
SAP PI/PO Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used SAP PI/PO
Tobias R.
Last position:
M&A IT Project Manager / Cross-functional Technical and Integration Manager at Sandoz AG
- Worked for several M&A projects (Eire, Sunshine C, Coral) in the role of IT project manager and cross-functional technical manager / integration manager.
- Preparation and maintenance of project charters, project change requests and project plans.
- Weekly project status report.
- Preparation of decision papers and steering committee slidedecks.
- Risk & issue management.
- Tracking and managing activities, dependencies and deliverables across all functional IT domains.
- Data migration (planning and execution).
Franz B.
Last position:
Product Development (AI) at Own initiative
AI telephone assistant platform
Claude Code, Google AI Studio, Python, LLM / Voice-AI, PostgreSQL
- Conception and hands-on development of an AI-supported telephone assistant platform (voice AI / LLM) – from idea and architecture to MVP/product.
- Built agentic workflows and full automations with Claude Code and Google AI Studio.
- Also delivered AI-supported work in client engagements: used Claude Code for governance documentation, requirement drafts, and automations.
Songül D.
Last position:
Freelance SAP BW Consultant at DKV Mobility Services
- Designed and implemented enhancements in SAP BW on HANA 7.5 in the context of CRM migration and S/4HANA and BW/4HANA transformation programs
- Migrated SAPI data sources to the ODP framework as part of the S/4HANA migration
- Delivered SAP ECC data to Snowflake using BW data models and Calculation Views for Power BI analytics
- Integrated SAP and non-SAP data sources (including MS Dynamics)
- Improved reporting transparency through consolidated data models
- Optimized data loading processes for FI-CO data sources, significantly improving load times and system performance
Michael S.
Last position:
Project Manager – Business Analyst – Demand Manager at Rheinmetall AG
- Gathering, evaluating, and prioritizing strategic demands from the Electronics and Power Systems business units
- Supporting the digitalization of business processes for Electronics and Power Systems
- Process digitalization and IT architecture planning, including network infrastructure
- Reviewing demands with regard to existing solutions in coordination with IT and business departments
- Designing and implementing possible business architectures
- Planning implementation projects, in particular supporting import control through the introduction of SAP GTS
- Acting as the interface between business departments and IT
- Creating and implementing concepts for IT security, compliance, data protection, and the protection of classified information
- Conducting workshops, process analyses, and training sessions
- Stakeholder management and change management
- Technologies used: SAP GTS, SAP MM, SAP SD, MS Office 2016, MS SharePoint, ServiceNow, SharePoint
Siegfried-Thor B.
Last position:
AI Solutions Architect & Developer at E-Commerce
- Integrated LangChain middleware between AEM and SAP PIM system
- Developed a FastAPI interface for system communication
- Implemented vector embeddings for semantic product search
- Evaluated LLM models (Vertex AI/Gemini, LM Studio, Hugging Face, OpenAI) for product analysis
- Developed an AEM component to display product recommendations and integrated the recommendation API into the AEM authoring process
- Designed and implemented Pinecone vector database for product embeddings
- Optimized response times and caching strategies
- Evaluated Vertex AI Studio for LLM testing and prompt workflows
- Implemented secure API routing and access control for AI components via FastAPI and gateway validation
Oliver J.
Last position:
Project Management SAP S/4HANA, Business Consulting SAP S/4HANA at Schüco International
- SAP S/4HANA implementation
- Agile project & program management
- SAP S/4HANA main contact for business support for planning phase (Signavio, SolMan, Process Design Concepts)
Adnan K.
Last position:
Chief Information Officer at ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbH
- Executed post-carve-out stabilization, system consolidation and cybersecurity uplift. Re-assessed system landscape and assets and designed new IT strategy for future. Implemented new IT operating model focusing on product-centric organization and re-internalization of critical resources.
- Successfully designed new IT operating model of the company, based on massive reduction of external dependencies, insourcing of key positions and upskilling of employees.
- Massive reduction of IT cost in the first three years (-40m$), bringing IT spend level below Gartner industry benchmark (1.27%).
- Introduced new product-centric organization based on fusion teams between business and IT across the company.
- Administered implementation of corporate-wide IT/OT cybersecurity program with more than 60 projects.
- Continuous improvement of enterprise IT/OT cybersecurity maturity level with significant increase in the first two years (CMMI >3.5, C2M2 >2.5).
- Governed successful implementation of the business transformation program within IT area by overachieving the savings target by $8m.
- Initiated and created new cloud-based data management platform based on best-in-class technology.
- Implemented first company-wide Microsoft Copilot AI program based on various business cases, leveraging GenAI and AgenticAI.
Gerhard L.
Last position:
SAP S/4 HANA PS Consultant at Körber Chemicals/Mechanical Engineering
