SAP SRM Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used SAP SRM
Silvia B.
Last position:
Business Consultant - Product Management Banking at Aareal Bank AG
- Focus on optimizing and further developing the internal customer EBICS application
- Functional and technical consulting for Aareal First Financial Solutions AG on EBICS standard products and applications in the areas of operations and further development, as well as project-related communication with external development partners and the product manufacturer to implement the corresponding technical optimizations
- As the functional coordinator, providing advice on content-related and regulatory requirements as well as technical prerequisites and requirements, and bringing these together at the functional level
- Consulting on the use of EBICS formats
- Reviewing the current EBICS standard for optimization and further development potential
- Analyzing the current state to identify development potential and deriving appropriate recommendations for action while considering regulatory requirements
- Conducting EBICS tests throughout the project
- Functional responsibility for requirements management and, in this context, recording and documenting requirements for such tests
- Designing a functional and sustainable test management system
- Conducting and evaluating tests
- Consulting on sustainable quality assurance and audits
- Project language: German and English
- Tools/Methods: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio, TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Business Logics Bankkrecher, Business Logics Test Data Generator, Business Logics Banking Tool, Business Logics Test System, DBEAVER, Squirrel, Unix Virtual Machines, WinSCP, Kitty, Putty, various Aareal Bank products, Online Banking Portal, Aareal Sign, core banking system, SAP Blue Eagle, SAP RE-FX, Aareon Wodis Sigma, Haufe Real Estate Wowinex, GAP Group Immotion, UTS Karthago, SAP IS-U/Waste, SIV kVASy, various EBICS clients
Matthias S.
Last position:
Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO Lead Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
- Reporting to the GMN sub-program management
- System maintenance 25+
- Functional management and coordination of the Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of an access concept for all project tools
- Analysis of existing processes, identification of improvement potential, and design of solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches into existing tools
- Creation of intranet articles for project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile development of the project methodology
- Gathering customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
- Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, 500+ million budget)
Manfred W.
Last position:
Strategic Technical Procurement Facility Services at Gesellschaft für Ingenieurleistungen in NRW
- Procurement of service providers such as building cleaners, caretakers, landscaping and garden construction companies, maintenance companies (HVAC, electrical); conducting negotiations and tendering framework agreements
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
Michael S.
Last position:
Project Manager – Business Analyst – Demand Manager at Rheinmetall AG
- Gathering, evaluating, and prioritizing strategic demands from the Electronics and Power Systems business units
- Supporting the digitalization of business processes for Electronics and Power Systems
- Process digitalization and IT architecture planning, including network infrastructure
- Reviewing demands with regard to existing solutions in coordination with IT and business departments
- Designing and implementing possible business architectures
- Planning implementation projects, in particular supporting import control through the introduction of SAP GTS
- Acting as the interface between business departments and IT
- Creating and implementing concepts for IT security, compliance, data protection, and the protection of classified information
- Conducting workshops, process analyses, and training sessions
- Stakeholder management and change management
- Technologies used: SAP GTS, SAP MM, SAP SD, MS Office 2016, MS SharePoint, ServiceNow, SharePoint
Michael H.
Last position:
Vendor Management Lead at Kreditinstitut
- Interim license management.
- Responsible for service relationships with suppliers as well as transaction-related and supplier-related support tasks.
- Strategic procurement activities to manage risk and optimize the value/resilience of license usage, including establishing supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement objectives/programs.
- Negotiation of contracts and coordination of supplier integration plans with internal customers.
- Monitoring of market dynamics affecting the availability and/or pricing of materials/services.
- Collaboration with internal customers to identify procurement needs, develop buyer/market profiles, identify market trends and define acceptable service levels.
- Management and termination of an IT contract portfolio required for the IT infrastructure and application landscape.
Ulrich S.
