SAP Smart Forms Experts in Germany
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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
Alois S.
Last position:
Subproject Manager / Senior SAP EAM Consultant at VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
Consulting SAP-PM/EAM (Maintenance)
Task:
- Consulting SAP PM/EAM as a consultant in the S/4HANA environment - Customizing / support for SAP FIORI Apps
- Subproject management of “Integrated On-Call Services” to integrate the Alarm Server and Resource Planning systems with the “Integrated Working Time Recording” project in order to reduce duplicate recording.
- Subproject management of the “Non-Availability Plan” for the development of a customer-specific FIORI app
- Responsibility for the SAP Resource Planning specialist area (support)
- Responsibility for the SAP Working Time Recording specialist area (support) (error analysis, bug fixing and testing in cooperation with development)
- Support for the test team in setting up test automation
System: SAP S/4HANA EAM, agile implementation
Team size: approx. 10
Frank L.
Last position:
SAP Consultant and Developer at Frank Leonhard Consulting
- Consulting and implementation of SAP projects as a freelancer
- Analysis, design, Customizing and programming
- Modules: PP, MM, WM, SD, QM, CS, IH, FI/CO, PLM, EH&S
- Development of forms (Smartforms, Adobe Forms)
- ABAP development (Enhancements, BADI, Dialogs, Reporting, Idocs)
- Project management, subproject management and training
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
József S.
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer on an S/4 HANA conversion
- Automation of retail pricing (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between the POS system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and accrual of price conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the regular supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
Bernd J.
Last position:
SD Consultant at Richter+Frenzel GmbH + Co. KG
- SAP S/4 Greenfield (SD, MM, interfaces)
- Use of Fiori apps
- Interface management with CPI and Lobster
- Implementation and support of ORDERS, ORDRSP, INVOICE, PROACT
- ATP availability check
- Search help and middleware configuration
- KMAT and advanced variant configuration
- PR/purchase order
- Consignment process
- Condition determination
- Price determination
- Message determination
- Master data maintenance and optimization
- Situation handling
- BPEM and clarification case management
- Consulting and support
Bhavin S.
Last position:
Team Lead SAP EWM Engineering at Swisslog GmbH
- Over 19 years of experience in solution design, development, integration, and optimization within the SAP ecosystem
- Direct line management of 8 engineers, responsible for yearly target settings and reviews, yearly compensation reviews, training and skill development, onboarding, and conducting interviews for new positions
- Implemented agile based product management practices such as product roadmap, setup of Kanban boards in Microsoft Teams Planner, defining the product backlog and release cycles
- Designed and developed high-level architecture to create reusable Swisslog’s standard product based on SAP EWM MFS to integrate various automation subsystems like pallet conveyors/cranes, light goods conveyors/cranes, autostore, monorail, star robots using Swisslog standard protocol
- Experienced in end-to-end implementation of S4HANA Brownfield and Greenfield projects and in integrating third party subsystems like A-frames and KBS Pick by Light via TCP/TP or REST based APIs
- Setup the overall development process along with required quality gates following continuous integration and continuous improvement principles
- Served as technical team lead during customer implementation projects, running process workshops specific to MFS, preparing business blueprint, designing specifications, and executing integration tests between MFS and PLC subsystems
- Successfully integrated light goods crane with SAP EWM MFS with double deep storage capabilities and total storage capacity of 9600 boxes
- Expertise in a wide range of technologies, tools, and frameworks such as S4HANA EWM, EWM MFS, Embedded Analytics, API-based integration, SAP Cloud Platform, WebIDE, Fiori, SAP UI5, OOABAP, and Classical ABAP Development
Heiko K.
Last position:
SAP development, Adobe form development at Arvato SE
- conversion of a function-group-based Adobe Interactive Forms framework to an object-oriented Adobe framework for documents in transport/logistics and dunning (FI)
- Adobe Lifecycle Designer 11.0.1 for SAP
- creating new and troubleshooting existing forms, function modules, programs, classes, and methods
- maintaining Smart Forms
- document printing, email sending, and file archiving
- message control for deliveries, orders, invoices, proforma invoices, and transports
- ticket system: Jira
- communication: Microsoft Teams
- migrating customers to a new SAP framework
- handling incident and change request tickets
- software: SAP ERP 6.0, SAP_ABA 7.5G, S4CORE 1.05
Mevin Darril J.
