
SAP SD Experts
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used SAP SD
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
Matthias B.
Last position:
Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt
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
Farid A.
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
Michael R.
Last position:
Project Manager at Payone GmbH (Worldline AG)
- Objective/Motivation: PAYONE urgently needs a 360° view of its customers. So far, PAYONE has had no company-wide master data strategy. It is not possible to identify customers across all relevant systems.
The organization is to be enabled to identify customers across all relevant systems. Establishing the basis for master data management at PAYONE
- Challenge: Due to company acquisitions, the system landscape is very heterogeneous. The company is highly dynamic and burdened with many system harmonization and integration projects, meaning that resource bottlenecks and changes in project priorities repeatedly create an almost impossible task.
Due to BaFin findings, the project has a central task and role. The first focus is the migration of all customers, including their AML/KYC data, from the master data backend systems to Salesforce. This is intended to resolve one of the largest findings and establish the corresponding ODD/EDD processes.
In addition, customer data must be harmonized in Salesforce. Previous migrations resulted in duplicate customer records in some cases. The aim is therefore to maintain only one customer in Salesforce and, using the relevant information from the backend systems, also be able to identify which products the customer uses and in which processing systems the customer obtains PAYONE services.
Project: ONE Customer
Budget: €1.5 million
Team: 10/30 employees (full-time/part-time); 4 vendors/providers
Integration: 8 (subsystems/interfaces)
Applications: Salesforce; SAP S4/HANA; in-house developments
Tools: MS Office; Jira, Confluence, SharePoint
Methods: Hands-on; Agile (SAFe); Prince2
Songül D.
Last position:
Freelance SAP BW Consultant at DKV Mobility Services
- Designed and implemented enhancements in SAP BW on HANA 7.5 in the context of CRM migration and S/4HANA and BW/4HANA transformation programs
- Migrated SAPI data sources to the ODP framework as part of the S/4HANA migration
- Delivered SAP ECC data to Snowflake using BW data models and Calculation Views for Power BI analytics
- Integrated SAP and non-SAP data sources (including MS Dynamics)
- Improved reporting transparency through consolidated data models
- Optimized data loading processes for FI-CO data sources, significantly improving load times and system performance
Abhishek S.
Last position:
Business Process Manager / SAP FICO Owner at Dynapac GmbH
- Defined S/4HANA finance solution architecture and led full project lifecycle — Blueprint through Hypercare — for global rollout.
- Designed global finance templates and COPA characteristics, harmonizing financial reporting across business units.
- Implemented role-based authorizations, SOD controls, and master data governance; managed provisioning and training for 200+ users.
- Coordinated cross-module integrations (MM, SD, PP) and third-party systems (Salesforce, SAP DRC, E-Invoicing), reducing month-end close from 5 days to 2 days.
- Prepared functional specifications, supported ABAP development, and drove problem management practices that reduced recurring incidents.
Mladen B.
Last position:
Senior SAP BW/4HANA / BPC / SAC Consultant – Freelancer at Company in Berlin and Belgium in the utilities sector
- Implementation of data models in BW/4HANA, ABAP CDS Views, HANA Calculation Views, AMDP Scripts, OData Services, object-oriented ABAP in BW, SAC.
- Adjustments in BPC for BW/4HANA.
Manfred P.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager EfA / OZG Online Services at Senatskanzlei ITD Hamburg, Dataport, Police Hamburg
The online service "Special Use of Streets and No-Parking Zone" was in a partially completed state. The following tasks had to be carried out to reach final completion:
- Preparation of an expert report on the status of the online service, and recommendations for action
- Ensuring that all LEIKAS to be used are available (service catalog / service descriptions of the authorities)
- Creating and aligning concepts for complex IT projects (business/IT concepts, architecture, interfaces, roadmaps)
- Requirements management
- Multi-project management with 3 stakeholders (Police, Dataport, development company)
- Determining resource needs
- Coordination to identify technical requirements through the IT architects
- Creating use cases and test cases
- Creating action items
- Managing external IT service providers
- Coordination and management of all activities
- Conflict resolution / business mediation
- User Acceptance Test (UAT) and acceptance by Hamburg Police (Traffic Directorate, Policy Department, Central Road Traffic Authority)
Technical environment: .NET, EfA minimum requirements, Leikas, Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG), HWG (Hamburg Roads Act), Atlassian Jira, Confluence, MS Office
Arne Z.