Last position:
Senior Tester at Arvato Systems GmbH
- Planning, defining, and executing test cases for product creation, measurement data upload, and chart verification
- Developing keyword driven function tests using Robot Framework
- Defining and generating realistic test data with Python
- Implementing data-driven and REST API interface tests
- Performing image comparison tests based on OpenCV
- Developing load tests for various environments
- Conducting regression and end-to-end tests, reporting results, and managing defects
- Systematic expansion of test coverage
- Integrating Jenkins with Xray for test management
- Managing tickets with JIRA and documenting in Confluence
- Used Robot Framework, Playwright, Python, VS Code, Prectavi, JIRA, Confluence & Xray, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, MS Office 365, and Teams in an agile project.
Matthias B.
Last position:
Interim Change Manager at Automotive manufacturer (OEM)
- Agile transformation of the entire executive board division for battery development using SAFe.
- Set up 5 Agile Release Trains and an agile portfolio.
- Prepared the shift from a functional to a process-based organization.
- Managed a scope of 400+ people across Germany, Europe and China.
- Applied tailored SAFe methods.
- Stakeholder management as well as consulting, training and coaching of leadership (product management, release train engineers, system architects).
- Built a portfolio with budgets from around €150 million up to over €1 billion.
- Trained junior colleagues at Big4 consulting firms.
- Introduced PI plannings, quality metrics and team training.
Gerhard L.
Last position:
SAP S/4 HANA PS Consultant at Körber Chemicals/Mechanical Engineering
- SAP S/4 HANA PS consulting in engineering/manufacturing
- Customizing MM/PS with integration into SAP CO/MM/SD/PM
- Migration of master data and processes
Paul O.
Last position:
Product Owner / Project Manager at Auditor, software vendor for German tax consultancies
- Project environment: Python, Java, Azure AI Studio & OpenAI Studio, embedding models, LLM as a judge
- Project language: German
- Project role(s): Project manager
- Project management for improving the performance of a chatbot
- Research and evaluation of approaches to improve and measure response accuracy and improve the chatbot's understanding of context
- Coordination of architecture decisions with the technical team and architects
- Coordination and transfer of research results into development tasks
Doreen H.
Last position:
Senior Consultant / Agile Project Manager (Scrum Master) at Greenlight Consulting GmbH
- Guiding and coaching clients in introducing agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) to optimize processes and team collaboration
- Ensuring the continuous development of agile collaboration models and the agile mindset through targeted measures and retrospectives
- Introducing KPIs to measure team velocity, quality of user stories, and deliverables for data-driven project management
- Designing and implementing dashboards for real-time transparency of work processes
- Removing operational impediments and representing the team's interests to ensure a smooth workflow
- Designing and implementing efficient risk and requirements management processes to identify bottlenecks early
- Building and maintaining internal knowledge platforms (blog, newsletter, internal academy) for sustainable information retention and sharing
- Preparing, facilitating, and conducting agile meetings/workshops (retrospectives, reviews, refinements) for continuous improvement of collaboration
- Serving as the interface between business and IT departments to align agile initiatives with strategic goals
- Mentoring new employees and conducting training on agile best practices, especially Jira and Confluence
- Leading the internal AI initiative to explore AI-driven process automations
Jens M.
Last position:
Startup Coach & Innovation Expert at Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE)
- Coaching and consulting for aspiring international founder teams
- Conducting workshops and events on entrepreneurship and innovation
- Organizing the “Strascheg Award” idea competition
Burkhard B.
Last position:
Interim Project Manager for Company-wide ERP Migration at Logistics provider, Iserlohn
- Responsible for the entire migration
- Process mapping across the whole company
- Stakeholder management
- Leading the project team, key users and end users
- Change management
Ayhan I.
Last position:
Interim Procurement Manager at Cofinity-X GmbH
- High-level process and system analysis
- Support for building a new process and system landscape
- Systems: SAP MM, SAP SRM, SAP WM/EWM, SAP R3/S4 HANA, Navision, E2E
- E-Procurement: SAP Ariba, Coupa
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
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Statistics of experts using SAP SRM
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Procurement
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
79%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
94%
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 SRM
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 SRM 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 (89%)
- Professional Services (75%)
- Manufacturing (61%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Energy (42%)
- Transportation (33%)
- Government and Administration (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
SAP SRM, short for SAP Supplier Relationship Management, supports structured purchasing and supplier collaboration. Companies use it to manage requisitions, catalogs, approvals, purchase orders and supplier data while connecting procurement activity with broader SAP business processes. It is common in complex organizations with formal purchasing controls.
