SAP IS-U Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used SAP IS-U
Christian Frauer
Last position:
Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utilities and transport company
- Definition and setup of the subject areas
- Building a governance model for the department with the areas of responsibility
- IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
- Developing a communication strategy within the group
- Creating the IT strategy
- Designing templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent work
- Capturing strategic guardrails and grouping ongoing projects – deriving a roadmap for strategic planning
- Reviewing ongoing projects
- Creating staffing calculations and volume structure
- Defining job profiles
Torsten Feix
Last position:
Data Analyst, Requirements Manager at Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH
Analysis of the existing reporting platform including processes and governance topics with stakeholders from sales and marketing.
Detailed analysis and evaluation of client-defined requirements for existing reporting and new dashboards.
Supporting stakeholders in managing sales processes and early detection of KPI trends.
Use of Microsoft Power BI as central analysis and reporting platform.
Developing a proposal for the necessary evolution of processes and the Power BI platform.
Gathering current business processes and defining company-wide KPIs in coordination with stakeholders.
Analysis and inventory of the client's Power BI platform.
Analysis of processes and data governance.
Recording and documenting current business processes.
Developing recommendations for process and reporting platform improvements.
Designing and implementing dashboards in Power BI.
Defining company-wide KPIs and aligning them with stakeholders.
Microsoft Power BI.
Data analytics.
KPI definition and reporting.
Dashboard design and data visualization.
Stakeholder management and requirements management.
Oliver Stroh
Last position:
Senior Product Manager for Digital Application Workflows at Deutsche Vermögensberatung
- Concept, design, and development of new digital application workflows for banking and insurance products
- Stakeholder management
- Defining new agile software development processes in the organization, including defining and introducing a cross-functional Definition of Ready (DoR)
- Managing internal and external software development teams
- Multi-year budget and product roadmap planning
Yaroslav Shargorodskiy
Last position:
Senior Low-Code Consultant at Freelancer
Structured analysis and evaluation of business processes
Gathering, documenting, and prioritizing requirements
Creating business-friendly and technically executable process models
Use of Camunda tools
Deriving requirements and interfaces from BPMN diagrams
Coordination with stakeholders and business units
Translating business requirements into technical solution designs
Implementing efficient and tailored applications
Systematic collection, analysis, and documentation of requirements
Prioritizing and validating requirements in close collaboration with stakeholders
Alignment between business and development to ensure shared objectives
Creating use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Continuous requirements and change management throughout the project lifecycle
Define project goals and create project plans
Delegate tasks and monitor project progress
Monitor budgets and inform stakeholders
Mendix: Architecture, development, and maintenance of custom applications (Microflows, Domain Model, Security, XPath)
Modeling Mendix workflows for process optimization
Develop scalable apps with Mendix including REST/SOAP integration with SAP, SQL, Azure & SharePoint
UI design for Mendix using Atlas UI, Fluent UI, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Develop web & mobile apps with Mendix using agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)
Implement business logic with Mendix Microflows and Nanoflows
Performance optimization and architecture improvements for Mendix applications
Conduct Mendix training
Create technical documentation and best practices for Mendix
Coaching and mentoring for low-code development with Mendix
Wael Mansour
Last position:
Test Manager at Schwarz IT
- Design, planning, and test case analysis
- Integration testing
- Coordination of UAT in the lab and on site
- Creation of HW and SW test catalogs
- Communication of test results from REST services with the SAP team
- Support for branches in the EU until rollout
- Coordination of defect management and SW updates with the involved vendors
- Checking the configuration of the charging stations in the backend software for different countries
- Continuous reporting of the quality status to project management
- Documentation of the user manual in English and German
- Tools: Confluence, be.Energised, OCPP Postman, OPI, CCV (payone.elavon), Excel, it4you
Axel Gierspeck
Last position:
Management Consultant, Business Analyst at SEFE Energy GmbH
- Process management, project management
- Business process modeling market-to-order, order-to-cash
- Replacement of an existing CRM system
- Salesforce energy & utilities cloud, Aurea CRM, SAP-Signavio, iGrafx
Michael Holle
Last position:
Vendor Management Lead at Kreditinstitut
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for the service relationship with suppliers and for transactional and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities for risk mitigation and for optimizing the value and resilience of license usage, including setting up supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement targets/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal clients.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal clients to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends, and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
Petr Zvolský
Last position:
Business deleloper Sales B2C and B2SME at Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH
