SAP Experts in Zurich
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Vincent Verdet
Last position:
IT Business Partner & Enterprise Architect at Sulzer
- Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
- Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
- Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
- Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
- Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
- Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
- Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
- Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
- Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
- Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.
Nik Gantchev
Last position:
Executive Interim & Transformation Partner at Audoban & Co. GmbH
- Stepped into a senior interim mandate with hands-on accountability for a complex business model transformation, taking ownership of execution, operating decisions, and delivery within a highly regulated and complex regional environment.
- Led market access, launch, and go-to-market transformation work, aligning commercial, operational, and governance structures to support entry into new markets under time and regulatory pressure.
- Supported post-merger integration as well as divestiture shaping assignments, working hands-on with executive teams to align operating realities, decision rights, and accountability with transaction intent.
- Took interim ownership of critical transformation and integration programs, resetting priorities, sequencing, and leadership expectations where delivery risk or organizational friction had emerged.
- Acted as a trusted interim partner to CEOs and senior leaders during periods of structural change, providing clear judgement, hands-on leadership, and execution discipline.
Falk Schlüsener
Last position:
Freelancer at SOL4ERP SAP Consulting Schlüsener
Self-employed Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
- Support services for SAP transformations
- Support services for SAP FI projects (based on ECC and S/4)
Lenka Pytelkova
Last position:
Workday Technical Architect at Swisscom
(Project Assignment via consulting company HighPerfPeople)
- Lead the Workday Optimization Board, defining and presenting the Workday enhancement roadmap; drive prioritization based on stakeholder input, system analysis, and identified capability gaps.
- Challenge business requirements and proposed solutions to ensure alignment with long-term architecture principles, platform strategy and operational sustainability.
- Own the complete lifecycle of Workday enhancements from business discovery and solution design through implementation governance, testing strategy, deployment and stabilization.
- Act as functional/technical lead for key product areas including Peakon, Workday Learning, and Talent/Performance processes (e.g., year-end cycle, goal setting).
- Define and implement Workday branding and communication standards (templates, notification design, messaging structure) to improve consistency and employee experience.
- Build and enhance manager- and HR-facing tools (reports, dashboards, guidance/Journeys, process support assets) to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making.
- Translate complex system behavior, security/privacy constraints, and process implications into clear options for business stakeholders and leadership.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with HR process owners, IT/security, and vendors to resolve issues and enable scalable solutions.
- Strong focus on adoption: ensure changes are usable, understandable, and actionable for employees, managers, and HR teams.
Christoph De Inhard
Last position:
Investor, Shareholder, Member of the Board of Directors at PRICA Pflege AG
- Founded the company together with three other shareholders.
- Served as an investor, shareholder, and member of the board of directors for a Spitex organization.
Monika Elsen
Last position:
Tax Specialist at Julius Bär / Bosshard & Partner
- Operational responsibility in tax relief at source
- Took over and stabilized a complex department during a project phase
- Analysis, review, and optimization of existing processes and workflows
- Updating and further development of the specialist manual
- Analysis and resolution of individual cases in an international tax environment
Vitaly Podkopaev
Last position:
IT Project Manager UCC at Office for Informatics, Canton of Zurich
- Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
- Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
- Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects
Jürgen Müller
Last position:
Global Healthcare IT and Strategy Expert at Deloitte
Executive advisory for healthcare organizations focused on enterprise transformation, healthcare modernization, digital health strategy, AI strategy, enterprise ICT transformation and strategic EHR modernization.
- Advise healthcare organizations in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium on EHR strategy, enterprise transformation, digital health, AI and target operating models.
- Lead EHR platform selection and evaluation as well as RFI/RFP processes; define governance, vendor-assessment and decision methodologies.
- Develop EHR feasibility studies, transformation roadmaps, executive business cases, cost-benefit analyses and value-realization assessments.
- Assess Epic and alternative EHR platforms for strategic fit, operational excellence, AI enablement, interoperability, governance and long-term value.
- Design AI strategy scenarios and governance models and facilitate executive workshops on AI, data governance, operational excellence and future healthcare operating models.
Bahman Tofighi
Last position:
Business Development Director DACH at Future Processing S.A.
Established Future Processing as a DACH partner by building relationships, leading to significant expansion.
Built strong ties with executives and leveraged those connections to win lucrative new contracts and renewals, resulting in substantial revenue growth.
Won a multi-million euro software project for an international company based in the DACH region, leading to a significant increase in order volume.