- SAP S/4 HANA PS consulting in engineering/manufacturing
- Customizing MM/PS with integration into SAP CO/MM/SD/PM
- Migration of master data and processes
Eyüp Z.
Last position:
IT Project Manager for Real Estate IT at BNP Paribas Real Estate
- Responsibility for the specialist department
- Effective stakeholder management
- Management and prioritization of the backlog
- Resource and capacity planning
- Risk management
- Cost calculation and budget control
- Compliance with security guidelines and data protection regulations in a high-security environment (Bank regulations)
- Creation and monitoring of project timelines
- Planning and execution of workshops as well as the creation of user manuals
- Development and coordination of architecture maps with service providers and internal IT
- Creation and tracking of milestone plans
- Recording, analysis, and documentation of defects, including retesting until final approval for launch
- Coordination and execution of penetration tests
- Organization and management of User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
- Definition of Go / No-Go criteria for the launch
- Collaboration and organization of multinational teams
Hüseyin K.
Last position:
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at DVAG
Architecture and implementation of a fully digitalized closing flow for managing securities contracts within the DVAG infrastructure. The platform aims for maximum user-friendliness, modular extensibility and compliant handling of sensitive data.
Implementation of a reactive UI structure with a focus on user guidance & accessibility.
Dynamic control of form and closing processes including validation logic.
Reactive state management via SignalStore (signals + selective effects).
UX optimization through adaptive components and Playwright-based UI tests.
Backend modularization to connect existing sales and contract logic.
API stability and DTO design according to Clean Architecture principles.
Collaboration with domain teams to define technical contracts and service boundaries.
Management with GitHub.
Unit tests with Jest, E2E tests with Playwright.
Code reviews, CI-integrated test execution, iterative refactorings.
Ensuring high coverage and UI stability in the closing flow.
Technologies: Angular 18, RxJS, SignalStore, HTML5, SCSS, Spring Boot, Kotlin, REST, OAuth2, Jest, Playwright, Clean Architecture.
Suneel D.
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
Peter P.
Last position:
CRM & Bid Management Project Consultant at Global mechanical engineering company
- CRM process and feature consulting
- AI infusion workshops to introduce AI apps for critical business processes
- Prototyping – Vibe coding with Lovable
- Development of several apps for global bid management in the CPQ, Salesforce, and SAP S/4HANA environment
- Requirements and process management
- Introduction of a new data governance model
- AI infusion – supporting apps and business processes with AI applications
- Portfolio management of AI ideas: identifying and selecting AI projects in bid management
- Prototyping AI projects with Lovable.dev
- Building an AI data foundation in Snowflake
- Blueprint for different business units and global rollout
- An agile prototype-first approach with design thinking and vibe coding to prototype all applications
- Presentation at a global conference on using AI in business and validating ideas with design thinking & vibe coding
- AI infusion workshops at global conferences for prototyping ideas with business stakeholders
David S.
Last position:
Consultant SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ Project Manager/ Service Manager at David Schievers Consulting
- Architecture of SAP landscapes
- Business consulting in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ API Management environment
- Basis administration
- Analysis, planning, implementation and maintenance of interfaces
- EDI connection of customers, suppliers and freight forwarders
- Development of eBusiness solutions
- Project management in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI environment
- Data transfer from third-party systems
- Service management / vendor coordination
- Team leadership
- Third-level support for SAP PI/ PO/ CPI
- SAP interfaces SOAP, REST, JDBC, OData, IDOC, SFTP
Mario M.
Last position:
Product / Solution Owner B2B Webshop Applications at Triumph International AG
- Further development and stabilization of existing IT solutions and interfaces to SAP, Salesforce.com, PIM (master data) and DAM (digital asset management)
- Project management / Business Relationship Manager / service management
- Communication between business units and IT
- Managing internal and external resources in implementing enhancements
- Coordinating integration efforts with internal and external partners
- Reviewing functional specifications
Helge B.
Last position:
Solution Architect at Deutsche Bahn
- Responsible for the end-to-end application and integration architecture of the Hamburg S-Bahn maintenance digitization program. A highlight is the introduction of robots and fixed camera towers to automate vehicle inspections, allowing AI image algorithms to assess train conditions during operation.
- Deutsche Bahn has one of the largest SAP PM implementations worldwide, which is a key component of this digitization.
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Statistics of experts using SAP PI/PO
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years