Last position:
Solution Architect at Novo Nordisk A/S
Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with manufacturing sites in eight countries and subsidiaries or offices in five more. As part of setting up their largest automated production facility, SAP S/4HANA was implemented. The implementation of S/4HANA EWM plays a crucial role in enabling automation across all business processes.
Since this is a greenfield project with extensive automation, the goal is to achieve the highest possible level of automation in most business processes. Particularly in pharmaceutical processes, hygiene, accuracy, validation, and error-free execution are essential – all of which are supported by automation. My role as Solution Architect is to understand the business processes and provide efficient automated workflows for high-quality product manufacturing.
As Solution Architect, I conducted workshops in the warehouse areas to analyze and understand the pharmaceutical business processes and align them with the standard or template structure.
Identifying and highlighting process gaps and developing suitable solutions.
Coordinating with third-party vendors and other IT stakeholders to develop optimized automated processes.
Documenting and reviewing the business process design according to the agreed solution with the business unit.
Mapping inbound, internal, outbound, and production-integrated processes from the EWM perspective with automation considerations.
Guiding the team in fully setting up the solution in EWM and supporting the testing activities.
Member of the central architecture team to share best practices, develop guidelines, and support other implementation teams with solution architecture.
Markus J.
Last position:
Senior SAP ABAP Developer at BIBB - Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
- Support for an SAP S/4HANA migration
- Adjustments and bug fixes in SAP CATS
- Technical stabilization of existing developments
- Code analysis and cleanup of custom ABAP developments
Martin B.
Last position:
Senior Consultant / Developer at DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Form adjustment with Smart Forms for SD (invoice printing)
- Form adjustment with Adobe Forms for FI (incoming invoice)
- Form adjustment with Adobe Forms for logistics invoice verification (self billing invoice)
Harshal L.
Last position:
SAP EWM Developer at Körber Supply Chain GmbH
- Experience in SAP EWM processes and ABAP development
- Configured PPF for output management in EWM and YM, worked with BOPF in TM and YM, configured Fiori Launchpad with roles, spaces, and pages, and developed UI5 applications
- Developed a Fiori Elements app using the List Report, Object Page, Overview Page, and Analytical List Page frameworks with CDS views, AMDP on BAS, created a RAP app, and a report for data transfer to external Oracle systems
Bogdan O.
Last position:
Senior SAP ABAP Consultant/Developer – Microsoft RPA/AI Engineer at Karl Dungs GmbH & Co. KG
- SAP integration technical consultant
- Internal consultant/developer for SAP ABAP developments (ECC) in MM/SD/PP/HCM/QM/FI modules
- SAP Fiori/UI5 new development and application management services
- Account administrator for all applications in SAP BTP
- New development, enhancement, and maintenance of SAP SapScript, Smart Forms, and Adobe Forms
- Responsible for the SAP HCM module
- Certified Microsoft Power Automate Developer
- Certified Microsoft Azure AI Engineer
Beserithan M.
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Zouhair H.
Last position:
SAP S/4 HANA Developer at BGZ Essen
- Explorer phase: document preparations for development
- Getting started with the BTP documentation
- Documentation of WRICEFs
- Programming guidelines with consideration of Clean Core
- Analysis of customer programs to be migrated
- ABAP call monitoring (SCMON, SUSG)
- Creation of concept documents for the project
Discover over 15,000 top freelancers
Statistics of experts using SAP Smart Forms
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3 years
Positions per freelancer
25
Top business areas
Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Procurement
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
15%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
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 Smart Forms
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 Smart Forms 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 (90%)
- Manufacturing (83%)
- Professional Services (83%)
- Automotive (62%)
- Transportation (62%)
- Retail (59%)
- Banking and Finance (48%)
- Government and Administration (38%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What SAP Smart Forms does
SAP Smart Forms is SAP’s form technology for creating and distributing structured business documents. Companies use it to produce invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, order confirmations, payment notices and internal forms from SAP business data. Layouts can combine text, tables, graphics, barcodes and conditional content.
