SAP SD Experts in Austria
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Austria, who have recently used SAP SD
Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Artellico / Own company for AI governance and data products
- Consulting and interim management at the intersection of IT operations and regulation
- Impact assessment and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Teaching assignments in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at Hochschule Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of Master's theses and participation on examination boards
- Industry talks for businesses and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and Zero-Knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- Integration with bank account systems using SEPA direct debit mandates and message formats under ISO 20022 (pain.008, camt.053)
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under my own brand: shared codebase, separate deployment for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe-coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Professional publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Professional publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Jerry B.
Last position:
Owner at DIGIPM Consulting e.U.
From 02/2023 to 05/2024: IT interim manager within an international construction chemicals group headquartered in Germany as Global TSA Manager in a carve-out project responsible for the IT workstream.
End-to-end management of an international IT carve-out and TSA program, including transition of five service providers, governance and operating structures, service continuity, provider performance, SLA/KPI and cost management, SIAM and supplier management, security services, operational readiness, and transition into stable operations.
From 06/2024: IT consulting in project management and IT service management areas, providing PM/PMO coaching and support.
Jan J.
Last position:
VP Business and Partner Development at Cequence
Helping companies to streamline their CLM p ocesses and Transparency
Kalysbek A.
Last position:
ABAP and Fiori Developer at Hugo Boss AG
- Analysis of business needs, technical specifications and development of solutions within SAP S/4HANA
- Application development and maintenance with ABAP OO, SAP Gateway Builder, CDS Views, AMDP, Fiori, BRF+, SAP Fiori, RAP
- Refactoring, design and implementation of development objects from existing SAP-AFS infrastructure to new S4/HANA Fashion system
- Test driven development using ABAP Unit Test framework and peer reviews
- Extension of Fiori apps, standard programs, exits, BAdIs and enhancements
- Adaptation and performance optimization of ABAP custom code to make it HANA optimized
- Comprehensive technical documentation of concepts and solutions
Krisna F.
Last position:
SAP MM Key User for Sourcing and Procurement at Swan Consultancy GmbH
- Providing technical guidance to internal stakeholders on queries
- Acting as key user during S/4 HANA roll-outs at various EU locations
- Creating and editing process documentation
- Customizing and optimizing procurement processes
- Master data migration in procurement (Business Partners, info records)
Markus S.
Last position:
IT Transformation at Bundesrechenzentrum
- Multi-program management of an IT transformation in a public organization with 6000+ employees
Ninoslav S.
Last position:
Senior Functional Consultant, SAP TM Stream Lead at BearingPoint GmbH
- Played a key role in implementing SAP TM (Embedded) for a large S4 greenfield transformation project, including scoping, designing and execution
- Modeled and documented business processes
- Worked with key business stakeholders to analyze processes and identify improvement and optimization areas
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement and optimize transportation planning and execution processes, including EWM, SD (Sales), and MM (Sourcing)
- Requirements engineering
- Developed and delivered SAP TM training plans and materials
- Created test cases and test plans
- Conducted on-site training sessions in Germany and Shanghai across all SAP TM areas, from Transportation Planning, Execution & Event Management, and Charge Management (including freight agreement setup) to Analytics & Reporting
- Provided Level 1, 2, and 3 support (L3 for standard customization) during all testing phases (SIT, UAT, Hypercare)
- Customization and implementation focusing on Freight Unit & Freight Order Management including Transportation Planning & Transport Cockpit, charge calculation and freight settlement
- Performed error analysis and replication, processed and self-corrected standard customizations, forwarded issues to developers and retested
- Designed and implemented TM forms in cooperation with a developer
- Set up functional and technical design specifications
- Acted as a bridge between the customer (business, IT, key users) and developers to implement business requirements
- Backlog management (prioritizing, detailing requirements, estimating efforts, etc.)
Gernot W.
Last position:
Development & Support at Amunia (Munich)
- Developments in CRM 7.0 (Platform NW7.4) – ABAP OO, CRM WebUI, WebIC (CIC), BOL, GenIL, BAdIs in the areas of service orders, business partner, event framework, actions
- Business partner
- Middleware
- Extending/servicing CDS Views
Harald T.
Last position:
Senior Consultant, Project Management, SAP FI, SAP AA and support for SAP CO, SAP SD and SAP MM at N.N.
- Project management
- Process consulting for clients
- Writing functional and technical specifications, training documents and work instructions
- Supporting staff in the finance department
- Universal Journal
- Customizing SAP FI (SAP FI-GL, SAP FI-AR, SAP FI-AP, SAP FI-AA, SAP FI-AM, SAP FI-BL, SAP FI-SL), parts of SAP CO, SAP SD, SAP MM, SAP SCM, SAP WF
- Advising on and implementing the chart of accounts for global use
- Advising and implementing SAP business partner (BP)
- Implementing ledgers
- Document splitting
- Inventory valuation
- Dunning
- Bank accounting: automated payment runs (SEPA, PAIN, DTAZV), electronic bank statement (CAMT formats)
- Rollouts in Australia, USA, Brazil, Germany, Austria
- Technical enhancements in payment transactions
- Bank, accounts receivable, accounts payable accounting
- All closing tasks (foreign currency valuation, receivables valuation, aging analysis)
- Reporting
- Programming based on ABAP OO
- Greenfield and brownfield approach
- Rollouts in USA, Brazil, Australia, China
- IFRS and local GAAPs
- Migration with MYD or transformation
Klaus S.