Position duration
2 years

Positions per freelancer
17

Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence

Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
47%

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 PI/PO
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 PI/PO 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 (91%)
- Manufacturing (83%)
- Professional Services (61%)
- Automotive (52%)
- Retail (52%)
- Banking and Finance (43%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Pharmaceutical (39%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP PI/PO does
SAP PI/PO connects business applications and coordinates the exchange of data between them. SAP Process Integration and SAP Process Orchestration support message routing, mapping, monitoring and integration across SAP and external systems. It is commonly used to build dependable interfaces for finance, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and customer operations.
Core integration work
Professionals configure integration scenarios from the sending system to the receiving endpoint. Their work can include:
- Designing interfaces with sender and receiver agreements
- Creating message mappings and transformation logic
- Connecting IDoc, RFC, SOAP, REST, SFTP and JDBC endpoints
- Managing synchronous and asynchronous message flows
- Handling errors, retries and operational alerts
Ecosystem and tooling
SAP PI/PO sits within a wider SAP integration landscape. Strong specialists work with the Enterprise Service Repository, Integration Directory, System Landscape Directory and Advanced Adapter Engine, while also understanding ABAP, IDocs, BAPIs, XML, XSLT and web service standards. They may also assess when SAP Integration Suite is a better fit for cloud-based integration.
When companies need specialists
Companies often bring in freelance expertise during an SAP rollout, a system migration or a merger involving multiple application landscapes. External support is also useful when interfaces have become difficult to maintain or when production incidents require structured analysis.
- A new SAP or non-SAP system must be connected
- Existing mappings need redesign or documentation
- Interface monitoring produces recurring failures
- A legacy PI environment needs a transition plan
What strong professionals deliver
A capable SAP PI/PO professional starts with the business process, not only the interface configuration. They document message structures, dependencies and ownership clearly, test both successful and failed scenarios, and make monitoring practical for the operations team. They also distinguish configuration issues from problems in source systems, mappings or endpoints.
Collaboration in Germany
SAP PI/PO projects in Germany often involve distributed business, SAP and infrastructure teams. Remote collaboration works well when access, documentation, test data and escalation paths are defined; on-site work can help during workshops, cutovers or complex incident resolution. German and English communication may both matter, depending on the company and project stakeholders.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about SAP PI/PO, in one place.
SAP PI/PO is used to integrate SAP applications with other enterprise systems. It routes and transforms messages, connects interfaces through adapters and provides monitoring for business-critical data exchanges.
SAP Process Orchestration is commonly used for established on-premise integration landscapes, while SAP Integration Suite is designed for broader cloud and hybrid integration. The right choice depends on the existing architecture, migration plans, interface types and operational requirements.
A strong SAP PI/PO specialist usually understands IDocs, RFC, BAPIs, ABAP basics, XML, XSLT, SOAP, REST and SFTP. Experience with SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA processes also helps when interfaces depend on detailed business rules.
The required depth depends on the integration landscape and risk of the interfaces. A focused mapping task may need a different profile from a migration, redesign or production recovery involving many systems and business owners.
Yes, much SAP PI/PO work can be completed remotely when system access, test environments and documentation are available. On-site sessions may still be useful for architecture workshops, cutovers or incidents involving several teams, with German or English communication agreed in advance.
Ask for examples of comparable interface landscapes, including the adapters, mappings and monitoring approach involved. A reliable SAP Process Integration professional should explain troubleshooting steps clearly and show how they document dependencies and handover information.
Common risks include unclear ownership, undocumented mappings, weak error handling and dependencies on unstable source systems. SAP PI/PO specialists reduce these risks by testing failure paths, documenting message flows and separating integration faults from application or network issues.
Yes, SAP XI is the former name associated with the product and may appear in older project documentation or freelancer profiles. Professionals who know SAP PI/PO should be able to relate legacy XI terminology to the current process integration landscape and its migration needs.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 877 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 47% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects are German (96%), English (96%), and French (30%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (83%), and Professional Services (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP PI/PO in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (83%), and Business Intelligence (65%).
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