SAP MM Experts in Cologne
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Cologne, who have recently used SAP MM
Matthias Schneider
Last position:
Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO lead for Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) cleared
- Reporting to sub-program management GMN
- System maintenance 25+
- Functional control and coordination of Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, steering model, communication plans, controlling models, role and responsibility matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of an access concept for all project tools
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potential, and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
- Creating intranet articles as project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile further development of the project method
- Gathering customer requirements (requirements engineering)
- Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, budget of over 500 million)
Peter Schordie
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM consulting at Federal agency
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Sebastian Stricker
Last position:
Freelance Consultant External Workforce Procurement at Carl Zeiss AG
- Sourcing contractors, temp labour and direct-search suppliers
- Advisor to procurement and HR on a change project
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
Sergo Neuwert
Last position:
SAP Principal Consultant (RM-CA) at Vodafone GmbH
- Support in fit-gap analysis for three RM-CA systems focusing on sub-ledger reconciliation, dunning, and collections processes.
- Stakeholder management in international teams (business colleagues, IT colleagues, and external partners).
- Escalation and risk management (PM).
- Cost and budget calculation (PM).
- Support in shaping the strategic direction of the global collections system.
- Resolving technical challenges for the central collections system (multi-company operation).
- High-level design of the central AR system with focus on scalability and process harmonization.
Matthias Bullmahn
Last position:
Interim Change Manager at Automotive manufacturer (OEM)
- Agile transformation of the entire executive board division for battery development using SAFe.
- Set up 5 Agile Release Trains and an agile portfolio.
- Prepared the shift from a functional to a process-based organization.
- Managed a scope of 400+ people across Germany, Europe and China.
- Applied tailored SAFe methods.
- Stakeholder management as well as consulting, training and coaching of leadership (product management, release train engineers, system architects).
- Built a portfolio with budgets from around €150 million up to over €1 billion.
- Trained junior colleagues at Big4 consulting firms.
- Introduced PI plannings, quality metrics and team training.
Hassan Amjad
Last position:
IT Consultant at ALDI South (Albrecht's Discount)
- Supporting the DevOps team in Terraform-managed, multi-region AWS infrastructure to achieve environment parity.
- Developed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, automating the build and deployment.
- Maintained pre- and post-deployment scripts to automate critical tasks such as database schema migrations and environment sanity checks.
- Implemented CI/CD flow specifically for hotfixes via separate Git branches, managing back-merge activities from feature branches to release branches to ensure code integrity through automated conflict resolution.
- Deployed a dedicated, lightweight sanity check application hosted cost-effectively on Azure Container Apps to run automated health and basic functional checks as a post-deployment activity triggered via pipeline.
- Investigated production incidents through code changes and AWS CloudWatch logs.
- Coordinated integration of Dynatrace APM and its APIs for monitoring purposes.
- Full stack QA strategist for a high-traffic e-commerce platform built on a layered architecture for the back-end testing of core platform services, especially the order management system in Zed and Glue layers.
- Managed automation activities, testing process, and refactoring practices.
- Responsible for framework migrations, setup, and training for new automation frameworks.
- Promoted a shift-left approach within the QA team and created the test concept.
- Participated in meetings with IT managers, business owners, product owners, and team members.
