SAP IS-U Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used SAP IS-U
Silvia B.
Last position:
Business Consultant - Product Management Banking at Aareal Bank AG
- Focus on optimizing and further developing the internal customer EBICS application
- Functional and technical consulting for Aareal First Financial Solutions AG on EBICS standard products and applications in the areas of operations and further development, as well as project-related communication with external development partners and the product manufacturer to implement the corresponding technical optimizations
- As the functional coordinator, providing advice on content-related and regulatory requirements as well as technical prerequisites and requirements, and bringing these together at the functional level
- Consulting on the use of EBICS formats
- Reviewing the current EBICS standard for optimization and further development potential
- Analyzing the current state to identify development potential and deriving appropriate recommendations for action while considering regulatory requirements
- Conducting EBICS tests throughout the project
- Functional responsibility for requirements management and, in this context, recording and documenting requirements for such tests
- Designing a functional and sustainable test management system
- Conducting and evaluating tests
- Consulting on sustainable quality assurance and audits
- Project language: German and English
- Tools/Methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Business Logics Bankkrecher, 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
Wolfgang O.
Last position:
Project Manager at EnBW - Netze Südwest
- New development and further development of the existing MS Dynamics CRM
IT systems: Microsoft Dynamics Customer Service, SharePoint, DevOps, SAP IS-U
- CRM implementation / further development
- Taking over from the previous service provider
- Business process analysis
- Agile project organization
- Business analysis / requirements engineering with AI support
- Use of AI in development
- Analysis of master data processes
- CRM customer data management
- Requirements documentation
- Stakeholder management
- Workshop moderation
Christian F.
Last position:
Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utilities and transport company
- Defined and established the areas of responsibility
- Built a governance model for the department and its areas of responsibility
- IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
- Developed a communications strategy for the group
- Created the IT strategy
- Designed templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent ways of working
- Recorded strategic guidelines and grouped ongoing projects – derived a roadmap for strategic planning
- Reviewed ongoing projects
- Prepared staffing calculations and capacity planning
- Defined job profiles
Philipp G.
Last position:
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
- Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
- Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
- Development of LLM and NLP models
- Creation of interactive reports
- Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Torsten F.
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.
Yaroslav S.
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
Wolfram K.
Last position:
Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH
- Organization and supervision of several FTTX passive network construction projects
- Responsibility for operational planning
- Planning and monitoring of budget targets
Orhan Y.
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/MM/WM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- Support and consulting for the integration of SAP ECC into an SAP S/4HANA system, retirement of legacy systems, implementation, and process optimization in the new harmonized system
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private & Public Sales & Services with SAP SCM/OTC/MM/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Cloud, CPI, BTP, EDI, IDOC, ABAP, User-Exit, SolMan, ITIL, SAP Cloud AL
- Customizing and optimization in OTC and MM, including condition maintenance, document type and item category extensions, integration with FI/CO, scheduling agreement configuration, material master and purchasing info record maintenance, release procedures, message control, and master data quality
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, SD, and WM, process analysis, and efficiency improvement for the S/4HANA environment
- Process modeling in Signavio, workshops, and trainings
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, MM, CS, PS, C4C Sales & Services, GTS, and MDG: incident and change tickets, feasibility analyses, service management, embedded analytics, customizing, tests, documentation, training, debugging, IDOC/EDI monitoring
- SAP S/4HANA migration: data migration, system harmonization, global rollouts, and template development
- ABAP development and optimization: reports, dialog programs, user exits, IDOC/EDI monitoring
Wael M.
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 G.
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
André S.
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
Michael H.
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 Z.
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
Vladimir G.
Last position:
AI Trainer, Consultant & Fractional/Interim Manager at Freelance / Self-employed
- Delivering AI training and workshops for enterprises on Generative AI, CCaaS & CRM platforms
- Advisory on digital transformation, process optimization and AI-driven automation in CX and operations environments
- Interim executive leadership roles in customer care and operations excellence at C-level / Director level
Oliver S.
Last position:
Senior Product Manager for Digital Application Processes at Deutsche Vermögensberatung
- Conception, design, and development of new digital application processes for banking and insurance products
- Stakeholder management
- Definition of new agile software development processes within the organization, including the definition and introduction of a cross-functional Definition of Ready (DoR)
- Management of internal and external software development teams
- Annual budget and product roadmap planning
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Statistics of experts using SAP IS-U
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
20
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Energy, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
41%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP IS-U 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 (85%)
- Energy (74%)
- Professional Services (62%)
- Utilities (62%)
- Banking and Finance (49%)
- Manufacturing (49%)
- Retail (49%)
- Automotive (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Utility core
SAP IS-U, also known as SAP Utilities or the Industry Solution for Utilities, supports the commercial and operational processes of energy, water and waste providers. It connects customer data, contracts, installations, metering, billing and invoicing in one enterprise environment. Companies use it to run complex utility operations across electricity, gas, heat and water services.
