SAP Retail Experts in Germany
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Alois Schmid
Last position:
Subproject Lead / Senior SAP EAM Consultant at VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
- Customizing / Support SAP FIORI apps
- Subproject lead for new on-call concept including resource planning, alarm server and employee time tracking
- Subproject lead for revision planning renewal
- System: SAP S/4HANA EAM
- Agile implementation
Kamlesh Jaiswal
Last position:
Solution Architect (MDG & S/4 HANA) at Freelancer
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
Dieter Kuske
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant at Shop and Catering
Implementation of MM and SD with integration of Diebold-Nixdorf cash registers
Capturing the required processes (inventory management, procurement, sales, and cash register processes)
Customizing MM and SD
Project planning and control
Master data upload and inventory recording using LSMW based on Excel spreadsheets
Cash register data transfer via EDI and IDoc processing (MBGMCR and ACC_DOCUMENT)
Creating extensive documentation for internal staff
No middleware; instructing and training customer staff in customizing; SAP standard as prerequisite
SAP ECC 6.0 modules MM, SD, FI
Orhan Yazar
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/P2P/EWM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- SAP S/4HANA, OTC, 2nd & 3rd level support, project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private Sales & Services
- SAP SCM/OTC/P2P/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Private Cloud (Sales, Services), CPI, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), EDI, IDoc, ABAP, user exits, SAP Activate, ITIL, SAP Cloud ALM
- Support and consulting for integration of SAP ECC into new business areas in SAP S/4HANA
- Decommissioning legacy systems and implementation of the new harmonized SAP S/4HANA landscape
- Process optimization in SAP S/4HANA and support for daily requests from business users and key users
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Private Cloud Sales & Services
- Responsibility for the SCM stream within the global template
- Process design with Signavio and creation of Business Process Documents (BPD)
- Creation of functional design specifications (FS, TS) including interface design and WRICEF objects
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM through SAP customizing
- Migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud to replace legacy systems and implement a harmonized system landscape
- SAP BTP & CPI: extension of Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM, optimization of cloud-based services
- Analysis and evaluation of existing SCM processes in the SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud environment
- Design of integrated solutions in OTC, P2P, EWM, LE and PP including forecasting and capacity planning
- Extension of transportation processes in SAP TM and SAP LE-TRA to support multimodal transports focusing on rail freight and integration of external rail logistics providers via EDI (VDA, EDIFACT)
- Consulting on further migration to SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain
- Functional consulting on developed supply chain processes
- Management of SAP CCS processes for contract types and bonus agreements
- Execution and maintenance of distributions and settlement keys
- Support for integration of transfer rules into the CCS model
- Documentation of CCS process changes for traceability and compliance
- Customizing and optimization in OTC: condition maintenance for pricing, materials, freight, customers, price & material groups; extension of sales document types, item categories, credit memos, down payments and prepayments with pricing procedure, condition types, access sequences, condition tables, condition records, billing types, invoice types, item categories, sales document types, reconciliation accounts, tax accounts; integration with FI/CO for accounting and financial closing; bonus settlements; delivery process optimization; configuration of delivery schedule types with account determination; creation of schedule line categories for delivery schedules; maintenance of schedule lines for delivery schedule types; schedule line determination settings such as order date, delivery date, availability check rules, returns etc.
- Customizing and optimization in P2P: purchase requisitions, purchase orders, document types (reason codes for ordering, rejection and blocking), scheduling agreements and stock transfer schedules; maintenance of material master and vendor master; payment terms; Incoterms; purchasing groups; purchase prices; quota agreements; contracts; purchasing info records; release procedures (characteristics, classes and release strategies); message control; maintenance of vendor master data; assignment of purchasing info records to materials and vendors; configuration of vendor evaluation with weightings; execution and adjustment of material requirements planning processes; creation of detailed functional specifications for P2P processes such as goods receipt (MIGO), goods issue, purchase requisitions and orders; ensuring data quality and master data maintenance in tables such as MARA, LFA1 and LFB1 etc.
- SAP Fiori: extension and customizing of Fiori apps to improve usability and efficiency; implementation of analytical Fiori apps to monitor KPIs and processes; workflow optimization and UI adaptations for enhanced user experience in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
- Process modeling in Signavio; optimization and documentation of business processes; workshops and training on process modeling
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, P2P, CS, PS modules (SCM): incident and change tickets; processing, resolution and documentation of SAP user requests; feasibility analysis for change requests; process optimization; service management with SAP CS; Cloud for Customer (C4C) for modern customer service processes; migration of SAP CS to S/4HANA Field Service Management (FSM); use of embedded analytics for service processes
- Customizing, testing, documentation, training; ensuring integration and collaboration between O2C, P2P and FI/CO modules for supply chain optimization; feasibility analysis; effort estimation; debugging; programming; IDoc and EDI monitoring etc.
- 2nd & 3rd level support in C4C Sales and Services: opportunities, surveys, user creation and authorizations; extension of Business Technology Platform; enhancement of CPI interface; customization of customer and material master data; orders; quotations; equipment; service notifications; surveys; tasks; PS orders; integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM; ensuring integration and maintenance of MRP processes etc.
