SAP EWM Experts
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP EWM
Martin M.
Last position:
Requirements Engineer at MCM Modern Engineering UG HB
- Analyze the current process
- Develop the target processes
- Support implementation of improvements in an SAP-enabled program
- Simplify customer contact
- Streamline internal processes through automated, real-time checks for relevance to complaints
- Create use cases
Milton B.
Last position:
Interim-Site Integration Manager at TGW Logistics GmbH
Responsible for leading the commissioning, testing, and acceptance of TGW intralogistics systems on site to ensure smooth project delivery and maximum customer satisfaction. The project volume is approximately €90 million. The facility is equipped with 60 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), an Automated Small Parts Warehouse (AS/RS) with 93,000 storage locations, and a pallet high-bay warehouse with 34,000 pallet locations. The role combines project management, on-site coordination, and technical integration, including oversight of all functional, performance, and availability-related testing before final handover.
Key responsibilities and results:
- Led commissioning and ramp-up phases from system installation through customer acceptance, including functional leadership of a 25-person on-site commissioning team, ensuring full compliance with contractual and technical specifications and supporting project management with planning and workflow optimization.
- Coordinated and optimized interfaces between TGW teams, subcontractors, and customer representatives to ensure successful project delivery and integration of lessons learned.
- Planned, prepared, and conducted pre-tests, mass tests, and operational readiness tests, including facilitating and reporting results and KPIs for transparent project tracking.
- Continuously identified risks and managed escalations, fostering a safe, structured, cooperative, and solution-oriented on-site environment.
Peter S.
Last position:
Project Manager for SAP GTS Trade Services, edition for SAP 4/HANA at ETENGO AG
- Creation of detailed concepts for all relevant GTS modules (compliance, pricing, customs clearance, Intrastat, preferences)
- Planning and conducting workshops, including scheduling and documentation
- Development and consulting of the organisational structure and its master data
- Setup and customisation of compliance functions: sanctions list review, embargo, legal control, US re-export
- Uploading and maintaining sanction and commodity lists
- Implementation and validation of integration tests
- Setup and customisation of the modules: pricing (including uploading of customs tariff numbers and STAWN data), customs clearance (including application for test operation with customs), Intrastat and preferences (including preference calculation and LLEs)
- Development and presentation of prototypes
- Derivation of insights for the final concept
Olaf K.
Last position:
Liquidation of a warehouse site at Cegeka
- Project plan creation and monitoring
- Coordination of necessary activities
- Regular status meetings
- Personnel planning for cutover
- Completion and handover of all trades to the end customer with documentation
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.
Farid A.
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
André W.
Last position:
Solution Expert EWM
SAP S/4HANA logistics optimization Industry: Mechanical and plant engineering, manufacture of sorting / distribution systems
- Supported an S/4HANA optimization project as Solution Expert EWM
- Analyzed and verified the defined processes
- Identified optimization potential
- Analyzed existing structures
- Developed new concepts
- Planned and conducted workshops
- Documented processes
Ayhan I.
Last position:
Interim Procurement Manager at Exyte Deutschland GmbH
Cleanroom construction for semiconductor production
Martin H.
Last position:
SAP Consultant at Montblanc-Simplo GmbH
- Production master data: bill of material, work center, routing and production version, customizing, FIORI
- Optimization and organization of production
- gATP and aATP training
- Classical MRP, pMRP and MRP Live
- Various planning strategies in PP
- Workflow and MDM tables and fields
- Metadata in SAP, fields and their mapping
- Creation of metadata in Excel
- LSMW basics: data cleansing with Excel + deduplication
- LTOM or Migration Cockpit
- Training in APO, later as ePP/DS master data, heuristics and optimizer CIF integration models
- Production orders and capacity planning, reconciliation and evaluation
- Net requirements calculation, lot sizes and pegging, detailed planning board, product view in PP/DS
- KUT test or migration test
- Digitization of maintenance plans, orders, checklist documents
- Technical objects, equipment, bills of material and their customizing
- Measuring points and serial numbers customizing
- Work and maintenance planning, cycles and different dimensions
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
Bernhard H.
Last position:
SAP MM Consultant, Business Solution Design Specialist at Nomen Nominandum
- Finalised several addon implementation projects as project manager, coordinating external service providers
- Implemented VAT reporting, e-invoicing, asset reporting, drug reporting to governmental authorities
- Played key role as business solution design specialist in an S/4HANA implementation project across PP-PI, eWM, QM, PM, IM, MM, SD and other logistic areas
- Designed organizational structures and processes in all logistic areas
- Developed and proofread business blueprint, managed implementation, test preparation and migration
Florian S.
Last position:
ABAP/4, ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC using ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Philipp D.
Last position:
IT Architect & IT Product Manager at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Optimization of software lifecycle processes for SAP platform apps (BTP CAP)
- Development of template MCP servers for S/4 CALM systems of Porsche AI (BTP)
- Design, development, and IT product management for two MS CoPilot custom agents supporting SAP systems (incl. MCP integration)
- Lead Center of Practice: AI-assisted ABAP development
- Initiation and coordination of the proof of concept implementation of conduct.ai
- Advising application teams on software and integration architecture, clean core principles and implementation, as well as AI use on the SAP platform
BĂĽlent Ă–.
