SAP S/4HANA Experts in Zurich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Zurich, who have recently used SAP S/4HANA
Nik Gantchev
Last position:
Executive Interim & Transformation Partner at Audoban & Co. GmbH
- Stepped into a senior interim mandate with hands-on accountability for a complex business model transformation, taking ownership of execution, operating decisions, and delivery within a highly regulated and complex regional environment.
- Led market access, launch, and go-to-market transformation work, aligning commercial, operational, and governance structures to support entry into new markets under time and regulatory pressure.
- Supported post-merger integration as well as divestiture shaping assignments, working hands-on with executive teams to align operating realities, decision rights, and accountability with transaction intent.
- Took interim ownership of critical transformation and integration programs, resetting priorities, sequencing, and leadership expectations where delivery risk or organizational friction had emerged.
- Acted as a trusted interim partner to CEOs and senior leaders during periods of structural change, providing clear judgement, hands-on leadership, and execution discipline.
Falk Schlüsener
Last position:
Freelancer at SOL4ERP SAP Consulting Schlüsener
Self-employed Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
- Support services for SAP transformations
- Support services for SAP FI projects (based on ECC and S/4)
Vitaly Podkopaev
Last position:
IT Project Manager UCC at Office for Informatics, Canton of Zurich
- Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
- Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
- Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects
Philipp Siegenthaler
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Markus Fankhauser
Last position:
Logistics Expert/Coach at RAPID Technic AG
- Coaching, developing fundamentals and leading technical aspects in logistics transformation
- Extending SAP WM functionalities
- Efficiency measures in shuttle warehouse technology
- Setting up logistics operations reporting
- Comprehensive inventory planning and execution
- Preparing the technical and commercial foundations for cooperation with external logistics service providers
- Recommendations for the future process and organizational structure
Patrick Niederhauser
Last position:
SAP Real Estate Expert at RKW SE
- Compliance with IFRS 16 for all group companies
- Achieve efficiency gains through a centralized and standardized process and save time thanks to a single source of information
- Automatic calculation and posting of IFRS 16 and other relevant journals
- Simulations / planning of positions regarding rent/leasing (vehicles, equipment, real estate, etc.)
- Coordination of service fees, benchmarking, scheduling, etc.
David Barreto Schmidt
Last position:
External Project Manager in the Supply Chain Network at DEUTZ AG
- Project management (SAP BN (Ariba) onboarding, support for SAP ECC and SAP TM for supplier topics)
- Standardization of global value creation processes
- Basic training as well as central contact person for suppliers and support for planners
Beat Zangger
Last position:
SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH
- Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
- Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
- Resource planning and control within the test team
- Created test concepts and test plans
- Performed test risk analysis
- Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
- Ensured test progress
- Generated and visualized reports
- Summarized test reports and reported to management
- Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
- Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
Andrew Longe
Last position:
Service Manager - Testing at Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG
- Managing the Testing services for the Global IT Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) team, which is responsible for managing and supporting the Product & Project Testing Workstreams on various Regional Projects, especially in Pharmacovigilance, Digital Supply Chain, Clinical Practice and R&D, etc.
- Managing Client relationships, escalations and continuing to grow the project services globally, while also driving the testing efforts on Takeda’s AI, DevOps, Agile, and Digital projects.
- Led the implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with GCP, GMP, and Swiss and EU regulations, resulting in a huge improvement in audit readiness.
- Overseeing projects for systems including ERP, EDGE, SAP ECC, SAP Transportation Management, S/4 HANA migration etc.
- Led an AI/ML PoC for AI implementation.
- Led a cross-functional team to ensure compliance with MDR, FDA regulatory guidelines and achieved successful project deliveries.
- Led and managed change management and communication for TCoE, keeping the Takeda organisation informed of change communication and practices, including presentations to various stakeholders.
- Ensuring TCoE outsource vendor resources adhere to regulatory, compliance and quality system standards and practices for GxP & non-GxP System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including aSDLC and TCoE Global Standards.
- Translated the product vision, strategy and requirements into backlog items, which were prioritised based on potential business impact and customer value.
Thorsten Morschheuser
Last position:
Managing Director at Morschheuser Consulting GmbH
- Establishment, development and auditing of ISMS and IAM/IDM structures (SAP & non-SAP).
- Development, optimization and review of authorization concepts, role models and interfaces (including SAP IDM/NetWeaver/S/4HANA, as well as cloud & AD).
- Management and documentation of audit, compliance and certification projects (ISO 27001, TISAX, KRITIS).