Core building blocks
A Smart Form consists of a form definition, pages, windows, text modules and style settings. Its function modules receive application data and generate output for print, email, PDF or other delivery routes. Strong specialists understand page flow, dynamic tables, multilingual text, address handling and output control rather than treating the form as a simple visual template.
SAP ecosystem and tooling
SAP Smart Forms work closely with ABAP application logic, SAPscript styles and text modules, spool processing and output configuration. Projects may also involve SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA, Adobe Document Services and interfaces that send documents to email, archive or electronic data interchange systems. Specialists often use the Smart Forms builder, transport management and debugging tools to trace data and formatting issues.
Where companies use it
- Invoice and credit-note layouts with tax, totals and payment details
- Purchase orders, quotations and order confirmations
- Delivery notes, shipping labels and warehouse documents
- Customer correspondence with language- and country-specific content
- Forms connected to output determination, archiving or email workflows
Germany-based companies often rely on these documents across manufacturing, retail, logistics, utilities and professional services. Remote collaboration works well when SAP access, transport procedures and test data are available; on-site work can help when printing devices or business-user validation require direct coordination.
When freelance expertise helps
Companies bring in freelance specialists during S/4HANA transitions, rollouts, template standardisation and urgent production fixes. They can take over a form backlog, replace fragile legacy layouts, connect new fields to existing data structures or prepare documents for multiple organisational units and languages. Clear requirements, sample outputs and a defined transport path make delivery faster.
What strong specialists deliver
The best professionals connect business requirements with reliable SAP output. They check data mapping, authorisations, page breaks, performance, translations, print settings and downstream archiving. They test edge cases such as long addresses, missing values, multiple items and country-specific tax text. They also document dependencies and explain when SAP Smart Forms, SAPscript or Adobe Forms is the sounder long-term choice.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to SAP Smart Forms.
SAP Smart Forms are used to generate formatted business documents from SAP data. Typical outputs include invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, order confirmations, labels and customer letters for print, PDF or email distribution.
SAP Smart Forms offer a structured form builder that is generally easier to maintain than legacy SAPscript. Adobe Forms can provide richer PDF and interactive-document capabilities, but they may require additional services and specialist knowledge. The right choice depends on the existing SAP landscape, output needs and migration plans.
A strong SAP Smart Forms specialist usually understands ABAP data retrieval, SAPscript styles, text modules, output determination and spool processing. Experience with SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA, transport management, archiving, email output and Adobe Document Services is also valuable.
The required experience depends on the form’s data sources, business rules and output channels. For a simple layout change, a specialist who understands the relevant application data may be enough; complex migrations, multilingual templates and production incidents call for deeper SAP Smart Forms and ABAP expertise.
Yes. SAP Smart Forms work can usually be completed remotely when the specialist has secure SAP access, transport permissions, sample documents and suitable test data. On-site collaboration may help for print-device testing, workshops with business teams or tightly controlled infrastructure.
Provide the current form name, business process, target outputs, sample documents and known defects. Access to related ABAP logic, output configuration, styles, text modules and transport procedures helps a SAP Smart Forms specialist assess the work accurately.
Ask for examples of comparable document processes and discuss how they test page breaks, missing data, long item lists, translations and output failures. A capable SAP Smart Forms professional explains data flow clearly, documents dependencies and validates results with both technical and business stakeholders.
German is useful when documents, workshops and acceptance criteria are handled in German, especially in Germany-based business teams. It is not always essential if the SAP project operates in English, but the specialist should understand the required document terminology, country-specific content and coordination expectations.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Smart Forms in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 856 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Smart Forms in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 15% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Smart Forms in their recent projects have 25 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 Smart Forms in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and French (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Smart Forms in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Manufacturing (83%), and Professional Services (83%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Smart Forms in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Supply Chain Management (83%), and Logistics (69%).
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