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SAP S/4HANA Experts in Germany

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Hire experts who deliver SAP S/4HANA migrations, finance and supply chain transformations, and integrations with SAP Fiori, SAP Business Technology Platform and surrounding enterprise systems. FRATCH matches you quickly and precisely with vetted, available freelancers.

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Amit S.

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Senior IT Project Manager | IT Transformation | Program & Delivery Management

Düsseldorf
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.
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Katarzyna G.

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Finance Consultant

Heltersberg
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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Wolfgang H.

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Interim Manager

Schortens
Wolfgang H.

Last position:

Interim Supply Chain / SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager at Solventum / global logistics service provider

Stabilization of a critical logistics outsourcing setup in the context of an SAP S/4HANA transformation. The focus was on restoring a reliable operational fact base between the client, logistics service provider, international supplier plants and the SAP/IT organization.

  • Coordination between the client, global logistics service provider, international supplier plants, SAP/IT teams, Quality Management and the operational shop floor.
  • Management, monitoring and operational correction of Inbound Deliveries; integration of Outbound Delivery processes.
  • Analysis of interface, posting, batch and master data errors between SAP S/4HANA, logistics service provider, supplier plants and internal business functions.
  • Significant reduction of critical inventory differences between the client and logistics service provider.
  • Improved operational management capability in the logistics environment and creation of a common fact base.
  • Reduction of recurring error patterns in the areas of Inbound Deliveries, inventory, interfaces, batch/posting logic and service provider processes.
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Rainer V.

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SAP Service Manager

Kempten
Rainer V.

Last position:

Interim Consultant & Business Coach (Focus: Leadership & Competence Development) at bfz

Using periods between projects to deepen leadership skills and Change Management methods.

  • Personnel and culture development: Supporting specialists and managers with professional reorientation and providing strategic coaching for successful self-presentation.

  • Empowerment & Performance Coaching: Conducting systemic personality assessments to identify performance bottlenecks and specifically develop strengths within teams.

  • Moderation & Training: Managing interdisciplinary workshop and seminar groups in both industrial-technical and commercial environments.

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Philipp H.

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AI-Supported Controlling | Finance · Planning · Reporting | Power BI · DATEV · AI

Rehlingen-Siersburg
Philipp H.

Last position:

Managing Director at Vishnu Artists GmbH

  • Managing Director of Vishnu Artists GmbH in Berlin (since 01/2025, together with Benedikt Irsch).
  • Responsible for the company's finance, planning and reporting; working with DATEV.
  • Reporting with Power BI as well as planning and analysis models in Excel as a basis for management decisions.
  • Selection, development and implementation of AI-supported tools in the company, including Flow Compass.
  • Co-host of the Vishnu AI Freelancer Meetup, which takes place every four weeks on Miro; exchange about the practical use of AI applications in coaching and facilitation.
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Christoph H.

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Transformation & Delivery Manager | Program Lead | PMO Lead

Munich
Christoph H.

Last position:

Project Manager & Test Manager at Cyber Security

  • SAP S/4HANA upgrade from Release 2021 to 2025 and FI/CO transformation as part of a new TOM. Four streams and two SAP service providers; management during ongoing operations.

  • Overall responsibility for time, quality and budget as well as cross-stream coordination of the four streams

  • Coordination of process streams, business functions and SAP service providers

  • Establishment and management of governance, planning, risks, dependencies, resources and escalations

  • Provider management, regular management reporting, and preparation and execution of project and Steering Committee meetings

  • Responsibility as Test Manager for test strategy, test planning, UAT, defect management and acceptance

  • Result: Successful preparation for Go-live on 28.09.2026 during ongoing operations; quality and the planned absence of production interruptions ensured. Project governance established and positive feedback from management and stakeholders.

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Thomas P.

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Project Manager, Product Owner & AI Consultant, AI Transformation - ERP · Shop · Marketing

Leipzig
Thomas P.

Last position:

Product Owner & AI Automation Architect (B2B) at Ihre-Hygieneberatung

  • Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.

  • Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.

  • Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process

  • Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes

  • Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation

  • Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation

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Thorsten H.

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Hands-on | Operational & Strategic

Wehr
Thorsten H.