Karl Estermann
Last position:
incl. CI/CD, automation at AALS Software AG
- Designed and delivered a practical real-time course on Flink and Hadoop with MapReduce, HDFS, Spark, Flink, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Kafka
- Gained extensive DevOps and CI/CD experience
- Created ETL/ELT pipelines with Apache tools and Pentaho
- Led projects in municipal software, financial services, and big data with Kafka
- Developed AI/NLP models and chatbots with RASA, Chatter, and Dialogflow
- Built and managed a TypeDB knowledge database
- Worked with OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Podman
Frank Ehringer
Last position:
S2P Stream Lead at Comet AG
SAP implementation project in Japan/Yokohama and Taiwan/Taipei. Stream lead purchasing, optimization and centralization of procurement, E2E process optimization
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Statistics of experts using SAP S/4HANA
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years (Switzerland: 26 years)
Position duration
1.9 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
60% (Switzerland: 74%)
Master's degree or higher
50% (Switzerland: 52%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Switzerland: 5)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Zurich 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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What it covers
SAP S/4HANA is SAP’s core ERP suite for finance, procurement, logistics, manufacturing, and master data across one system. Companies use it to run end-to-end processes with cleaner data and tighter control. Strong specialists shape the setup around real business needs, not just technical settings.
Typical work
- Greenfield and brownfield S/4HANA migrations
- Finance, controlling, and close process design
- Procurement, sales, and inventory flows
- Data cleanup, conversion, and cutover planning
- Fiori roles, workflows, and reporting support
Ecosystem skills
A good SAP S/4HANA specialist knows the surrounding stack as well: SAP Fiori, SAP BTP, CDS views, OData services, and integration patterns with other enterprise systems. They also understand how ABAP, authorizations, and testing fit into release work and change control.
When to bring in help
Companies often bring in freelance expertise for program peaks, system replacements, audit-driven process changes, or urgent post-go-live fixes. In Zurich, this is common for international groups and Swiss firms that need smooth collaboration across business, IT, and finance teams. Remote work is often possible, but workshops and cutover phases may benefit from on-site presence.
What strong experts do
Strong professionals translate business rules into stable processes and keep data, integration, and security aligned. They spot gaps early in mapping, master data, and authorizations. They also document decisions clearly so internal teams can maintain the system after the project ends.
Signs you need a specialist
- You are moving from SAP ECC to S/4HANA
- Finance or supply chain processes are breaking after change
- Fiori apps or integrations need cleanup
- Testing, cutover, or data migration needs structure
- The team knows SAP, but not this product version well
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about SAP S/4HANA, in one place.
SAP S/4HANA is used to run core company processes such as finance, procurement, sales, inventory, manufacturing, and reporting in one ERP landscape. It matters when a business wants cleaner master data, faster process control, and a more modern SAP setup. Many projects focus on replacing older ECC processes with a more streamlined design.
SAP S/4HANA is the newer ERP product line, while ECC is the older generation many companies still run. The main difference is the data model, the process design, and the way reporting and user experience are handled through Fiori and related tools. A good freelancer should understand migration paths from ECC and the business impact of changing core flows.
A strong SAP S/4HANA specialist usually brings finance process knowledge, data migration skill, and comfort with integrations. Common adjacent areas include SAP Fiori, SAP BTP, ABAP, authorizations, OData, and testing support. The best fit depends on whether your project is about migration, rollout, or optimization.
For a small SAP S/4HANA task, you may not need a full program lead, but you still need someone who has handled similar scope before. Even focused work such as role cleanup, reporting changes, or a local rollout can fail if the specialist has only theoretical knowledge. Choose based on the complexity of the process, not the size of the team.
Yes, much of SAP S/4HANA work can be done remotely, especially blueprinting, configuration, documentation, and testing coordination. In Zurich, many companies still want on-site time for workshops, stakeholder alignment, and cutover periods. The right setup is often hybrid, depending on language needs and project phase.
For SAP S/4HANA, look for real project history in the same module or process area, not just broad SAP claims. Ask how they handled data conversion, testing, cutover, and user adoption, and whether they can explain trade-offs clearly. Good specialists leave behind clean documentation and decisions that your team can maintain.
No, SAP S/4HANA is common in large environments, but it also matters for mid-sized companies that need tighter control over finance or operations. The key question is whether the business relies on SAP as a core system of record. If yes, the quality of the specialist has a direct effect on daily work.
A SAP S/4HANA freelancer can support migration planning, module design, testing, training materials, go-live support, and post-go-live stabilization. Some specialists focus on functional process work, while others handle technical touchpoints around integrations or reports. The best engagements are scoped around a clear business outcome.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects is 124 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 995 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 50% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (58%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Professional Services (83%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Information Technology (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP S/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Operations (83%).
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