Last position:
Managing Director and Shareholder at ARNESS GmbH & Co. KG
- Founded the company as a full-service consulting firm focused on purchasing and supply chain
- Commercial management of the company
- Digitalization and automation of work steps to reduce process costs
- Project management for optimization projects
- Connecting German companies with manufacturers abroad to achieve shorter delivery times and lower procurement costs at the same time
- Organizing B2B meetings between international companies
- Research on procurement markets (BestCostCountry) for the production of complex welded assemblies
- Taking on interim management assignments
Martin H.
Last position:
Lead Product Owner at Energy
- Team leadership: Prioritization and coordination of four cross-functional teams.
- Platform strategy: Development and implementation of strategies to optimize existing IT platforms.
- Stakeholder management: Active management of expectations and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Program and innovation management: Prioritization and coordination of cross-department projects as well as innovation initiatives.
- Product Owner consulting: Advising Product Owners with a focus on product development and continuous product improvement.
- Organizational development: Improving communication and decision-making structures across all organizational levels.
- Change management: Implementing best-practice change management methods to ensure continuous optimization and innovation.
- Quality assurance: Ensuring high quality standards in processes, services, and deliverables.
Bora D.
Last position:
Software Architect at DZ HYP AG
- Lead architect for an enterprise loan digitisation programme, coordinating 12 engineers across five workstreams and serving as final technical authority on system design.
- Cut critical application response times by 68% (display 17.3s → 5.6s; modification 11.8s → 5.0s) through targeted caching, OData query optimisation and lazy-loading refactoring; further optimisation in progress.
- Own production error triage, prioritisation and resolution across a multi-application portfolio supporting live lending operations.
- Design and implement SAP Fiori applications on SAP UI5, TypeScript and RAP, owning delivery from architecture and code through rollout and production support.
- Established C4 architecture documentation and decision records for the full programme, enabling faster onboarding and consistent cross-workstream design governance.
- Co-managed S/4HANA release cycle alongside primary responsibilities, coordinating directly with SAP support to resolve critical system issues across the portfolio.
Steffen E.
Last position:
Domain Lead FI, CO, HR, Investor Relations at Douglas Group
- Process Owner SAP ERP 8 FI, CO & Investor Relations
- Process Owner SAP Success Factors
- Responsible for 4 teams, 39 FTE
- Full responsibility for end-to-end processes in SAP for Finance, Controlling, HR, Investor Relations
- Interface to certified public accountants for Finance IT (KPMG)
- ITIL-4 implementation for service request change request and project management with Service Now (Project Manager)
Mimmo N.
Last position:
Consultant Controlling / MIS / SAP R/3 FI/CO at Freelance
- Consulting on complex IT, accounting, controlling, and business intelligence projects from the analysis phase through implementation to go-live support
- Work as consultant, project manager, and subproject manager
- Focus on business process analysis and implementation
- Controlling: sales, marketing, project, financial, and cost controlling
- Accounting: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, asset accounting
- Implementation and training of SAP R/3 FI/CO
- Operational experience in controlling, sales, human resources, and commercial project management before my consulting work
Georgi L.
