How to hire a sap technical consultant

How to hire a sap technical consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step sap technical consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a sap technical consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new sap technical consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your sap technical consultant job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a sap technical consultant for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect sap technical consultant also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of sap technical consultant salaries for various roles:

   Type of SAP Technical Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   SAP Technical Consultant	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$31-58
   Consultant/Team Lead	Consultant team leads analyze background documentation, project documents, financial reports, etc., to prepare an initial report about the projects they are working on. They gather data through interviews, research, and surveys to design proposals meant to create an inclusive environment for everyone... Show more	$34-62
   Technical System Analyst	Technical Systems Analysts are employees who are adept in information technology (IT). They work in the IT department, where they oversee the different networks and systems that exist in the company... Show more	$30-50

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Prototyping
   • ERP
   • Virtualization
   • Function Modules
   • Purchase Orders
   • SAP ECC
   • BDC
   • ABAP/4
   • BADI
   • BI
   • IDOC
   • Sap Hana
   • Master Data
   • Sap Security

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   Responsibilities:

   • Serve as a liaison for managing requirements between the business, SME's and the development team.
   • Develop a program to update the CRM agreements line item authorization amounts.
   • Develop custom program to load prospects, creating business partners and their relationships into CRM.
   • Develop functional specifications for reports and customize functions for ABAP coding.
   • Assist in developing functional and technical solutions to meet specific EDI requirements.
   • Cross functional interaction with ABAP consultants for data migration and report development activities.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the sap technical consultant job description is a good way to get more applicants. A sap technical consultant salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a sap technical consultant in Kansas may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level sap technical consultant. Additionally, a sap technical consultant with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average sap technical consultant salary

   $90,285yearly

   $43.41 hourly rate

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   Entry-level sap technical consultant salary

   $66,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average sap technical consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$108,828	$52
   2	Washington	$98,106	$47
   3	Arizona	$92,235	$44
   4	Virginia	$91,223	$44
   5	New Jersey	$90,908	$44
   6	Texas	$88,940	$43
   7	Florida	$88,396	$43
   8	Pennsylvania	$88,045	$42
   9	New York	$86,767	$42
   10	Georgia	$86,500	$42
   11	Delaware	$85,435	$41
   12	Oregon	$84,112	$40
   13	Illinois	$83,662	$40
   14	North Carolina	$82,956	$40
   15	Ohio	$79,737	$38
   16	Indiana	$76,793	$37
   17	Wisconsin	$76,086	$37
   18	Massachusetts	$75,860	$36
   19	Missouri	$74,351	$36

   Average sap technical consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Benjamin Moore	$128,487	$61.77
   2	Ecolab	$121,139	$58.24	57
   3	Eli Lilly and Company	$119,075	$57.25	16
   4	The Kraft Group	$115,675	$55.61
   5	Virtustream	$112,313	$54.00
   6	SBP Holdings	$112,058	$53.87
   7	Acsis	$108,407	$52.12
   8	Fossil	$104,849	$50.41
   9	CVS Health	$103,217	$49.62	7
   10	msg global solutions	$101,883	$48.98
   11	The Timken Company	$99,486	$47.83	2
   12	attune	$99,454	$47.81
   13	Trigyn Technologies	$97,277	$46.77	2
   14	INVISTA	$97,166	$46.71
   15	Robert Half	$94,284	$45.33	72
   16	International Information Technology Co.llc	$94,245	$45.31
   17	Lilly & Company	$93,157	$44.79	13
   18	Stefanini	$92,788	$44.61	17
   19	Idexcel	$92,335	$44.39	8
   20	Everest Holdings LLC	$92,034	$44.25	1

4. Writing a sap technical consultant job description

   A sap technical consultant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a sap technical consultant job description:

   Sap technical consultant job description example

   • Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent, with a minimum of 10+ Years of relevant experience.
   • Very good hands-on experience in the area of Serialization/Track & Trace implemented specifically in the pharmaceutical industry
   • Must have completed 1 ATTP full lifecycle implementation .
   • Required Skills Technical Skills- SAP ATTP Domain Skills- , Research and Development, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
   • Must be aware of evolving track and trace pharmaceutical requirements
   • Must have knowledge of EPCIS GS1 standards, Level 3, and Level 4 track and trace solutions, and xml files
   • SAP MM/WM with knowledge of SD, PP, QM
   • Experience in Integration of SAP ATTP with SAP ECC.
   • Experience in Integration of SAP ATTP with Packaging Lines
   • Experience in ECC & ATTP Master Data Set up.
   • 1-2 years of Serialization Experience.
   • 7+ years of SAP Functional Experience.
   • Serial number & EPCIS exchange setup with ATTP and Contract Manufacturing organizations(CMOS)
   • SAP Functional MM, WM experience
   • Very good understanding of material master, batch master
   • Strong work experience in manufacturing and supply chain processes in the pharmaceutical industry
   • Excellent functional background in regard to SAP solutions for Track & Trace, including customizing for customer-specific needs (SAP AII/SAP OER, SAP ATTP)
   • Ability to execute to a plan and demonstrate dependability and ownership
   • Excellent presentation and demonstration skills Ability to use strong industry knowledge to relate to customer needs and dissolve customer concerns and high level of focus and attention to detail.
   • Strong work ethic with good time management with ability to work with diverse teams and lead meetings

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5. Post your job

   To find the right sap technical consultant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with sap technical consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit sap technical consultants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your sap technical consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality sap technical consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with sap technical consultant candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a sap technical consultant applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new sap technical consultant

   Once you've found the sap technical consultant candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new sap technical consultant first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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