Last position:
Freelance Overall Project Manager at energyconsult GmbH
- Project planning and lead engineering
- Coordination and negotiations with, among others, grid operators, substation suppliers, cable and civil engineering companies
- Analysis, description and documentation of engineering and documentation processes
- Calculation of cable cross-sections from the wind turbines to the substation
- Engineering and specification of cable types, requests for quotations and awarding of contracts to suppliers
- Specification of cable routes, requests for quotations and awarding of contracts to suppliers
- Specification of cable civil engineering work, requests for quotations and awarding of contracts to suppliers
- Civil engineering design
- Planning and monitoring of schedules and dependencies
- Coordination of the different trades
- Participation in project meetings
- On-site inspections of facilities when required
- Regular on-site appointments
Wolfram K.
Last position:
AI / Machine Learning Engineer (Projects & Applied AI) at UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHEON-SORBONNE & LIORA
- Designed and implemented a hybrid recommendation system (content-based + collaborative filtering)
- Built end-to-end ML pipelines including data processing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
- Developed RAG-based LLM systems using LangChain and vector databases for semantic search and knowledge retrieval
- Established MLOps workflows with MLflow for experiment tracking, versioning, and deployment readiness
- Implemented deep learning models (computer vision & classification) using PyTorch and TensorFlow
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Statistics of experts using SAP EWM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Project Management
Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
48%
Doctorate
2%
Certifications per freelancer
3
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
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Average rates of experts using SAP EWM
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 EWM experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (84%)
- Information Technology (67%)
- Automotive (62%)
- Professional Services (59%)
- Transportation (46%)
- Retail (40%)
- Healthcare (37%)
- Food and Beverage (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Warehouse control
SAP EWM, or SAP Extended Warehouse Management, manages high-volume warehouse operations in detail. It controls inbound and outbound flows, putaway, picking, packing, staging, loading and internal movements. Companies use it to coordinate stock, labor and warehouse resources with clear execution rules.
Core processes
SAP EWM supports both manual and highly automated warehouses. Typical project scope includes:
- Inbound delivery, goods receipt and putaway strategies
- Wave management, picking methods and task allocation
- Packing, handling units, staging and loading
- Physical inventory and warehouse monitoring
- Cross-docking, kitting and value-added services
The right setup reflects the warehouse layout, order profile and service commitments rather than relying on standard settings alone.
SAP ecosystem
SAP EWM is commonly deployed with SAP S/4HANA and connected to procurement, sales, transportation and production processes. Professionals work with SAP integration technologies, master data, warehouse orders, queues, RF frameworks and monitoring tools. Automated sites may also require connections to conveyors, scanners, robotics, warehouse control systems and external carriers.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance specialists during implementations, migrations, rollouts and operational improvements. They are also useful when warehouse processes have outgrown basic inventory functions or when automation creates integration and exception-handling challenges. Common needs include:
- Fit-to-standard workshops and process design
- Configuration, testing and cutover planning
- S/4HANA integration and data migration
- Support for go-live issues and performance analysis
Strong professionals
A strong SAP EWM professional connects configuration choices to measurable warehouse outcomes. They understand delivery documents, warehouse tasks, queues, labor considerations and stock types, while knowing when custom logic is justified. They document decisions clearly, manage dependencies with adjacent SAP teams and test realistic warehouse scenarios instead of only checking isolated transactions.
Selecting a specialist
Assess experience with the relevant deployment model, warehouse complexity and integration landscape. Ask for examples involving similar inbound, outbound, inventory and automation requirements, along with the person’s role in design, configuration, testing and support. For remote work, detailed process maps, system access procedures and regular sessions with warehouse users help replace time on the warehouse floor; on-site collaboration remains valuable for layout validation, device testing and go-live support.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about SAP EWM, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
SAP EWM is used to plan, execute and monitor detailed warehouse operations. It covers goods receipt, putaway, picking, packing, staging, loading, inventory and internal movements, while supporting complex warehouse layouts and automation.
SAP Extended Warehouse Management provides deeper control than basic inventory and warehouse functions. It supports advanced task management, wave planning, labor-related processes, slotting, warehouse monitoring and integration with automated material-flow systems.
An SAP EWM specialist should understand SAP S/4HANA integration, inventory management, sales and distribution, production processes and transportation flows. Experience with RF devices, warehouse control systems, interfaces, master data and data migration is also valuable.
The required background depends on the project scope, warehouse complexity and deployment model. A focused process improvement may need a specialist for a defined workstream, while a global rollout or automated site requires broad design, integration, testing and cutover experience.
SAP EWM work can often be handled remotely for workshops, configuration, documentation, testing and support. On-site collaboration is especially useful for validating warehouse layouts, testing scanners and automation, training users and managing go-live activities.
A company may choose SAP EWM when it needs detailed warehouse execution closely connected to its SAP landscape. Other warehouse systems may be preferable when a business wants a more independent application, a narrower scope or a different automation ecosystem.
A high-quality SAP EWM implementation reflects real warehouse processes and exception cases, not only the happy path. Clear master data, sensible task design, reliable integrations, realistic testing, user training and disciplined cutover planning are key quality indicators.
Before joining an SAP EWM project, freelancers should clarify the warehouse model, SAP release, integration landscape, automation scope and project phase. They should also understand who owns process decisions, testing, data, technical interfaces and operational support.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects is 111 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 885 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 48% hold at least a Master's degree, and 2% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects are Manufacturing (84%), Information Technology (67%), and Automotive (62%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP EWM in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Supply Chain Management (84%), and Project Management (80%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP EWM
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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