SAP SCM Experts in Germany
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Emre S.
Last position:
IT Project Manager | SAP E-Invoicing Outbound at Rohde & Schwarz
Project: Introduction of statutory-compliant electronic invoicing (outbound, Germany) in SAP for an international technology group.
- Project management: Planning, steering and reporting of the E-Invoicing outbound rollout across all affected business areas, including budget and resource coordination.
- UAT: Structured user acceptance test with key users per business area, test cases per invoice scenario, and consolidated test results for decision making.
- Defect management: Handover and tracking of defects in Jira, including validation of the generated invoices against the statutory schemas.
- Cutover, go-live and hypercare: Readiness checks and cutover planning aligned with the statutory deadlines, coordination of go-live and stabilization during hypercare.
- Stakeholder management and reporting: Alignment with Finance, Tax, business departments and IT, preparation of status reports and decision papers, and consistent follow-up of open items.
- Change management and documentation: Communicated process changes to the business departments, enabled key users, and created process and compliance documentation to ensure traceability and audit readiness.
Florian S.
Last position:
ABAP/4, ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC using ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Matthias O.
Last position:
Freelance work at Etengo (für Syna AG)
Consulting in the SAP EAM module as part of the migration to EON's S/4 HANA oneERP system
Review and cost estimation of customer-specific developments (e.g. cockpit for EAM orders, document flow display)
Preparation of EAM classification data for technical objects (functional locations, equipment) for migration to new classes
Axel F.
Last position:
Interim Sales Manager at SoftExpress GmbH
My assignment:
- Recruiting
- Onboarding new sales employees
- Process and sales coaching
- Building a new sales team
Johannes F.
Last position:
Project Management Conveyor Technology at Amazon Deutschland Transport GmbH
Retrofit of 10 existing distribution centers with ASML (automated scan manual labelling)
Automation of conveyor technology at the induct with the goals of improving ergonomics, reducing costs, and increasing throughput
Adaptation of existing MHE (material handling equipment)
Supplier management (internal and external)
Construction site coordination
Detailed planning and execution of the implementation concept
Acceptance tests for machine safety, Machinery Directive
Planning and execution of IOQ, SWEH, SAT, Launch
Ensuring compliance with costs, deadlines, and scope
Risk management
PM coaching of the project team and suppliers
Leading multiple international teams
International communication/coordination of sites (Delivery Stations AMZL, suppliers), RME, Ops, Safety, PMO, and Quality
Methods and tools: Interim project management, project management (classic, agile, hybrid), change management, V-model, Scrum, Ozark, Chime, PtW, RightCrowd, stakeholder management, scheduling, cost planning, resource planning, controlling, conveyor technology, logistics, mechanical engineering, construction site coordination, claim management, requirements management, specifications, functional specification, supply chain management, risk management, FMEA, lessons learned, supplier management, team leadership, communication (international)
Thomas S.
Last position:
Freelance SAP EWM and Logistics Consultant
Orhan Y.
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/MM/WM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- Support and consulting for the integration of SAP ECC into an SAP S/4HANA system, retirement of legacy systems, implementation, and process optimization in the new harmonized system
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private & Public Sales & Services with SAP SCM/OTC/MM/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Cloud, CPI, BTP, EDI, IDOC, ABAP, User-Exit, SolMan, ITIL, SAP Cloud AL
- Customizing and optimization in OTC and MM, including condition maintenance, document type and item category extensions, integration with FI/CO, scheduling agreement configuration, material master and purchasing info record maintenance, release procedures, message control, and master data quality
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, SD, and WM, process analysis, and efficiency improvement for the S/4HANA environment
- Process modeling in Signavio, workshops, and trainings
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, MM, CS, PS, C4C Sales & Services, GTS, and MDG: incident and change tickets, feasibility analyses, service management, embedded analytics, customizing, tests, documentation, training, debugging, IDOC/EDI monitoring
- SAP S/4HANA migration: data migration, system harmonization, global rollouts, and template development
- ABAP development and optimization: reports, dialog programs, user exits, IDOC/EDI monitoring
Andrea C.