- Responsibility for process analysis and design in export processing, Intrastat and customs management in compliance with international trade regulations (e.g. export control, preference agreements, dual-use)
- Integration and optimization of Intrastat reporting in SAP SD including maintenance of statistical commodity codes, country of origin, tariff codes etc.
- Customizing in SAP SD foreign trade (SD-FT/FTT) for customs-relevant fields and processes
- Coordination and preparation for integration with SAP GTS, including ATLAS reporting, embargo checks, export control and tariff determination
- Collaboration with customs authorities and logistics providers on export declarations and approval processes
- Creation of test cases for customs processes, export documents, commercial invoices, export declarations etc.
- MDG (Master Data Governance): data quality and maintenance of master data in relevant tables (e.g. MARA, LFA1, LFB1); change requests for master data maintenance in O2C/P2P
- SAP S/4HANA migration: support for migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA, including data migration, process optimization and system harmonization; support for global rollouts for subsidiaries in multiple countries; experience in developing SAP templates for global implementations
- ABAP: development and optimization of programs to extend functionalities in O2C and P2P modules; debugging and troubleshooting; customization and enhancement of user exits for customer-specific requirements; IDoc and EDI monitoring
József Szikszai
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer in S/4 HANA migration
- Automation of trade calculation (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between cash register system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and assignment of pricing conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the standard supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
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
Isa Gündogdu
Last position:
SAP Test Lead Europe at Daiichi Sankyo
- Transformation project to S/4HANA
- Test management and coordination of functional tests for SAP
- Preparation and support of tests (SIT 1+2, MOCK 1+2, UAT) as part of the SAP S/4HANA rollout (SD, MM, FI/CO, MD)
- Creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure system quality
- Monitoring and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) as well as ensuring the timely delivery of agreed performance indicators
- Coordination of the approach with test managers from other regions (US, JP)
- Planning of European test activities in the SAP implementation project in cooperation with test managers from the supplier
- Coordination of interdisciplinary business and technical test teams in Europe
- Business collaboration with global implementation partners
- Use of Tricentis qTest and ValGenesis as test management tools (for validation-relevant processes)
- Training functional consultants in testing and test tools
- Creation and evaluation of change requests, including effort estimation, prioritization, and tracking
- Reporting on test progress
Mike Heinke
Last position:
IT-Consultant & Founder at QFITS GmbH
In my role as Managing Director of QFITS GmbH, I support companies throughout the entire project cycle - from requirements gathering and process analysis to the design of suitable system solutions and all the way to implementation and quality assurance. My focus is on the introduction and integration of POS and ERP systems as well as their seamless connection to existing backend systems and interfaces.
Direct food sales (09/2025 – 05/2026) Support of a project from requirements analysis to the introduction and integration of a new POS system for a direct food sales company. A special focus was on archiving POS logs as well as preparing and providing them as transactions for connected surrounding systems. In addition, design and setup of functional tests and performance tests for the existing backend system, which had to be seamlessly integrated with the POS system.
Andreas Rother
Last position:
ABAP Developer, Tester at Sopra Steria SE
- Application programming (SAP IS-PS, PSM)
- Enhancement of existing ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects based programs
- Configuration management and project documentation with "Solution Manager" and "Jira"
- SAP HANA "on-premise" installation on NetWeaver 7.5.x on all customer systems
Jan-Markus Momper
Last position:
Piloting and Business Analysis in RPA Retail at Momper Unternehmensberatung
Kamuran Duman
Last position:
SAP SCM Consultant Second Level MM and PP & SAP Coaching and Training at Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG
- Functional consulting in SAP SCM
- Consulting on master data for vendors, materials, etc.
