SAP S/4HANA Expert
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP S/4HANA
Myriam B.
Last position:
Project Coordinator / IT Coordinator at SEFE Energy GmbH
- Bringing the IT perspective into project documentation (e.g., proposed solutions, effort estimates, timelines)
- Translating business requirements into technical specifications for the IT teams involved
- Coordinating IT resources and aligning budget use with Sales IT portfolio management
- Contributing to and supporting solution development in collaboration with business departments and project leads
- Acting as a sentinel within the project portfolio to prevent information gaps and ensure Sales IT is involved in a timely manner
- Setting up and maintaining shared workspaces in Confluence, MS Teams, and Azure DevOps
- Ensuring compliance with established IT project processes (project initiation, solution design, validation)
- Creating and maintaining structured documentation (solution outlines, effort and resource plans, risks, decisions)
- Documenting and providing transparency on roles, budget requirements, test management, and resource overviews
- Supporting the planning, coordination, and management of complex IT initiatives in the Sales IT environment (PowerBase, PowerDE, PowerNL, PowerFR)
- Serving as the link between Business and IT: consistently translating business requirements into technical specifications
- Contributing to budget planning, SAP variance analyses, resource management, and project governance
- Conducting requirements analyses, coordinating change requests, and actively contributing to PMO processes
- Working closely with stakeholders across countries within the Power@Sales program
Christel Kristin R.
Last position:
SAP Senior / Lead Consultant / Team Lead / Trainer at Mercator Leasing GmbH
- Merging several systems, consulting for SAP Finance / Controlling overall, FI/CO, DRC, F2R, R2R, incoming and outgoing invoice mapping and target postings of contracts and BP from source systems. CAMt53, creation of the technical concept for the migration of various business areas, creation of migration templates and FMD Files, support with data migration, consolidations and data entry, test management for the SAP part, test support, training of end users in all FI and CO areas, FI-AA
Matthias B.
Last position:
Interim Change Manager at Automotive Manufacturer (OEM)
- Agile transformation of the entire executive division responsible for car battery development using SAFe.
- Set up 5 Agile Release Trains and an agile portfolio.
- Prepared the transformation from a functional to a process-based organization.
- Scope of 400+ people in Germany, Europe, and China.
- Applied adapted SAFe methods.
- Managed stakeholders and advised, trained, and coached leaders (Product Management, Release Train Engineer, System Architects).
- Built the portfolio from an initial value of approx. 150 million Euro to over 1 billion Euro.
- Trained junior colleagues from a Big4 consulting firm.
- Introduced PI Plannings and quality metrics, and trained the teams.
Alwin G.
Last position:
IT Interim Manager & AI Strategist
- Founder of CheironX: AI-supported GRC management (ISO 27001, BSI IT-Grundschutz, TISAX, DORA)
- Strategic focus on Agentic AI and GenAI for modern IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
- IT interim management and strategic consulting
Tobias S W.
Last position:
CEO & Fouder at Wittbix
Olaf S.
Last position:
Trainer & Facilitator for Digital Sovereignty at ITSM-COLOGNE
Project: Digital Sovereignty – Toll Collect
Workshop: Digital Sovereignty Recognize dependencies, reduce risks, remain capable of acting
Format
- One-day practical seminar
Target group
- Executive management
- IT managers
- Data protection officers
- Compliance functions
Content and objectives
- Systematic analysis of digital dependencies
- Assessment of legal and operational risks
- Development of a concrete plan to increase digital sovereignty
- Mapping of the entire IT infrastructure by participants
- Identification of critical dependencies on non-European providers
- Creation of a prioritized risk matrix based on:
- GDPR
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- Joint development of options for action – from a hybrid model to complete migration to European solutions
- Development of an individual sovereignty roadmap with:
- Responsibilities
- Milestones
- Budget framework
Agenda
- Preliminary self-assessment (current infrastructure)
- Digital sovereignty? Nothing but an illusion
- Digital sovereignty 2026 – Germany’s dangerous dependency in focus
- Digital sovereignty & open source
- What is digital sovereignty?
- Three questions raised by digital sovereignty
- Reflection: Digital sovereignty in your own life
- Why is digital sovereignty existential now?
- Practical examples of digital sovereignty
- Schleswig-Holstein initiative
- Benefits of digital sovereignty for your company
- Assessing strategy options (cost-benefit matrix)
- Sovereign provider? 10 questions
- What does digital sovereignty specifically mean for your company?
- How do you shape digital sovereignty?
- Digital sovereignty and psychological safety
- Psychological safety: The key to high-performing teams
- Why psychological safety in your company?