- Project Manager of a B2C and B2SME digital sales plattform development project
- Migration of the plattform to SAP S/4HANA
Silvia Biedermann
Last position:
Business Consultant - Product Management Banking at Aareal Bank AG
- Focus on EBICS optimization and further development of the customer’s internal EBICS application
- Business and technical consulting for Aareal First Financial Solutions AG on products and applications of the EBICS standard in the areas of operations and further development, as well as project-related communication with external development partners and the product vendor to map the relevant optimizations on a technical level
- In the role of business coordinator, consulting on content-related and regulatory requirements as well as technical prerequisites and needs, and consolidating these on a business level
- Consulting on the use of EBICS formats
- Review of the current EBICS standard for potential optimizations and further development
- Analysis of the current state to identify further development potential and derive suitable recommendations for action, taking regulatory requirements into account
- Carrying out EBICS tests during the project
- Responsible on a business level for requirements management, and in this context capturing and documenting requirements for such tests
- Design of a functional and long-term test management approach
- Execution and evaluation of tests
- Consulting on sustainable quality assurance and audits
- Project languages: German and English
- Tools/methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Business Logics Bank Rechner, Business Logics test data generator, Business Logics banking tool, Business Logics test system, DBEAVER, Squirrel, Unix virtual machines, WinSCP, Kitty, PuTTY, various Aareal Bank products, online banking portal, Aareal Sign, core banking system, SAP Blue Eagle, SAP RE-FX, Aareon Wodis Sigma, Haufe Real Estate Wowinex, GAP Group Immotion, UTS Karthago, SAP IS-U/Waste, SIV kVASy, various EBICS clients
Robert Wunsch
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant BI/BW at Insurance company
- Controlling reporting/planning application
- Supporting the department in defining change requests
- Testing and accepting developments
André Siegmund
Last position:
IT Consultant SAP® Administration at Lechwerke AG (LEW)
- IT services for the administration of the SAP® systems NETZ/Sales, BW, Core, Portal
- Administration of SAP® authorizations and users via central user administration (ZBV) in SAP® Solution Manager
- Setup and further development of SAP® authorization roles
- Role assignment according to requests
- Creation, change, and deletion of users
- Incident handling and error analysis (e.g. authorization trace, debugging in test systems)
- Cooperation with the SAP® development team on new implementations and process changes
- Special tasks
- Execution of Privileged User Management (PUM) 2023–2025 using Security Bridge
- Decommissioning of the SAP® Core system and migration to S/4HANA
Kai Sieveke
Last position:
Demand Manager, Analyst, Process Consultant
- Integrating system architecture, business analysis, requirements engineering, and process consulting
- Managing business unit needs toward IT and implementation
- Capturing requirements in JIRA and breaking them down into epics
- Overseeing internal projects and programs, including stakeholder management and reporting
- Handling requirements from traditional IT developments to IoT integrations and SAP subsystem replacements
- Implementing current legal regulations (MAKO, EnWG, EEG, GWG, StromGVV, GasGVV, StromNEV, GasNEV)
- Applying agile methods (Agile, SAFe, ITIL, Scrum, Kanban, DDD, IaC, CI/CD, DevOps, automation, ETL, OOA, OOD, MDA, BPMN, BPM, UML, marketing automation, data science, ML, AI, GenAI, LLMs)
- Using tools like JIRA, SharePoint, MS Office, MS Project, MS Dyn CRM, VMware ESX/ESXi, BSI IT-Grundschutz, BSI C5, NIST, MS Azure, Typo3, mail automation, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack, OpenShift, Terraform, Ansible, SQL, REST, SOAP, Git, GitLab, LoRaWAN, SAP IS-U, S/4HANA, USU, KUGU, AbSys, sensors, MQTT
Suneel Durgavajhala
Last position:
SAP Consultant & Developer at KS KeySolutions GmbH
- ABAP developments for rku.it GmbH, Agena GmbH, Koenig & Bauer AG, Salzgitter AG, duagon AG
- Redesigned material configuration data mass maintenance Fiori app for Siemens AG Engineering to resolve system resource issues
- Conducted S4Hana ABAP code remediation, ATC checks, and implemented ABAP parallel processing for Voestalpine AG
Beserithan Malabakan
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Serge Patrick Tchuente
Last position:
Senior Test Engineer at Voith Group
- Software tests for control functions in e-mobility vehicles
- Development of software tests for complex system and component functions for control and regulation in commercial vehicles with electric mobility
- Analysis of software specifications and creation of test specifications for system and component function tests
- Further development and maintenance of test tools
- Carrying out manual and/or automated tests based on the test specifications
- Review of test specifications and participation in reviews of software specifications
- Tools: Vector CANalyzer, SIEMENS Polarion
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Statistics of experts using SAP IS-U
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
21
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Energy, Utilities
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
96%
Master's degree or higher
42%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
95%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using SAP IS-U
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Core use
SAP IS-U, or SAP for Utilities, is the SAP solution for utility processes. It supports customer service, billing, meter reading, device management, and finance links for power, gas, water, and district heating. Companies use it to keep meter-to-cash operations consistent from the field to invoicing.