Core capabilities
SAP SRM covers operational procurement from employee demand through ordering and confirmation. Strong solutions can include catalog management, self-service procurement, shopping carts, approval workflows, contract compliance and supplier interaction. The system can support both classic procurement scenarios and tailored processes aligned with an organization’s governance model.
Ecosystem and integration
SAP SRM specialists work across SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA landscapes, middleware and supplier-facing services. Relevant skills include ABAP, SAP Business Workflow, IDocs, web services, master data and authorization concepts. Depending on the landscape, integration may involve SAP PI/PO, SAP Integration Suite, catalogs and external supplier networks.
- Map purchasing processes and approval rules
- Connect requisitions, orders, receipts and invoices
- Align supplier, material and user master data
- Troubleshoot interfaces and workflow errors
Typical project work
Companies bring in freelance SAP SRM experts for migrations, rollouts, process redesign and production support. They may configure procurement scenarios, adapt forms, investigate failed documents or improve catalog and approval flows. In Germany, specialists often collaborate with procurement, finance and IT teams across remote and on-site settings, with German-language communication sometimes required.
When expertise matters
External support is useful when internal teams face a legacy SRM landscape, a demanding integration, a tight transformation window or recurring procurement incidents. Specialists can assess whether existing processes should be stabilized, redesigned or moved toward newer SAP procurement capabilities. They also help document decisions and transfer knowledge to permanent teams.
Signs of strong specialists
Good SAP SRM professionals understand both the software and the purchasing process behind it. They ask about business controls, master data quality, integration ownership and user adoption before changing configuration. Look for experience with comparable SAP landscapes, clear testing practices and the ability to explain technical risks to procurement stakeholders.
- Trace transactions across connected SAP systems
- Separate configuration issues from integration defects
- Build test cases for approvals and procurement documents
- Document support procedures and design decisions
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with SAP SRM? These answers cover the essentials.
SAP SRM is used to organize indirect and direct procurement processes, including shopping carts, catalogs, approvals, purchase orders and supplier collaboration. It helps companies apply purchasing policies and connect employee demand with downstream SAP transactions.
SAP Supplier Relationship Management is commonly associated with established on-premise procurement landscapes and tightly controlled SAP ERP integration. SAP Ariba emphasizes cloud-based supplier collaboration, while S/4HANA procurement can provide a more current foundation; the right direction depends on process scope, integrations and transformation plans.
A strong SAP SRM professional often brings knowledge of SAP ERP or S/4HANA, ABAP, workflow, IDocs, middleware, master data and authorizations. Catalog technologies, supplier integration and procure-to-pay processes are also valuable for diagnosing issues beyond the SRM application itself.
SAP SRM project needs vary by scope. A small support assignment may require focused knowledge of a workflow or interface, while a rollout, redesign or migration calls for someone who can assess the full procurement process and its connected SAP systems.
SAP SRM work is often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, testing, documentation and incident analysis can be performed through secure access. On-site workshops may still help with process discovery, stakeholder alignment or complex go-live support, and German-language communication can matter in local teams.
Ask how the specialist would trace a failed procurement document, validate master data and test an approval workflow. A capable SAP SRM professional should connect technical findings to purchasing controls, explain trade-offs clearly and provide structured documentation.
An SAP Supplier Relationship Management freelancer may deliver process maps, configuration changes, interface specifications, workflow adjustments, test scripts, defect analysis and support documentation. The exact output should be agreed against the affected procurement scenarios and connected SAP systems.
Before starting an SAP SRM engagement, clarify the system version, connected ERP or S/4HANA landscape, integration tools, access model and project phase. Also confirm whether the work concerns stabilization, new configuration, migration planning or ongoing support, since each requires a different delivery approach.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SRM in their recent projects is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 882 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SRM in their recent projects, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SRM in their recent projects have 24 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 SRM in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and French (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SRM in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Professional Services (75%), and Manufacturing (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP SRM in their recent projects are Information Technology (92%), Project Management (83%), and Procurement (72%).
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