Last position:
Interim Management "Director Carpentry" at ELKAYINTERIORSYSTEMS
- Operational responsibility in furniture sourcing for procurement – strategic and operational, logistics, quality, ERP systems, project management
- Business process optimization
- Optimization of the used ERP system
- Employee development and coaching
Michael H.
Last position:
Voest AG
SAP S/4HANA authorizations: Project NEXUS, implementation of the authorization concept for Voest branch
Implementation of the authorization concept for Voest Bulgaria for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, QM, WM and Fiori
Design, definition and implementation in the rollout
Ronald K.
Last position:
Owner at RONCON IT-Consulting GmbH
Franz W.
Last position:
SAP Expert
- Preparation of S/4 HANA for utilities
Ewald J.
Last position:
SAP Consultant at Freelancer
Gerald H.
Last position:
External SAP Consultant at ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG
- Supported the internal IT department with SAP support for S/4Hana.
- Processed tickets.
- Further developed solutions.
- Enhanced configuration models.
- Trained key users and end users.
- Documented solutions.
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Statistics of experts using SAP SD
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
77%
Master's degree or higher
77%
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 Austria 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 Austria 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 29 Oct 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.
- Manufacturing (87%)
- Information Technology (80%)
- Professional Services (60%)
- Retail (60%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Transportation (33%)
- Construction (27%)
- Food and Beverage (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP SD covers
SAP SD, or Sales and Distribution, manages the commercial flow from customer inquiry to payment. It supports quotations, sales orders, deliveries, shipping, invoicing and returns. In SAP S/4HANA, these capabilities form part of the wider sales business process and connect closely with finance and logistics.
Core business processes
SAP SD specialists translate sales policies into reliable system processes. They configure document flows, item and schedule line controls, partner functions, output management, credit checks, tax rules and account determination. Their work helps companies keep customer orders, inventory commitments, deliveries and billing aligned.
- Order-to-cash process design
- Pricing, discounts and condition records
- Delivery, picking and goods issue flows
- Billing, cancellations and returns
Ecosystem and tooling
The work often spans SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP, SAP Fiori, SAP Business Technology Platform and integrations with finance, procurement, warehouse and transportation processes. Strong professionals also work with IDocs, APIs, electronic data interchange, output forms and data migration tools. Knowledge of ABAP helps them specify and validate extensions without compromising the standard.
When companies need specialists
Companies bring in freelance SAP SD professionals during implementations, rollouts, carve-outs, migrations and stabilisation phases. They may need help when pricing is inconsistent, billing errors delay revenue, customer master data is unreliable or regional sales processes no longer fit the system. In Austria, collaboration may involve local business teams, German-language workshops and remote delivery across sites.
- Prepare fit-to-standard workshops
- Resolve order, delivery and billing defects
- Test integrations and business scenarios
- Train users and support go-live
What strong professionals deliver
A strong SAP SD specialist starts with business outcomes, not isolated configuration. They document decisions, protect the standard where practical and make dependencies with finance, materials management, warehouse management and controlling clear. They can investigate a failed document flow, explain the root cause and leave behind test evidence and usable process documentation.
Choosing the right fit
Assess experience with your sales channels, product model, delivery structure, tax requirements and SAP release. Ask for examples of comparable order-to-cash work, migration or integration challenges, and the way defects were managed after go-live. Remote collaboration can work well when workshops, process ownership, access rules and language expectations are agreed early.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about SAP SD — answered in short.
SAP SD manages sales and distribution activities from quotations and customer orders through delivery, shipping, billing and returns. It connects commercial processes with inventory, finance and logistics so that documents and financial postings remain consistent.
SAP Sales and Distribution is usually considered when sales must be tightly integrated with finance, materials management and warehouse processes. A specialist can explain when standard SAP processes are preferable to a separate CRM or order management system, and where additional integration is needed.
A capable SAP SD professional often brings knowledge of SAP FI, materials management, warehouse management, controlling and customer master data. Experience with S/4HANA, Fiori, IDocs, APIs, output management and data migration is also valuable for integrated projects.
The right SAP SD experience depends on the scope, release and business complexity. A rollout may require process design and localisation knowledge, while a support engagement may call for strong troubleshooting, testing and integration skills. Judge relevance to your process rather than relying on a generic seniority label.
Much SAP SD work can be delivered remotely, including configuration, documentation, testing and defect analysis. On-site workshops may still help with warehouse, shipping or customer service processes. Agree on access, meeting language, availability and coordination with business teams before the engagement starts.
A strong SAP SD professional may configure sales document types, item categories, schedule lines, pricing, partner determination, shipping, billing and account determination. The exact scope should follow approved business requirements and the target SAP architecture.
Ask an SAP SD specialist to walk through a comparable order-to-cash issue and explain the business impact, configuration choices and test approach. Look for clear documentation, disciplined change control, awareness of integration dependencies and a preference for standard functionality where it fits.
Common SAP SD risks include inconsistent master data, uncontrolled pricing changes, unclear ownership of billing rules and weak integration testing. Late involvement of finance, logistics or tax stakeholders can create defects that appear only after go-live, so cross-functional validation is essential.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects is 124 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 992 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 77% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are Manufacturing (87%), Information Technology (80%), and Professional Services (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used SAP SD in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (67%), and Operations (60%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP SD
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.
Vienna Graz 
Vienna Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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