Typical work
- Billing and invoicing logic
- Device and installation data
- Meter reading and consumption handling
- SAP ERP and S/4HANA integration
- Migration and cleanup projects
Strong professionals understand how data flows between master data, billing plans, and downstream finance. They know where process breaks usually appear and how to trace them in complex utility setups.
Ecosystem
SAP IS-U often sits with SAP CRM, SAP FICA, SAP MM, SAP FI-CA, and interface layers such as IDoc, RFC, and API-based integration. In many landscapes, it also connects to billing engines, meter data management tools, and GIS or field-service systems. Good experts can work across these touchpoints without losing the process view.
When to bring help
Companies usually bring in freelance expertise for rollout, upgrade, support, migration, or stabilization work. It is also common when billing rules change, interfaces fail, or master data needs cleanup after a merger or carve-out. In Germany, local language skills and utility process knowledge often matter just as much as technical skill.
What strong experts do
A good SAP IS-U specialist reads process and data together. They can map a customer issue back to contract accounts, devices, registers, billing schema, or interface errors. They write clear fixes, test with realistic utility cases, and document changes so operations teams can keep running them.
Signs you need one
- Bills do not match meter data
- Interfaces stop after system changes
- Mass data loads need correction
- Migration checks need utility knowledge
- Support teams need short-term cover
The best freelance professionals for SAP IS-U are calm under pressure and practical in communication. They should explain trade-offs clearly, work well with functional and technical specialists, and leave the system easier to maintain than they found it.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about SAP IS-U.
SAP IS-U is used to run core utility processes such as customer management, billing, device handling, and meter-to-cash. It is common in power, gas, water, and district heating environments where accurate consumption and invoicing are critical. Companies usually bring in a freelancer when one of these flows needs improvement or repair.
Yes. SAP IS-U is the common short form for SAP for Utilities, and many professionals still use both names. When people search for IS-U, they usually mean the same utility solution for billing, device management, and related back-office processes.
SAP IS-U is the established utility suite many companies still run for billing and customer processes, while S/4HANA utilities features are part of newer transition paths. The right choice depends on your current landscape, planned migration, and how much custom logic you already have. A good specialist can help assess coexistence, cleanup, and migration risks.
A strong SAP IS-U freelancer usually knows FI-CA, billing, device management, master data, and interface work. Experience with SAP ERP, S/4HANA, IDoc, RFC, and utility process testing is very useful. For larger change work, knowledge of data migration and cutover planning also helps.
SAP IS-U work often depends on process context, not just technical setup. Even a focused task can touch contract accounts, billing schema, devices, and downstream finance. The cleaner the documentation is, the faster a freelancer can add value, but experienced specialists can also work well in older landscapes with gaps.
Yes, most SAP IS-U work can be handled remotely if the team has good access to systems, test data, and process owners. In Germany, many companies still want some on-site time for workshops, cutovers, or sensitive transformation phases. Clear communication in English or German is often important.
Look for people who can explain a utility process from input to invoice, not just talk about configuration. A good SAP IS-U specialist asks about data quality, interface dependencies, test cases, and business exceptions early. They should also show how they validate fixes in realistic scenarios, not only in theory.
SAP IS-U freelancers are often needed when billing is inconsistent, interfaces fail, master data is messy, or a migration has exposed hidden process gaps. They are also useful for release support, carve-outs, and short-term replacement of internal specialists. The best ones reduce risk quickly and leave stable documentation behind.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 900 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects, 96% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 42% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects are German (100%), English (92%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Energy (74%), and Utilities (68%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (87%), and Quality Assurance (74%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP IS-U
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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