Last position:

Product Owner, Software Developer, AI Manager, Technical Consultant at crazyALEX.de GmbH

AI-supported document processing and inventory management integration

Design and development of an AI-supported application for the automated processing of delivery and invoice documents, connected to SelectLine ERP. Documents are analyzed using AI, matched with orders and line items, and prepared for posting goods receipts.

IMPACT:

  • Automated extraction of structured order, delivery and invoice data from PDF and image documents
  • Automatic and manual mapping of documents to orders and order line items
  • Integration with SelectLine ERP for order import, status synchronization and goods receipt postings
  • Traceable processing through separate analysis, mapping and posting processes as well as technical logging
  • Development of a containerized end-to-end architecture with AI analysis, workflow automation and relational data storage

KEYWORDS: AI, document analysis, OpenAI, n8n, SelectLine ERP, FastAPI, Python, JavaScript, MariaDB, Docker, REST API, PDF, OCR, mapping, inventory management, goods receipt, workflow automation

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Wolfgang O.

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Business Analyst

Freilassing
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
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Matthias B.

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Interim Manager for Transformation, Change and Restructuring

Solingen
Matthias B.

Last position:

Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt

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Tobias W.

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CEO / COO / CTO / Managing Partner / AI Advisor

Oldenburg
Tobias W.

Last position:

CEO & Fouder at Wittbix

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Anton E.

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Freelance Financial and HGB Accountant | HGB | SAP | DATEV

Burgheim
Anton E.

Last position:

HGB Accountant and Consultant at Eurostyle Systems Würzburg GmbH

  • Processing of a five-month backlog of incoming documents;
  • Clarification of residual items and overdue open items;
  • Review, reconciliation and clarification of accounting matters;
  • Analysis of existing workflows and implementation of process improvements;
  • Processing of accounting transactions in SAP FI and MM
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Kristina S.

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Senior Scrum Master | Release Train Engineer | Agile Transformation Coach | SAFe | SAP

Munich
Kristina S.

Last position:

Agile Transformation Coach – SAP Program (Freelance) at Sherpa X Digital Transformation SAP at Siemens

  • Agile Transformation Coach within an SAP-driven End-to-End Lead-to-Cash program, supporting leadership and management teams in implementing and evolving the Sherpa Way of Working, strengthening Agile practices, role definitions and responsibility clarity (RACI), and delivery effectiveness
  • Member of the leadership core team for the Way of Working, shaping and evolving agile operating models, challenging existing practices, and driving pragmatic, system-level improvements
  • Conceptualized a Polarion-based Scrum Master dashboard as a single, role-based entry point for sprint status, dependencies, risks, and governance artefacts, reducing reporting overhead and improving transparency
  • Provided targeted 1:1 coaching to the Master Scrum Master and Scrum Masters, strengthening leadership capability, role effectiveness, and support for team-specific challenges, including the redesign of Scrum Master syncs and collaboration formats
  • Worked with teams and leadership on End-to-End Lead-to-Cash process analysis and documentation in SAP Signavio, supporting alignment, transparency, and a shared understanding of process expectations across teams
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Peter S.

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Project Manager for SAP GTS Trade Services, edition for SAP 4/HANA

Düsseldorf
Peter S.

Last position:

Project Manager for SAP GTS Trade Services, edition for SAP 4/HANA at ETENGO AG

  • Creation of detailed concepts for all relevant GTS modules (compliance, pricing, customs clearance, Intrastat, preferences)
  • Planning and conducting workshops, including scheduling and documentation
  • Development and consulting of the organisational structure and its master data
  • Setup and customisation of compliance functions: sanctions list review, embargo, legal control, US re-export
  • Uploading and maintaining sanction and commodity lists
  • Implementation and validation of integration tests
  • Setup and customisation of the modules: pricing (including uploading of customs tariff numbers and STAWN data), customs clearance (including application for test operation with customs), Intrastat and preferences (including preference calculation and LLEs)
  • Development and presentation of prototypes
  • Derivation of insights for the final concept

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Statistics of experts using SAP S/4HANA

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

23 years

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany have 23 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3 years

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany stay in a single position for 3 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

16

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany have completed 16 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.

Top industries

Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany are most in demand in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

Bachelor's degree or higher

88%

88% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

53%

53% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

8%

8% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

3

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany hold 3 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

97%

97% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 9 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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1% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany charge less than €400 per day.
23% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany charge between €400 and €800 per day.
57% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
17% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
2% of SAP S/4HANA experts in Germany charge €1600 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany 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.

