Variant Configuration Experts in Germany
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Prem Chander A.
Last position:
Product owner for SAP PP, QM, APO, MM, MES and ABAP at Husqvarna Group (Bei HCLTech)
Development and Implementation
- Conceptualization and implementation of the various requirements.
- Experience and ability to collaborate with other delivery teams
- Lead a team of 15 people taking care of matters including monitoring operations, delegating tasks and managing budgets.
- Act as product owner and represent the product vision, strategy and priorities in the area of production operations.
- Work closely with the members of the area including developers, analysts and QA to ensure the successful delivery of logistics features and improvements.
- Lead the process design and lead the build team for the SAP implementation (EU countries) and post-merger integration in SAP PP, QM, MM, APO and SD modules.
- Implemented and optimized MRP Live (MD01N) for multiple plants, improving planning runtime
- Worked with business users to transition from classic MRP to MRP Live
- Implemented SAP QM module, including quality planning and inspection lot processing, resulting in a 20% improvement in product quality compliance.
- Developed and tested custom reports using SAP Query and ABAP for MES data analytics, improving visibility into yield rates and resource utilization.
- Translate production requirements into clear and actionable user stories, acceptance criteria and technical specifications.
- Skilled in discrete, and process/manufacturing (PP-PI) environments; deep understanding of master data, production & process orders, recipe management, batch management, capacity & scheduling, shop floor control, and integration with QM, MM, EWM, MES.
- Worked in Variant configuration (VC)
- Supported international rollouts and transformation projects for SAP PP, QM, PPDS, aATP, EWM, and Variant Configuration within a global strategy.
- Tested functionalities for various business scenarios include interface systems
- Involved in SIT and UAT and cutover activities
Technology: Project Management, SAP PP, QM, MM, APO, ABAP OO, HANA Modelling, FIORI, SAP UI5, AMDP, SAP SD, SAP FICO and S4 HANA Emedded analytics
Joseph A.
Last position:
Senior SAP In-House Consultant, Plant-2-Stock at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
- Engaged business stakeholder to define levels 1, 2 3 & 4 processes.
- Engaged stakeholders to model the As-IS & To-Be business processes in Seeds Processing, Quality Management onto SAP Signavio.
- Identified and highlighted integration points between plant-to-Stock processes and other process areas such as finance and controlling.
- Documented business requirements as user Stories in Jira and categorized each user story as either Gap or Fit.
- Configured and demonstrated Variant Configuration in SAP PP to process owners and stakeholders as proposed solution to satisfy business requirements.
- Proposed workarounds or enhancements to meet requirements that are categorized as gaps.
- Planned the Sprints for Plan-to-Stock, assign and monitor the progress being made in completing user Stories for the active Sprint.
- Created the following PP Variant Configuration master data: Class of Class type 300, Configurable material of material type KMAT, Material variants of material type FERT & assigned the KMAT material to each FERT Material Variant, Super BOM & linked the Super BOM of the configurable material to FERT material variants, Routing and Production version for KMAT material.
- Reviewed list of custom reports currently in use in ECC and identified S4Hana standard analytical reports that satisfies these custom reporting requirements.
Aleksander B.
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect Logistics at Teckentrup GmbH & Co.KG
Main project lead and consultant for the ePPDS rollout
- Role: Lead consultant for the ePPDS rollout, main project lead for the ePPDS rollout
- Project content: 4) Carried out the pre-project for selecting the detailed planning tool 5) Project planning and team staffing for the ePPDS rollout 6) Solution architect for the digital process landscape around digital production
Technologies: Consulting, project management, customizing
Orhan Y.
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant OTC/MM/WM/LE/CS/PS/GTS, C4C-Cloud (Sales, Services, E-Commerce) at High-Technologie
- Support and consulting for the integration of SAP ECC into an SAP S/4HANA system, retirement of legacy systems, implementation, and process optimization in the new harmonized system
- Project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private & Public Sales & Services with SAP SCM/OTC/MM/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Cloud, CPI, BTP, EDI, IDOC, ABAP, User-Exit, SolMan, ITIL, SAP Cloud AL
- Customizing and optimization in OTC and MM, including condition maintenance, document type and item category extensions, integration with FI/CO, scheduling agreement configuration, material master and purchasing info record maintenance, release procedures, message control, and master data quality
- Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, SD, and WM, process analysis, and efficiency improvement for the S/4HANA environment
- Process modeling in Signavio, workshops, and trainings
- 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, MM, CS, PS, C4C Sales & Services, GTS, and MDG: incident and change tickets, feasibility analyses, service management, embedded analytics, customizing, tests, documentation, training, debugging, IDOC/EDI monitoring
- SAP S/4HANA migration: data migration, system harmonization, global rollouts, and template development
- ABAP development and optimization: reports, dialog programs, user exits, IDOC/EDI monitoring
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
Dieter S.