- Message, pricing, and credit memo procedures in purchasing
- IDoc interfaces for inbound and outbound processing
- Debugging, reporting, SAP queries
- Error analysis and resolution
- Process optimizations in MM, SD, and PM
- Consulting/support in creating and planning orders in PM
- Analysis of existing purchasing/procurement processes regarding integration and migration to the existing SAP MM system
- Development of a migration concept based on the prior analysis for subsequent migration to SAP MM
- SAP PP – MRP demand planning
Jürgen Von Agris
Last position:
Instructor / Trainer at SAP Training Company
- Instructor / Trainer
- SAP applications in SAP S/4 HANA - Sales, Sourcing Procurement, Logistic Execution, SAP Foundation
- SAP S/4 HANA - Fiori UX and Fiori Launchpad
- Cross-module MM application - Sourcing & Procurement
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Procurement
- Purchasing processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Incoming processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Supplier invoicing SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Pricing & plant determination SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Pre & After Sales
- Sales processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Delivery processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Billing SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Pricing SAP S/4 HANA Sales and Storage Rooms and Lean-EWM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- SAP S/4 HANA – SAP Private Cloud – Release 2023
Sebastian Wiche
Last position:
Engineering Lead / Senior SAP ABAP Developer at HUGO BOSS AG
- Functional leadership of distributed SAP development teams (50+ internal and external developers)
- Architecture and design responsibility for business-critical SAP core components
- Hands-on ABAP development in business-critical systems (SAP ECC & S/4HANA)
- Analysis and modernization of existing ABAP logic as part of the S/4HANA transformation
- Refactoring and performance optimization of existing ABAP core logic
- Implementation of clean code principles, coding guidelines, and structured code reviews
- Technical management of external development partners
Key impact
- Sustainable stabilization and scaling of the SAP development organization
- Measurably improved code quality and reduction of technical debt in the core system
- Created a technically clean foundation for the S/4HANA transformation
- Increased delivery reliability despite growing system and team complexity
Dirk Rauch
Last position:
Consultant Logistics/SCM - SAP SD/LES, EDI, Sub-Project Lead at Hero Group (CH) - Schwartauer Werke GmbH & Co. KG (DE)
- S/4 HANA template rollout "PHI"
- Sales process consulting (Order to Cash), supporting the department in business process optimizations for sales and shipping
- Stock transfers (STO), specification for a client-specific transport planning and evaluation tool considering load capacities and load characteristics
- Sub-project lead for the EDI integration of external warehouses via DESADV/WHSCON, SHPORD/SHPCON, customizing, and testing
Joscha Greuel
Last position:
Executive Management at Kite Runner GmbH
- Software development from Afghanistan
- Backend & Frontend web development / JS / PHP / Angular / Laravel / Certified SAP ABAP and BTP development / .NET / data analysis / machine learning / Python
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Statistics of experts using SAP Retail
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
20
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Logistics
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP Retail
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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
Retail process fit
SAP Retail supports core retail operations from assortment and article master data to store supply and sales execution. Companies use it to keep pricing, promotions, stock, and replenishment aligned across channels. It is a fit when retail needs are tightly connected to SAP ERP or S/4HANA.
Typical project work
- Article and merchandise structure setup
- Pricing, promotions, and condition logic
- Replenishment and inventory processes
- POS and store system integration
- Migration from SAP IS-Retail to newer SAP landscapes
Ecosystem and skills
Strong SAP Retail professionals work across SAP MM, SD, FI, and master data design. They understand retail-specific objects, interfaces, and reporting needs, and they can connect store processes with backend systems. Knowledge of SAP Fiori, IDocs, and integration patterns is often important.
When freelancers help
Companies bring in freelance SAP Retail specialists for rollouts, carve-outs, upgrades, and cleanup work after process changes. They are also useful when internal teams need help with short-lived gaps, new store formats, or a move toward S/4HANA. In Germany, this often matters for retailers with mixed on-site and remote teams.
What good experts do
Good specialists do not only configure screens. They trace how data flows from master data to pricing, stock, stores, and financial follow-up. They document decisions clearly, test edge cases, and work well with business users who know the shop floor.
Search terms and landscape
Searchers often use SAP Retail, SAP IS-Retail, or simply SAP retail when they mean the same area. The best experts can discuss legacy SAP Retail setups and the path into modern SAP retail scenarios. They are strongest when they can explain trade-offs in plain language and keep processes stable during change.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about SAP Retail, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
SAP Retail is used to manage retail master data, merchandise structures, pricing, replenishment, and store supply processes. It helps companies keep product, stock, and sales information connected across the SAP landscape. That makes it useful for retailers with many articles, stores, or channels.
SAP Retail adds retail-specific logic on top of standard SAP functions. Compared with MM or SD alone, it covers assortments, retail article handling, site structures, and retail pricing concepts more naturally. Companies usually choose it when generic ERP processes are not enough for store operations.
SAP IS-Retail is the older name many people still use for the same retail-oriented SAP area. In conversations, you may also hear SAP Retail or SAP retail. The exact landscape depends on whether the company runs a classic setup or has already moved parts of the process into S/4HANA.
A strong SAP Retail specialist usually understands SAP MM, SD, master data governance, and integration topics. They should also be comfortable with pricing, IDocs, interfaces to POS systems, and retail reporting needs. In larger projects, knowledge of S/4HANA migration topics is valuable too.
For a small change, a focused SAP Retail specialist may be enough if the scope is clear. For a rollout, migration, or process redesign, you usually want someone who has handled end-to-end retail flows before. The key is not just system knowledge, but experience with store, supply, and master data dependencies.
Yes, much of the SAP Retail work can be done remotely, especially design, configuration, testing, and documentation. Workshops and cutover support sometimes work better on-site, particularly when stores or business users are involved. For Germany-based teams, a mix of remote and on-site collaboration is common.
Look for proof that the SAP Retail expert has solved real retail process problems, not only touched the system. Good signs are clear explanations of article, pricing, and replenishment flows, solid test thinking, and clean documentation. Ask how they handled data issues, interfaces, and change impact in earlier work.
Before joining a SAP Retail project, a freelancer should understand the business model, store structure, article data, and the current SAP landscape. It also helps to know which parts are legacy SAP Retail, which are standard SAP, and where integrations sit. Clear scope and named stakeholders make the work much smoother.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 857 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 56% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Retail (88%), and Professional Services (76%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Retail in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (94%), and Supply Chain Management (65%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP Retail
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