- Benefits of psychological safety
- Invitation to group work: PsySafety Check (PS-C)
- The “Braintrust” experiment
- Creating a risk matrix
- Creating a roadmap & project plan
- European alternatives to US Big Tech
- 10-point plans:
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- GDPR
- ISO 27001
Hannah K.
Last position:
Instructor, AI Fundamentals for the Digital Workplace at grandedu
- Instructor for an AZAV-certified AI training program for working professionals; designed in February 2026, with five cohorts each running for one month from March 2026
- Designed and created all modules and learning materials
- Topics: AI fundamentals, prompting, use cases in communication, analysis, and processes, agents and workflows, the EU AI Act, and GDPR
- Taught small groups of 3 to 9 participants from different professional fields and levels of seniority
- Provided individual learning support throughout each course
- Result: completed five cohorts with around 500 hours of live instruction
Franz B.
Last position:
Product Development (AI) at Self-initiated
AI phone assistant platform
Claude Code, Google AI Studio, Python, LLM / Voice-AI, PostgreSQL
- Designed and hands-on developed an AI-powered phone assistant platform (Voice-AI / LLM)—from idea and architecture through to MVP/product.
- Built agentic workflows and end-to-end automations with Claude Code and Google AI Studio.
- Also supported AI-powered delivery in client engagements: using Claude Code for governance documentation, requirements drafts, and automations.
Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
Enver B.
Last position:
Interim Manager Data Protection Projects at Telefonica Deutschland GmbH
Management of data protection & IT security-related projects. Adjustments to knowledge management and consulting processes.
Activities:
- Data protection consulting
- Process optimization in in-house consulting
- Interface to specialist departments, IT security, development and management
Dariusz K.
Last position:
Interim Support Fixed Asset and Investment Accounting at HAKO GmbH
Part-time assignment since 01.09.2026.
- Operational support for fixed asset and investment accounting
- Support with the accounting treatment of assets under construction
- Processing of related accounting transactions in SAP R/3
System: SAP R/3
Taner P.
Last position:
IT Consultant – IT Governance and Compliance at Premium automotive manufacturer
Result: Managed over 20 compliance campaigns in the development division, reaching 95% of the application portfolio and fulfilling over 4,000 compliance requirements.
- Campaign management: Planned, coordinated and monitored campaigns to improve compliance maturity; KPI-based management reporting
- Gap analysis: Assessed business-critical applications and prioritized compliance risks across Information Classification, Conformity Statement, Privacy Impact Assessment and other artifacts
- Stakeholder management: Served as the link between IT Security, Application Owners and business units; facilitated workshops and provided tailored implementation support
- Target vision and AI use cases: Developed a target model for maintaining compliance throughout the application lifecycle and assessed which artifacts could be populated automatically by AI agents using app and code data
Amit S.
Last position:
IT Project Manager – SAP S/4 HANA Delivery Consultant at CHG Meridian UK Limited
- Managed the integrated SAP S/4HANA delivery plan for 12 BTS workstreams, including milestone, dependency, and governance management.
- Coordinated end-to-end delivery across Business, IT, and Operations, focusing on execution, readiness, and issue resolution.
- Responsible for RAID, test, cutover, and deployment management to ensure a successful go-live.
- Implemented KPI tracking, status reporting, and PMO governance to provide transparent management of performance, risks, and escalations.
Christian F.
Last position:
Consultant and Project Manager – AI in Customer Service (Voicebots, Chatbots) at Various clients
- Advising on and selecting voice systems based on requirements, integration, data protection and cost
- Designing call guides, knowledge bases and handover to employees
- Test planning, call analysis and optimization of existing solutions
Katarzyna G.
Last position:
Interim Financial Accountant / Accounts Payable at Consulting for an alcoholic beverage manufacturer
- Supported monthly and annual closing activities
- Checked incoming invoices for formal and factual accuracy
- Posted incoming invoices
- Contact person for internal departments on accounting matters
- Created and maintained vendor master data
- Processed open items
- Took on additional accounting-related special tasks
- Managed the functional mailbox
- Performed payment runs
Training and knowledge transfer – Accounts Payable:
In addition to the tasks above, I was responsible for training and transferring knowledge to 8 employees of an external service provider in India who took over the accounts payable activities:
- Conducted structured training and practical guidance throughout the accounts payable process
- Trained employees in checking and posting incoming invoices, including formal and factual checks
- Taught vendor master data maintenance, open-item processing and payment runs
- Trained employees in using the functional mailbox and communicating effectively with internal departments
- Explained accounting procedures, controls and company-specific accounts payable requirements
- Conducted “Training on the Job” using practical posting cases and real business transactions
- Supported the team in independently carrying out accounts payable processes and resolving accounting questions
- Checked the quality and accuracy of work results and provided continuous feedback and coaching
- Supported the transfer of accounts payable processes to the external service provider and ensured structured knowledge transfer and an orderly handover
- Supported a smooth transition by documenting processes, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring consistent application of accounting requirements
Software: JDE, ELO, SAP Concur
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Statistics of experts using SAP S/4HANA
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
54%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts using SAP S/4HANA
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 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP S/4HANA 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 (76%)
- Professional Services (69%)
- Manufacturing (68%)
- Automotive (53%)
- Banking and Finance (42%)
- Retail (40%)
- Energy (35%)
- Transportation (35%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Core platform
SAP S/4HANA is SAP’s enterprise resource planning suite built on the SAP HANA in-memory database. It brings finance, procurement, manufacturing, sales, service, asset management and supply chain processes into an integrated business system. Companies use it for new implementations, global rollouts and modernisation of SAP ECC landscapes.