Last position:
Overall process responsibility for OTC including harmonization, target picture definition and governance / requirements and at Qiagen AG
- Transition from SAP ECC to S/4HANA in an international pharmaceutical environment
- Analyze & optimize SAP order-to-cash processes with focus on SAP SD, CS and GTS
- Ensure alignment of all process steps from order entry through delivery and billing to payment
- Define global end-to-end process standards
- Moderate goal conflicts between local units and the global model
- Prepare decision templates for management
- Evaluate process variants independent of system implementation
- Manage incidents, changes and requirements via Jira; use Confluence for central project documentation
- Support the setup of test management in Jira Xray
- Manage order processing, billing as well as subscription and milestone billing
- Improve receivables processes, integrate third-party tools and monitor metrics like cash cycle time and invoice accuracy
- Derive work packages and define milestones based on analysis
- Quality assurance in requirements management between business and IT service providers
- Prepare and moderate decision formats, management briefings and status meetings at the C-level
- Set up and maintain standardized reporting (status reports, milestone tracking, risk register)
- Ensure compliance with existing governance and reporting requirements
- Apply standards and methods in the pharmaceutical industry, including GxP and computer system validation (CSV)
Werner B.
Last position:
Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning at BASF Digital Solutions GmbH
- Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations Planning process based on OMP SOP
Holger S.
Last position:
Internal Project Lead S/4HANA On-Premise System with FIORI Integration at RSCE
- Complete customizing of required processes (partly outside standard SAP number ranges)
- Building the entire organizational structure (Sales, Purchasing, Warehouse, Service, etc.)
- Integration of organizational units with business partners (role BUP004) via T77SO
- Completion of Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)
- Implementation of basic SD functionalities: orders, deliveries, invoices
- Configuration of MM movements including Lean WM
- Setting up basic logic for New General Ledger and basic FI customizing
- Installation and communication of standard Fiori apps with S/4HANA
- Integration of SAP S/4HANA Service including Fiori
- Definition of organizational units and partner roles (PPOME)
- Replication of S/4 Service to S/4 Sales for service orders and repair processing
- Customizing of TM document types, movement types and item categories
- Replication of TM master data and transaction data
- Setup of internal replication of deliveries into freight units
- Implementation of Fiori apps such as transportation cockpit, freight order and freight units
George G.
Last position:
SAP Authorization Consultant/ SAP Authorization Consulting (Freelancer/SAP Consultant) at Publicly Listed Pharmaceutical Company
- Consulting on SAP authorizations and governance
- Conducting governance consultations, iteration support and project coordination
- Developing solutions for effective control and monitoring of SAP authorizations
- Creating concepts and recommendations
- Drafting detailed concepts to improve the assignment and management of SAP authorizations
- Providing clear recommendations based on established methods and best practices
- Creating/customizing authorizations for MM including MDG/MDM as well as FI, PP including AIRC Services within SAP Finance
- Reviewing existing structures and processes
- Analyzing and evaluating current SAP authorization structures and processes
- Identifying weaknesses and developing optimization strategies
- Conducting trainings and workshops
- Planning and delivering trainings and workshops for awareness
- Sharing knowledge in SAP authorizations, including role assignment, support during iterations and consulting on role development in the pharmaceutical environment.
Bernd P.
Last position:
Setup of product configurators in SAP ECC for use in 4DE at ZEBROS GmbH
- Side-by-side refrigerator, fire truck, LEICA camera
- Setup and documentation of product data structures, master data, characteristics and evaluation rules
- SAP user training: LO-VC basics, classification, material master data creation (KMAT), configuration models (PMEVC)
- Spatial visualization of object environments for spatial configurators
- Capturing customer environments with 3D scans
- Definition of a workflow for data capture
- S/4 HANA - AVC: creation of AVC demo configurators, interface definition to web and app-based 4DE configurators, harmonization of features for interface description, alignment of JSON formats, documentation and testing
- SAP-ERP (ECC, S/4), CA-CL, LO-VC, AVC, MM, SD, Confluence, JIRA, Polycam, Magicplan
Gottfried N.
Last position:
Consulting and Development at DS Smith Packaging Germany
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- System / Modules: ECC 605 MM
- Support MM
- Analysis of business processes
- Data Analysis
- Data Cleansing
- Procurement
André W.
Last position:
Senior Consultant Manufacturing, ERP Projects & Solutions / Solution Expert EWM - TM at Braun & Coesfeld Consulting GmbH
- Supporting an S/4HANA implementation project as EWM / TM Business Process Expert (EWM / TM)
- Preparing I-Test
- Analyzing and verifying the defined processes
- Identifying optimization potential
- Analyzing existing structures
- Training on relevant processes
- Planning and conducting workshops
- Documenting processes and tests
- Supporting / performing integration tests
Timo G.
Last position:
S/4HANA Project Management, Board and Strategy Consulting at Services
- S/4HANA project management: book project with an online hub to derive an agile project management methodology (Scrum) based on SAP Activate, Solution Manager Focused Build, SAP Enable Now, many SAP project accelerators, community solutions and custom developments.
- Strategy consulting: overview of service providers and product vendors as well as demos and videos to present best practice processes, cloud solutions and SAP community products.