Venkata Renduchintala
Last position:
Continuous Learning at Personal Time Off
- ZHAW CAS Secure Software Design and Development
- German C1 and Goethe Certificate C1
- ETH CAS Cloud and Mobile Computing at ETH Zurich
- Linux Foundation Linux System Administration LFS307
- Linux Foundation Kubernetes Fundamentals LFS258
- Linux Foundation Kubernetes for Application Developers LFD459
- Linux Foundation Kubernetes Security Fundamentals LFS460
Max Meinhardt
Last position:
Qualtrics CXM Solutions Expert at Freelancing
Support with the introduction and implementation of the Qualtrics XM platform in the consulting and service environment for customers, e.g. in the banking sector, focusing on data quality, parameterization, technical coordination, and implementation support
Technical validation of configurations, feedback flows, and reporting setups
Review and assurance of data quality (mapping, mandatory fields, regulatory-relevant fields)
Performance of UAT, functional tests, and data checks in collaboration with the department and IT
Coordination with stakeholders from consulting, service, compliance, IT, and product management
Clarification of technical requirements with the business side and derivation of adaptation requirements in the platform
Creation of documentation, test protocols, and quality-related artifacts
Support in the preparation of internal approvals and rollouts
Successful technical acceptance of the new feedback and reporting functionalities
Increase in data quality in the relevant fields (e.g., feedback classification, assignment to the consulting process)
Stable implementation of the platform in the consulting environment with clear handover to IT and specialist departments
Philipp Siegenthaler
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Markus Fankhauser
Last position:
Logistics Expert/Coach at RAPID Technic AG
- Coaching, developing fundamentals and leading technical aspects in logistics transformation
- Extending SAP WM functionalities
- Efficiency measures in shuttle warehouse technology
- Setting up logistics operations reporting
- Comprehensive inventory planning and execution
- Preparing the technical and commercial foundations for cooperation with external logistics service providers
- Recommendations for the future process and organizational structure
Károly Aczél
Last position:
NIS2 & Risk Strategy Consultant at RRC power solutions GmbH
- Developed a compliant information security management system (ISMS)
- Advanced a modern risk management framework based on NIST for NIS2 compliance
Roland Arato
Last position:
Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst at Init Services GmbH
- Project management: Implementation of SAP & EBX integration for master and reference data management and led development of AI supported services for data management and privacy-oriented solutions
- Business analysis: Executed in-depth requirement gathering and data analyzes for MDM implementation, supported service integration using REST APIs to enhance service interoperability, led the requirement gathering, analysis, and implementation of agent-based AI services
- Technologies: SAP BP & FICO & MM, Tibco EBX, n8n, custom AI development in Java, Python, RDBMS, cloud
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Statistics of experts using SAP
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years (Switzerland: 26 years)
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
86% (Switzerland: 87%)
Master's degree or higher
63%
Doctorate
3% (Switzerland: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Switzerland: 4)
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Switzerland: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Zurich using SAP
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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
SAP in practice SAP is used to run core business processes across finance, purchasing, sales, logistics and people operations. Companies use it to keep data and workflows aligned across departments, from transaction posting to month-end close. Strong experts know how SAP fits into real operations, not just into a system landscape.
Common SAP areas
- S/4HANA projects and system transformations
- SAP ECC support and migration work
- Finance, controlling and reporting setup
- Supply chain, procurement and sales processes
- Fiori apps and user-facing process design
Skills around the ecosystem SAP work often touches ABAP, CDS views, OData, interfaces and identity or authorisation concepts. Many projects also need experience with integration layers, testing, transport management and clean master data. Specialists who understand the full chain deliver changes that work in production, not just in a sandbox.
When companies bring in freelancers Companies hire SAP specialists when they need extra capacity, a system rollout, a carve-out, or support during a transformation. Freelancers are also useful for short-term rescue work, data cleanup, or process redesign when internal teams are tied up. In Zurich, this often matters for groups with complex finance, trading, manufacturing or shared-service setups.
What strong professionals do A strong SAP professional asks how the process should run before changing configuration or code. They document dependencies, protect data quality and test with real business scenarios. They also communicate clearly with business and technical teams, including when English and German both matter in Zurich.
How to judge fit Look for experts who can explain SAP ECC, SAP ERP and S/4HANA in plain language and show what they have delivered. Good specialists can describe the business outcome, the technical steps and the risks around migration or support. If they understand your module, your interfaces and your reporting needs, they are closer to being a real fit.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about SAP? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
SAP is used to run connected business processes such as finance, procurement, sales, logistics and reporting. It helps teams work from the same data and reduces manual handovers between departments. In larger companies, it often becomes the backbone for day-to-day operations.
No. SAP is the vendor and ecosystem, while SAP ERP, SAP ECC and S/4HANA are products or product generations within it. Many companies still run ECC, while others are moving to S/4HANA for a newer data model and process design.
A SAP specialist can handle configuration, ABAP changes, Fiori support, interface work, testing, data migration and process documentation. Some focus on finance, others on procurement, supply chain or authorisations. The right scope depends on the module and the system landscape.
A strong SAP profile often includes ABAP, Fiori, integration, master data, testing and transport handling. For business-facing work, process knowledge matters just as much as technical skill. If the project involves reporting, CDS views and OData are also common.
It depends on the task, but SAP projects usually need someone who has already solved similar process or migration issues. Simple support or testing may need less depth, while S/4HANA transformations, interface redesigns or finance work need a specialist with proven delivery. The best signal is relevant project history, not a generic CV.
SAP is often chosen when companies need broad process coverage, strong controls and deep integration across departments. Compared with lighter systems, it can be more complex, but it is built for larger and more structured operations. That is why experience with configuration and business process design is so important.
Many SAP tasks can be done remotely, such as analysis, configuration, testing and documentation. On-site time can help during workshops, cutovers and stakeholder-heavy phases, especially in Zurich-based teams. A mixed setup is common when business users need close collaboration.
Ask the SAP expert to explain a past project end to end: the business problem, the modules involved, the risks and the result. Strong specialists speak clearly about trade-offs, data quality and testing, not just configuration steps. If they can discuss ECC, S/4HANA and the relevant interfaces in context, that is a good sign.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects is 128 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,023 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 63% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects are English (98%), German (95%), and French (54%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects are Professional Services (76%), Information Technology (73%), and Banking and Finance (66%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Zurich, Switzerland who have used SAP in their recent projects are Project Management (88%), Information Technology (80%), and Operations (71%).
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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.
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