Key processes
The solution covers the full path from a business partner and contract account to meter readings, consumption calculation and payment. Its capabilities commonly include device management, move-in and move-out processes, billing, invoicing, budget billing and collections. Integration with SAP S/4HANA Utilities, SAP CRM and market communication extends the process landscape.
- Configure contracts, installations and connection objects
- Map billing, invoicing and payment processes
- Support meter data and consumption workflows
- Connect market communication and customer service
Ecosystem skills
Strong SAP IS-U specialists understand the underlying SAP architecture as well as utility-specific configuration. Relevant skills include ABAP, SAP Fiori, SAP CRM, SAP S/4HANA, workflow, interfaces and data migration. Depending on the assignment, they may also work with smart metering, SAP Integration Suite and industry communication standards.
When to engage specialists
Companies bring in freelance SAP IS-U professionals during implementations, migrations, carve-outs and billing transformations. They are also valuable when a utility needs to resolve invoicing defects, redesign master data, prepare a system upgrade or connect new market processes. In Germany, close coordination with business teams and local utility operations can make on-site workshops useful, while configuration and testing often work remotely.
- A billing run produces inconsistent results
- A legacy IS-U landscape needs migration planning
- New products, tariffs or market roles must be mapped
- Interfaces between meters, CRM and finance need review
Project deliverables
A specialist may deliver a fit-gap analysis, process design, configuration documentation or a tested billing model. Other common outputs include migration mappings, interface specifications, test cases, cutover plans and user training. Clear ownership of master data, authorizations and transport management is essential for a stable result.
What quality looks like
The strongest professionals combine detailed SAP configuration knowledge with a practical understanding of utility processes. They trace an issue from customer and contract data through device facts, billing and finance rather than treating symptoms in isolation. Look for experience with comparable utility models, disciplined testing, clear documentation and the ability to explain complex dependencies to business stakeholders.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about SAP IS-U.
SAP IS-U manages core processes for energy, water, waste and other utility providers. It supports business partners, contracts, installations, meter readings, billing, invoicing, payments and customer-related processes. The solution can exchange data with CRM, finance, metering and market communication systems.
SAP IS-U is the established utility industry solution used in many SAP landscapes, while SAP S/4HANA Utilities provides a newer S/4HANA-based foundation and product direction. The right choice depends on the existing system, transformation goals, data model and required integrations. A specialist should assess migration effort and business continuity before recommending a target architecture.
A strong SAP IS-U specialist often combines utility configuration with ABAP, SAP CRM, SAP S/4HANA, Fiori, workflow and interface knowledge. Experience with SAP Integration Suite, data migration, smart metering and market communication can be important as well. The required combination depends on whether the assignment focuses on billing, devices, customer processes or integration.
The right level of SAP IS-U experience depends on the project scope, not just its duration. A focused configuration task may need a specialist in one process area, while a migration or billing transformation requires broad knowledge of master data, integration, testing and cutover. Ask candidates to describe comparable deliverables and the utility processes they personally handled.
Much SAP IS-U work can be handled remotely, including configuration, documentation, defect analysis and testing. On-site workshops can still help with process discovery, stakeholder alignment and cutover planning. Teams in Germany should also agree on working language, availability for operational incidents and access to secure system environments.
Ask an SAP IS-U freelancer to explain a relevant process from business partner data through device management, billing and finance. Review how they investigate defects, document configuration, control transports and design test coverage. References to comparable utility systems and clear communication with business stakeholders are strong quality signals.
Companies often seek SAP IS-U expertise when billing runs fail, master data is inconsistent, market messages are rejected or a migration produces unexpected results. Specialists can trace dependencies across contracts, installations, rates, meter data, billing and invoicing. They can also help redesign processes before a utility introduces new products or system integrations.
SAP IS-U projects usually combine configuration with technical work. Configuration covers utility master data, device processes, rates and billing rules, while ABAP, interfaces, forms and workflow may be needed for extensions or integrations. A project should define these boundaries early so the specialist profile matches the actual deliverables.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U 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 in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 41% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects have 24 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 (94%), and French (32%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects are Information Technology (85%), Energy (74%), and Professional Services (62%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP IS-U in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Project Management (87%), and Quality Assurance (72%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP IS-U
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