Last position:
Founder at SCM Forward
- Consulting project. Member of Program Management Office leading the turnaround of a EUR 5 bil engineering Group, responsible for Indirect Spend reduction and targeting EUR 60 mil savings across 10+ spend categories
Nick P.
Last position:
Global ERP, AI & Supply Chain Project Manager at Dr. Martens
Led the end-to-end delivery of a SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM / TD / SD) ERP programme, covering project initiation, detailed requirements gathering, operating model definition, system design, build, testing, cutover, and global Go Live across Europe, Asia, and North America. Ensured the ERP solution supported key supply chain, manufacturing, and planning operations to enable future business growth.
Conducted cross-functional workshops with Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams to capture business requirements, define the future operating model, and map end-to-end system design. Consolidated over 150 requirements into structured documentation aligned with SAP standards.
Shaped solution design and vendor engagement during the early discovery phase, supporting selection of best-fit technology partners and ensuring the system design covered production planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain forecasting.
Managed D365 configuration and troubleshooting, ensuring alignment with business processes and resolving integration issues between D365, SAP SCM modules, and surrounding systems.
Supported Grain data model changes to lead ingestion of planning data into Snowflake and Footprint, enabling enterprise reporting and analytics development.
Managed scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies across international teams spanning Europe, Asia, and the US, maintaining integrated project plans, issue logs, and executive reporting to drive stakeholder alignment and delivery momentum.
Enabled the integration of AI-powered demand forecasting tools into supply chain planning processes, improving forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, and operational decision-making across multiple regions.
Led SIT, UAT, and data migration phases, including design of test scenarios, defect triage management, and coordination of test execution to validate supply chain and manufacturing workflows prior to deployment.
Delivered detailed cutover planning, business readiness activities, and hypercare support, ensuring a smooth and coordinated Go Live and full operational handover to business teams.
Waleri M.
Last position:
Project Manager at WAMOCON Academy
- Project planning and resource planning
- Requirements definition and technology selection
- Data migration and risk management
- Monitoring up to go-live
- Tools: Office365, Jira XRAY, Strato, Onboarding App
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
Olaf W.
Last position:
Business Processes Principal Consultant, Value Prototyping Team at SAP AG
- Managed proof of concept and prototype projects for SAP Rapid Prototyping across multiple industries
- Conducted As-Is reverse engineering and To-Be business process, requirements and pain-points workshops
- Designed streamlined, pragmatic end-to-end business solutions integrating SAP ERP, PI, APO and legacy systems
- Developed structured project proposals and online repositories for sprint planning, tasks, requirements and documentation
- Encouraged continuous improvement with lean/agile, user-centered project management style
- Executed rapid prototyping to support key design decisions in running systems
- Provided production support and training for midsize and global companies
- Delivered jump-start implementations, upgrade strategies, feasibility studies and risk assessments
Matthias H.
Last position:
Managing Director, CSO, CTO at Illig Packaging Solutions GmbH
- Post-insolvency restructuring and transformation into a solutions provider
- Responsible for sales, service, marketing, product management and development
- Initiated a growth and efficiency program
- Reorganized sales and service and implemented related processes (quote to cash)
- Streamlined the network of sales agents
- Established project planning and project management (quote to order fulfillment)
- Redesigned spare parts strategy and introduced a modularization and common parts strategy for the portfolio
- Managing director of the holding company, the operating company and subsidiaries in France, England, India and China
- Managed about 35 sales agents worldwide
Werner B.
Last position:
Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning at BASF Digital Solutions GmbH
- Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations Planning process based on OMP SOP
Dominik P.
Last position:
Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH
- Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
- Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
- Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
- Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
- Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
- Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
- Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
- Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
- Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
- Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
- Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
- Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
- Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
- Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
- Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
- Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
- Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status
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Statistics of experts using SAP SCM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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.
Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP SCM
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP SCM 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 (79%)
- Manufacturing (75%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Transportation (54%)
- Automotive (50%)
- Pharmaceutical (50%)
- Retail (50%)
- Healthcare (46%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP SCM covers
SAP Supply Chain Management coordinates planning, sourcing, production, warehousing, transport and order fulfilment across connected business systems. It is commonly associated with SAP APO and integrates operational data from SAP ERP and related supply chain applications. Companies use it to align demand with capacity, inventory and delivery commitments.
Planning and execution
SAP SCM supports demand planning, supply network planning, production planning and detailed scheduling. Its execution scope can extend into warehouse management, transportation and available-to-promise processes. Strong specialists translate business rules into planning models that supply teams can operate and improve.
- Demand and supply planning
- Production planning and detailed scheduling
- Inventory and replenishment design
- Warehouse and transportation integration
- Available-to-promise processes
Ecosystem and tooling
Projects often involve SAP APO, SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP EWM, SAP TM and SAP Integrated Business Planning. Relevant work includes master data, interfaces, CIF integration, Core Interface, batch jobs, alerts and planning books. Professionals may also work with ABAP, middleware, reporting tools and external logistics systems.
When companies hire specialists
Companies bring in freelance SAP SCM expertise during global rollouts, template harmonisation, migrations, carve-outs and major planning redesigns. Germany-based manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers and life sciences organisations may need local workshops alongside remote delivery. External specialists also help when internal teams face a difficult integration, unstable planning results or a critical go-live.
- Assess an existing planning landscape
- Configure and test supply chain processes
- Cleanse and align planning master data
- Connect SAP and non-SAP systems
- Support cutover, hypercare and knowledge transfer
What strong professionals bring
The best SAP SCM professionals combine configuration depth with a clear understanding of procurement, manufacturing, distribution and customer fulfilment. They can trace a planning result back to master data, integration logic or business settings, then explain the remedy to both technical and operational teams. They document decisions and protect process continuity during change.
Choosing the right fit
Start by defining the SAP landscape, process scope, integration points and project phase. Look for evidence of comparable APO, EWM, TM or IBP work, plus experience with the relevant SAP ERP or S/4HANA environment. Ask how the specialist handles testing, data validation, business workshops, remote collaboration and language needs across German and international teams.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about SAP SCM, in one place.
SAP SCM is used to plan and coordinate supply, production, inventory, warehousing, transport and fulfilment. It helps companies connect operational data with planning decisions and manage exceptions across the supply chain.
SAP SCM traditionally covers applications such as SAP APO and related planning and execution processes, often in an established on-premise landscape. SAP IBP is SAP’s cloud-focused planning environment, so the right choice depends on the target architecture, migration plans and required planning capabilities.
A strong SAP SCM specialist may also understand SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP EWM, SAP TM and SAP IBP. Integration knowledge such as CIF, Core Interface, middleware, master data and ABAP is valuable when planning depends on connected systems.
The right level for SAP SCM depends on the work: a focused configuration change differs from a global rollout or a complex migration. For critical planning or integration work, choose a professional who can show comparable process scope, SAP landscape knowledge and responsibility through testing and go-live.
SAP SCM work can often be delivered remotely through structured workshops, system access, documentation and regular testing sessions. On-site collaboration may still help during process design, integration validation or cutover, especially when German-speaking business teams are involved in Germany.
SAP APO remains relevant in many existing SAP SCM landscapes, while some companies are moving planning capabilities to SAP IBP or S/4HANA-based solutions. A specialist should assess the current architecture, business dependencies and transition path before recommending a replacement.
A capable SAP SCM freelancer should produce a clear solution design, configuration records, integration mapping, test evidence and operational documentation. Depending on the project, deliverables can also include master-data rules, cutover plans, training materials and handover support.
Ask a SAP SCM professional to explain a comparable planning or integration problem, the cause they found and how they validated the result. Strong answers connect system settings with business outcomes, describe testing and monitoring clearly, and acknowledge the limits of their experience.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SCM in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 921 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SCM in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SCM 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 SCM in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and Spanish (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SCM in their recent projects are Information Technology (79%), Manufacturing (75%), and Professional Services (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SCM in their recent projects are Project Management (96%), Information Technology (92%), and Operations (75%).
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