- Sales structure development: scaling the network organization via partnerships, public relations (PR), marketing, digital events etc.
- Contract terms & general terms and conditions: manufacturing and service contracts, personnel placement contracts, copyrights etc.
Ingo H.
Last position:
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration at Freelancer
- S/4 HANA Public Cloud Greenfield Project at a transformer station manufacturer.
- Focus: setting up configuration models in AVC (Advanced Variant Configuration) and integration into PLM processes with various interfaces.
Christoph R.
Last position:
SD Consultant (Order-To-Cash) at Fette
- Mapping OTC processes in an S/4 landscape, go-live in the UK (1 full cycle)
- Mapping product variants with AVC and LO-VC
- Implementation of service processes, effort-based billing
- Role-based selection of suitable FIORI apps for a "FIORI only" approach
- Implementation of rule-based functionalities with BRF+
- Setting up pricing, price maintenance, price migration
- (Adobe) forms, customization
- Connecting third-party systems, defining interfaces and heterogeneous application scenarios
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Statistics of experts using Variant Configuration
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
23
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Doctorate
10%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Bulgarian
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Variant Configuration
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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Variant Configuration experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (93%)
- Information Technology (87%)
- Professional Services (80%)
- Automotive (60%)
- Chemical (60%)
- Healthcare (53%)
- Pharmaceutical (53%)
- Education (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Configurable Products
Variant Configuration manages products that can be sold and manufactured in many valid combinations. It uses characteristics, dependencies, constraints and pricing logic to guide users toward feasible product variants. Typical outputs include accurate sales configurations, bills of materials, routings and production orders.
SAP Ecosystem
The technology is closely associated with SAP Variant Configuration, formerly known as LO-VC, and with Advanced Variant Configuration in SAP S/4HANA. Specialists work across SAP Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Production Planning and Product Lifecycle Management. They also connect configuration logic with material masters, classification, pricing and document generation.
Common Applications
- Configure industrial machinery, vehicles and engineered equipment
- Control variant-dependent bills of materials and routings
- Support configure-to-order and engineer-to-order sales processes
- Replace manual product rules and spreadsheet-based selection tools
- Prepare migration from classic LO-VC to SAP S/4HANA AVC
When Expertise Helps
Companies bring in freelance specialists when product rules have become difficult to maintain, sales configurations produce errors or manufacturing receives incomplete specifications. Expertise is also valuable during SAP rollouts, acquisitions, template harmonisation and migrations. In Germany, professionals may need to align teams across production sites while working remotely or on site and communicating in German, English or both.
Skills That Matter
Strong professionals understand both the product model and the business process around it. They can translate engineering rules into characteristics, class structures, object dependencies, constraints and procedures without creating unnecessary complexity. Useful adjacent skills include SAP pricing, bills of material, routings, sales order processing, variant tables, debugging and integration testing.
Quality Signals
Look for specialists who can explain why a rule belongs in a dependency, constraint or master-data structure and who document the model for future maintenance. Ask for examples of configuration trace analysis, test scenarios and change control, not only a list of SAP modules. High-quality work produces valid variants, clear error messages, stable downstream documents and a model that product teams can extend safely.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Variant Configuration.
Variant Configuration is used to model products with selectable features and dependencies, such as machinery, vehicles or technical equipment. It checks whether a chosen combination is valid and can derive the relevant bill of materials, routing, pricing or production data.
SAP Variant Configuration is embedded in SAP business processes and can pass configuration results into sales, planning, purchasing and manufacturing. A custom configurator may offer a tailored user experience, but it usually needs additional integration to keep product rules and downstream documents aligned.
LO-VC is the established configuration approach associated with classic SAP ERP, while Advanced Variant Configuration is designed for SAP S/4HANA. The right path depends on the current system landscape, product model, migration plans and the capabilities required by the business.
A strong Variant Configuration specialist usually understands SAP classification, characteristics, classes, object dependencies, constraints and variant tables. Knowledge of bills of material, routings, pricing, sales orders, production planning and integration testing is equally important.
The required background depends on the product model, rule complexity and SAP scope. A smaller change may need focused configuration knowledge, while a rollout or migration calls for a professional who can analyse master data, design dependencies, test end-to-end processes and manage business decisions.
Much of Variant Configuration design, documentation, testing and issue analysis can be handled remotely. Workshops for product rules, production validation or sensitive system access may benefit from on-site sessions, with German or English chosen according to the project team.
Ask the Variant Configuration professional to explain a real product model, the reasoning behind its dependencies and how invalid combinations are prevented. Review test cases, configuration traces, documentation and the treatment of changes to master data or product rules.
In Variant Configuration, warning signs include duplicated rules, unclear characteristic ownership, hard-coded exceptions and configurations that cannot be traced to a business requirement. Frequent manual corrections in sales or production also suggest that the model, master data or integration needs review.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects is 120 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 960 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 10% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects are German (100%), English (93%), and Bulgarian (7%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects are Manufacturing (93%), Information Technology (87%), and Professional Services (80%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Variant Configuration in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Supply Chain Management (100%).
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