Business processes
SAP S/4HANA projects turn complex business requirements into standardised, traceable workflows. Experts configure organisational structures, master data, approvals, accounting rules and operational processes while balancing standard functionality with justified extensions.
- Finance and controlling transformation
- Procurement, inventory and supply chain workflows
- Manufacturing, sales and service processes
- Migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA
Ecosystem and tools
The platform connects with SAP Fiori, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors. Delivery may also involve ABAP Cloud, CDS views, APIs, SAP Build, data migration tools and identity services. Strong specialists understand how configuration, extensions, integrations and analytics affect one another.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance SAP S/4HANA expertise when an internal team needs capacity for a transformation, a rollout or a difficult process stream. External professionals can support fit-to-standard workshops, system design, data cleansing, testing, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation without losing focus on business continuity.
- The current SAP landscape needs a migration or simplification plan
- Finance or supply chain processes vary across business units
- Interfaces, reporting or master data create delivery risk
- A rollout needs experienced functional and technical coordination
Delivery and collaboration
A capable professional starts with business goals, process owners and the existing SAP landscape. They document decisions, control transports, manage dependencies and make risks visible early. Remote delivery works well for design, configuration, documentation and testing when workshops, access and escalation paths are organised; on-site sessions can help with process discovery and cutover.
Quality signals
Look for hands-on delivery across the relevant SAP S/4HANA edition, deployment model and business domain. The right expert can explain trade-offs between standard features, clean-core extensions and custom ABAP, and can show how they handled migration, integration, authorisations and testing. References, clear deliverables and practical knowledge of SAP Fiori and the wider SAP ecosystem are stronger signals than a product label alone.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about SAP S/4HANA, in one place.
SAP S/4HANA is used to run integrated enterprise processes such as finance, procurement, manufacturing, sales, asset management and supply chain operations. Companies also use it to replace or modernise SAP ECC systems and create a shared digital core for reporting and operational control.
SAP S/4HANA uses the SAP HANA database and a more streamlined data model than SAP ECC. It also provides SAP Fiori user experiences, embedded analytics and newer extension patterns, although migration effort depends on custom code, data quality and the processes already in use.
A company should hire a SAP S/4HANA specialist when it is planning a transformation, rollout, migration, process redesign or major integration. Freelance expertise is especially useful when internal teams need support with fit-to-standard decisions, data migration, testing, cutover or stabilisation.
A strong SAP S/4HANA expert may also understand SAP Fiori, ABAP Cloud, CDS views, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Integration Suite and SAP Analytics Cloud. The relevant functional background can include finance, controlling, procurement, manufacturing, sales, service or supply chain management.
The right level of SAP S/4HANA experience depends on scope, business complexity, deployment model and the condition of the existing SAP landscape. A focused process stream may need a functional specialist, while a transformation needs professionals who can coordinate architecture, migration, integration, testing and business change.
Much SAP S/4HANA work can be delivered remotely, including process design, configuration, documentation, development and testing. On-site collaboration can still add value during discovery, workshops, cutover and training, particularly when many business units or local process owners are involved.
A reliable SAP S/4HANA freelancer can connect configuration choices to business outcomes and explain decisions in clear terms. Check relevant project examples, knowledge of the required edition and modules, experience with migration and integrations, documentation habits, testing discipline and the quality of their proposed deliverables.
Before engaging an SAP S/4HANA professional, clarify the scope, target processes, system landscape, deployment model, access requirements, decision owners and expected deliverables. Also agree how master data, custom code, interfaces, testing, transport management and cutover responsibilities will be handled.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 925 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 54% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (76%), Professional Services (69%), and Manufacturing (68%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Project Management (85%), and Operations (60%).
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