enterprise processes such as accounting, purchasing, sales, inventory, production and maintenance. It gives companies one shared system for transactions, master data, controls and operational reporting.
SAP ECC is the established SAP ERP suite, while SAP S/4HANA is its newer successor with a redesigned data model and closer alignment to the HANA database. The right choice depends on the current landscape, business needs, migration readiness and the value of existing customizations.
A strong SAP ECC specialist may also bring ABAP, IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, SAP PI/PO, SAP BW, authorization concepts and database knowledge. Functional expertise in FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM or HCM should be paired with an understanding of interfaces, testing and transport management.
The right level for SAP ECC depends on the assignment rather than a fixed career threshold. A focused configuration change may need a module specialist, while a rollout, carve-out or S/4HANA migration calls for someone who has handled process design, dependencies, testing and cutover.
Much of SAP ECC work can be completed remotely, including configuration, development, documentation, testing and incident analysis. On-site sessions can still help with workshops, warehouse or production processes, access setup and stakeholder alignment; language needs should be agreed with the project team.
For SAP ECC, ask for concrete examples of comparable modules, business processes, integrations and production issues handled. Assess how the specialist explains risks, documents changes, tests transports and protects master data rather than relying only on product labels.
Starting with SAP ECC requires careful consideration because many organizations are planning a move to SAP S/4HANA. It can remain practical for an existing landscape, a short-term stabilization effort or a transformation phase, but the roadmap, support position and migration impact should be reviewed first.
An SAP ECC freelancer may deliver process analysis, module configuration, ABAP enhancements, interface specifications, test cases, training material or cutover support. The exact output should be defined around a business result, such as a controlled rollout, a stable interface or a faster month-end process.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects is 133 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,060 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are German (92%), English (92%), and French (42%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are Manufacturing (92%), Information Technology (67%), and Professional Services (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP ECC in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Supply Chain Management (75%).
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Countries:
- Germany
- Switzerland
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