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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP S/4HANA

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 928 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 920 €

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 9 Oct 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 (77%)
  • Professional Services (70%)
  • Manufacturing (67%)
  • Automotive (52%)
  • Banking and Finance (41%)
  • Retail (40%)
  • Transportation (36%)
  • Energy (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 connects finance, procurement, sales, manufacturing, asset management and supply chain processes in a common digital core. Companies use it to replace fragmented ERP landscapes with integrated, real-time operations.

Business processes

Projects often cover finance transformation, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, production planning, warehouse operations and maintenance. Specialists configure company structures, workflows, master data and reporting while aligning the system with business controls. SAP Fiori provides role-based applications for users across departments.

  • Finance and controlling processes
  • Procurement, sales and inventory flows
  • Manufacturing and asset management
  • Master data and reporting design

Ecosystem and tools

SAP S/4HANA work commonly includes SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Integration Suite and SAP Analytics Cloud. Depending on the landscape, experts also work with SAP Activate, SAP Cloud ALM, ABAP Cloud, APIs, event-based integration and SAP BTP extensions. They connect the core system with CRM, logistics, banking and external applications.

When expertise matters

Companies bring in freelance specialists during greenfield implementations, system conversions and selective data transitions. They also need support for process redesign, release upgrades, testing, cutover and post-go-live stabilization. Germany-based organizations may value collaboration with teams on site, remotely or in German and English, depending on stakeholders and project governance.

  • Existing ERP processes no longer fit the business
  • A migration needs controlled data and process decisions
  • Integration or extension work is blocking delivery
  • Internal teams need temporary transformation capacity

Strong professionals

Strong SAP S/4HANA professionals combine configuration knowledge with process understanding. They can explain trade-offs between standard functionality, clean-core principles and custom extensions. Look for evidence of structured workshops, clear documentation, reliable testing, authorization awareness and practical cutover planning.

Selecting the right specialist

Match the specialist to the project stage and operating model. A migration needs different expertise from a finance rollout, a manufacturing template or an integration program. Ask how the professional handles fit-to-standard decisions, data quality, stakeholder conflict and knowledge transfer. Relevant experience with your SAP release, deployment model and industry processes is more useful than a broad list of tools.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions that come up most around SAP S/4HANA.

SAP S/4HANA is used to run integrated enterprise processes across finance, procurement, sales, manufacturing, supply chain and asset management. Companies use it as a central ERP system with real-time data, standardized workflows and role-based applications.

SAP S/4HANA is SAP’s newer ERP suite and is designed around the SAP HANA database, a simplified data model and modern user experiences. SAP ECC remains in many established landscapes, but companies considering transformation often compare conversion, selective transition and a new implementation rather than treating the choice as a simple technical upgrade.

A capable SAP S/4HANA specialist may also work with SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, ABAP Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Integration Suite and SAP Analytics Cloud. Depending on the assignment, data migration, testing, security, change management and industry process knowledge are equally important.

The right level of SAP S/4HANA experience depends on the scope, deployment model and business risk. A focused configuration task may need a process specialist, while a global migration or cutover requires professionals who have handled governance, data, integration, testing and stakeholder decisions across the full delivery cycle.

SAP S/4HANA work can often be delivered remotely through structured workshops, documentation, collaboration tools and secure system access. On-site sessions may still help with process discovery, user acceptance and cutover planning, while German and English language needs should be agreed with business and IT stakeholders.

Ask a SAP S/4HANA freelancer to describe comparable processes, project phases and deliverables rather than only listing certifications. Check how they approach fit-to-standard, data ownership, integration boundaries, testing evidence, documentation and knowledge transfer.

SAP S/4HANA is often considered when an organization needs tightly integrated processes, complex legal entities, advanced manufacturing, broad supply chain control or deep connections to an existing SAP landscape. A lighter ERP system may be more suitable when requirements are narrower and extensive process integration is not needed.

A strong SAP S/4HANA professional shows quality through clear process models, traceable configuration decisions, disciplined testing and usable documentation. They also make risks visible early, protect the clean core where appropriate and explain technical choices in terms that business stakeholders can act on.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 928 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany 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 in Germany who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (23%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (77%), Professional Services (70%), and Manufacturing (67%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Project Management (85%), and Operations (60%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP S/4HANA

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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