Dieter Backhausen
Last position:
Project Lead E-Commerce Europe at Reckitt Benkiser Health Care
Dieter Wagner
Last position:
Freelancer at Morat Swoboda Motion GmbH
- Manual for the new cost center structure in SAP and the new posting procedures
- Plant controlling, operating cost sheets, and inventory valuation
- Rate determination in Excel for SAP
- Preparation of product calculations
Corinna Will
Last position:
Flexible Business Assistant on Call at Corinna Will
Performance-driven, needs-based access to available capacity for a long-term service portfolio through independent business support scheduling
Short-term billing on a fee basis, flexible support for absences or vacancies, no fixed personnel costs, focused on your core business
C-level support (e.g. executive board assistant, supervisory board assistant, management assistant)
Support at all management levels
Personal assistant and private secretary
Meeting organization including preparation and follow-up
Event and travel coordination
Digital office management
Preparatory accounting and department controlling
HR management for C-level
Over 25 years of professional experience, including as a Senior Executive Assistant at executive board and management level
Experience in international large corporations and national family-owned companies
Training as a graduate administrative manager
Training as a foreign language correspondent (IHK)
Continuous personal development in the areas of secretarial work, assistance, office management, business travel, and human resources
Strong communicator, discreet and trustworthy, reliable and approachable, independent and team-oriented, pragmatic and efficient, high standards, strong drive to perform
German, English, Spanish, French
Software: Microsoft 365, SAP MM & HR, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Lexoffice, Datev/DUO, many more
Torsten Barth
Last position:
Certified SAP Senior Consultant Logistics at Simonswerk GmbH
Miguel Iglesias Fernandez
Last position:
S/4 HANA (1809 – 2408) / SD / MM at Freelance SAP Consultant
Antonio Conte
Last position:
Independent Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant at Conte Consulting
- Interim management, strategic and operational buyer
- Procurement leadership
- Transformation and process optimization
- Implementation of new tools and methods
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Statistics of experts using SAP MM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years (Germany: 25 years)
Position duration
2.8 years (Germany: 3.2 years)
Positions per freelancer
15 (Germany: 17)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 83%)
Master's degree or higher
67% (Germany: 47%)
Certifications per freelancer
6 (Germany: 3)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
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 Cologne 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 Cologne using SAP MM
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
Procurement Control
SAP MM, the Materials Management area in SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA, covers purchasing and stock processes. It is used to plan buying, manage goods receipts, and keep material flows aligned with finance and operations. Strong specialists know how these steps connect across the order-to-pay chain.
Core Tasks
- Purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and release workflows
- Vendor master and material master maintenance
- Goods receipt, invoice checks, and stock movements
- Valuation, account assignment, and reporting support
- Troubleshooting process gaps in daily purchasing work
Common Stack
SAP MM rarely stands alone. It often works with SAP SD, SAP FI, SAP WM or EWM, and basic ABAP objects such as custom fields, exits, and forms. Good professionals also understand IDocs, batch input, output control, and how master data quality affects downstream processes.
When To Bring In Help
Companies bring in freelance SAP MM specialists when a rollout stalls, a template must be adapted, or a legacy process needs cleanup before migration. Cologne-based teams often need support for warehouse-heavy, manufacturing, and trading environments, where local workshops can mix with remote delivery. Clear communication in English or German helps move fast.
What Good Experts Do
Strong professionals do more than change config. They map business needs to IMG settings, test end-to-end purchasing flows, document decisions, and keep users aligned on process changes. They also spot master data issues early and avoid fixes that work only for one case.
Hiring Signals
- Open purchase or inventory errors that block operations
- Missing integration between MM and finance or warehouse processes
- A migration, carve-out, or template rollout is under way
- The team needs a clean handover and practical documentation
- Internal specialists are busy with support and cannot spare time
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about SAP MM — answered in short.
SAP MM is used to manage purchasing and materials processes in SAP. It covers buying, stock handling, vendor data, and invoice-related checks that sit close to finance and operations. Companies rely on it to keep procurement and inventory work consistent.
SAP MM focuses on internal materials and purchasing control inside SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA. SAP Ariba is more about external sourcing and supplier collaboration, while SAP SD covers sales and delivery. Many projects need MM together with one or both of those areas.
A strong SAP MM specialist should understand purchasing processes, master data, and integration points with FI, SD, and warehouse processes. Practical knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, testing, and documentation helps a lot. Communication matters too, because process changes affect many teams.
A good SAP MM freelancer can start with process maps, current pain points, and a few sample documents. For larger changes, they also need access to master data, test cases, and the relevant SAP landscape. The clearer the scope, the faster they can work.
Yes, most SAP MM tasks can be handled remotely, especially process analysis, configuration, testing support, and documentation. On-site time in Cologne can help during workshops, cutovers, or user training. Many companies use a mix of both.
Look for someone who can explain SAP MM decisions in business language, not just system terms. They should have experience with end-to-end procurement flows, integration issues, and clean testing. Good professionals also leave clear documentation and handover notes.
Typical SAP MM work includes S/4HANA migrations, purchasing template rollouts, master data cleanup, goods receipt fixes, and integration testing. It also comes up during carve-outs, reorganizations, and support for plants or warehouses. The exact scope depends on how procurement is set up.
Yes, SAP MM remains central in many S/4HANA landscapes, even when the screen flow and data model change. Companies still need specialists to manage purchasing, stock, and integration during the move. The main difference is often in process design, data handling, and adjacent S/4HANA functions.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 918 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 67% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects are Professional Services (77%), Information Technology (62%), and Manufacturing (62%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used SAP MM in their recent projects are Information Technology (85%), Project Management (77%), and Operations (62%).
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