Last position:
Techno-functional MM/SD consultant at GLIT Circle GmbH
- Implementation of the S/4HANA transformation (brownfield) at an agricultural equipment manufacturer
- Implementation of the new supplier evaluation in S/4HANA, including programmed technical adjustments to customer-specific processes
- Conducting workshops with business departments on technical and functional changes in S/4HANA, with a focus on P2P processes and approval processes
- Preparation of the new system incl. customizing and conversion of customer-specific ABAP developments to Clean ABAP
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Statistics of experts using SAP SD
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years

Position duration
3.3 years

Positions per freelancer
18

Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
52%
Doctorate
7%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Sep 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 SD
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 26 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP SD 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 (78%)
- Manufacturing (75%)
- Professional Services (73%)
- Automotive (52%)
- Retail (42%)
- Transportation (42%)
- Healthcare (39%)
- Banking and Finance (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Order-to-cash scope
SAP SD, short for SAP Sales and Distribution, manages the commercial flow from customer inquiry to payment. It covers sales orders, pricing, availability checks, deliveries, goods issue and billing. In SAP S/4HANA, these processes connect closely with finance, materials management and warehouse operations.
Core capabilities
Strong specialists configure the rules that shape customer sales and fulfillment.
- Sales document types, item categories and schedule lines
- Pricing procedures, discounts, taxes and condition records
- Delivery, picking, packing and goods issue processes
- Billing documents, credit management and account determination
- Partner functions, output control and copy control
Ecosystem and integration
SAP SD rarely operates alone. It exchanges data with SAP MM for material and procurement flows, SAP FI for receivables and revenue postings, and SAP EWM or warehouse tools for execution. Projects may also involve SAP CRM, SAP CX, IDocs, APIs, EDI and integration middleware for customer and partner communication.
When specialists help
Companies bring in freelance expertise during S/4HANA transformations, template rollouts, carve-outs and complex process changes. External support is also useful when pricing becomes difficult to maintain, billing errors increase or interfaces fail between sales, logistics and finance.
- Map existing order-to-cash processes and gaps
- Prepare migration, testing and cutover activities
- Resolve delivery, pricing and billing defects
What strong experts deliver
The best professionals combine configuration skill with a clear understanding of commercial operations. They document decisions, challenge unnecessary custom code and test complete business flows rather than isolated transactions. They can translate requirements from sales and finance teams into maintainable SAP settings.
Choosing the right fit
Check whether an expert has worked with the relevant SAP release, sales model, geographic requirements and integration landscape. Ask for examples involving pricing, output, billing, returns or data migration that resemble your situation. Clear workshops, traceable configuration and disciplined testing are strong signs of quality.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about SAP SD? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
SAP SD manages customer-facing sales and distribution processes, including quotations, sales orders, pricing, deliveries, shipping and billing. It supports the order-to-cash cycle and passes financial postings to SAP FI.
SAP Sales and Distribution is deeply integrated with SAP finance, materials, production and logistics processes. Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365 often focus more on customer relationship management or broader business suites, so the right choice depends on the company’s existing landscape and process depth.
A strong SAP SD professional often understands SAP FI, SAP MM, SAP EWM and integration methods such as IDocs, EDI and APIs. Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA data structures, output control and migration tools is also valuable.
The required background depends on the scope. SAP ERP SD configuration for a contained change may need a focused specialist, while a global rollout, S/4HANA transformation or complex pricing redesign calls for broader process and integration experience.
Much of SAP SD configuration, documentation, testing and defect analysis can be completed remotely. Workshops, site visits and cutover support may still benefit from on-site collaboration, especially when warehouse or shipping operations are part of the project.
Ask the SAP SD specialist to explain a complete process from order entry through billing, including exceptions and financial integration. Review how they document configuration, manage testing and distinguish standard settings from custom development.
An SAP SD freelancer can deliver process designs, configuration workbooks, pricing models, test scenarios, migration mappings and cutover plans. They may also resolve production issues, improve billing controls and document support procedures.
SAP Sales and Distribution remains central to sales and fulfillment in SAP S/4HANA, although some functions and data models have changed. Specialists should understand the target release, business partner approach, credit management options and the impact of related S/4HANA processes.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 920 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects, 85% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 52% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are German (99%), English (95%), and French (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are Information Technology (78%), Manufacturing (75%), and Professional Services (73%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Project Management (84%), and Operations (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP SD
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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