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Deep expertise across key industries
Mako Professionals supplies senior SAP, Oracle and Microsoft consultants on a contract, contract-to-hire or full-time basis. Our specialization is the platforms themselves, placed across healthcare and life sciences, technology, manufacturing, energy and utilities, logistics, financial services, and the public sector, alongside food & beverage, CPG, and higher education.
Every sector we work in has its own constraints, regulatory regimes, validation requirements, security frameworks and operational realities that shape how enterprise systems can be changed. We combine deep platform expertise across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft with industry-specific screening, so the consultants we supply understand not just the technology but the environment it runs in. They work inside your program, under your direction. Utilities and energy is one of the industries we serve in depth, and the same screening standard applies across every industry below.
Utilities
Powering digital transformation
We help utility companies modernize their operations with cutting-edge technology talent. From smart grid implementations to cloud-native billing systems, our consultants drive efficiency and innovation in the energy sector. Our utilities technology staffing covers Oracle CC&B, Oracle C2M and CCS, Oracle MDM, WAM, NMS, ORMB and OUAF development, alongside SAP IS-U, plus the cloud infrastructure and DevOps skills those critical systems depend on.
Common use cases
- Smart grid and IoT sensor integration
- SAP IS-U implementations and upgrades
- Cloud infrastructure for SCADA systems
- Customer experience digital platforms
- Regulatory compliance automation
- ERP modernization and cloud transition
- SAP IS-U
- Oracle Utilities
- Azure IoT
- GIS Systems
- AWS
- DevOps
Technology
Enterprise systems that scale with growth
Software, SaaS and hardware companies reach a point where the systems that carried them through early growth stop keeping up. We place the ERP, financial systems, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, SRE and data platform consultants who stand up enterprise-grade finance, supply chain and infrastructure without stalling the product roadmap, including teams scaling through funding rounds, acquisitions and IPO readiness.
Common use cases
- ERP and financial system implementations for scaling companies
- Supply chain and inventory systems for hardware businesses
- Cloud architecture and multi-region infrastructure buildouts
- DevOps, CI/CD and platform engineering support
- SRE practices, observability and incident management
- Data platform, warehouse and analytics engineering
- NetSuite
- SAP
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- AWS
- Azure
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Snowflake
"Mako's team took time to thoroughly understand the resource need in my team. They listened to how I described the team and my expectations to key in on the culture of the team. The result is that a very high percentage of candidates they presented to me were a good fit for the team's needs."
Manufacturing
Discrete, process and connected operations
Manufacturers run ERP against plant floors that do not stop for a project plan. We place the SAP, Oracle and Microsoft consultants who work inside those programs: production planning and plant maintenance, supply chain and inventory, MES and shop-floor integration, and the analytics layer above them. Chemical and process manufacturing sits inside this practice and is covered in the section below.
Common use cases
- SAP S/4HANA manufacturing implementations
- MES system integrations
- Predictive maintenance platforms
- Supply chain optimization
- Cloud-connected operations
- ERP integration and automation support
- SAP PP/PM
- Oracle SCM
- Azure IoT Hub
- Databricks
- AWS
- Power BI
Chemical & process manufacturing
Within our manufacturing practice
Process and batch manufacturing carries requirements discrete manufacturing does not. We place consultants who understand recipe and batch management, plant maintenance, EH&S and regulatory compliance, quality management, and supply chain planning for continuous and campaign production, people who have worked in process-industry plants rather than only in assembly environments.
Common use cases
- Recipe and batch management configuration
- Plant maintenance and reliability system support
- EH&S, hazardous materials and regulatory compliance
- Quality management and specification control
- Supply chain and production planning for process lines
- Yield, costing and inventory reconciliation
- SAP PP-PI
- SAP EH&S
- SAP QM
- SAP PM
- Oracle SCM
- MES Integration
"They are great at staying on top of communication to ensure we're getting expected results and are always willing to step in if any issues arise. Very responsive when we needed a Microsoft BI contractor ASAP, providing a solid candidate quickly."
Food & beverage
High-volume batch and process production
Food and beverage production runs on recipes, lots and dates rather than serialized assemblies. We place consultants who have worked inside high-volume batch and process environments: recipe and formula management, lot traceability and recall readiness, shelf-life and date-code logic, cold chain handling, plant-floor and historian integration, and demand planning against products that expire. The screening emphasis is people who understand what a mislabeled date code or a broken traceability chain actually costs a producer.
Common use cases
- Recipe and formula management configuration
- Lot traceability, genealogy and recall readiness
- Shelf-life, expiration and date-code logic
- Cold chain and temperature-controlled distribution support
- Plant-floor, historian and MES integration
- Demand and production planning against short shelf lives
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP ECC
- Oracle SCM
- Dynamics 365
- MES Integration
- Plant Historians
Consumer packaged goods
Trade, retail channels and deductions
CPG systems are defined by the commercial relationship with the retailer as much as by the supply chain behind it. We place consultants who have worked on trade promotion management, retailer EDI and chargeback handling, complex pricing, deductions and settlement, demand planning, and multi-channel distribution where direct-to-consumer now runs alongside retail. Integration to retailer systems is usually where these programs are won or lost, so we screen for that experience specifically.
Common use cases
- Trade promotion management configuration and support
- Retailer EDI, chargebacks and deduction resolution
- Complex pricing, rebate and settlement logic
- Demand planning and forecasting across channels
- Direct-to-consumer alongside retail distribution
- Integration to retailer and 3PL systems
- SAP S/4HANA
- Oracle
- Dynamics 365
- TPM
- EDI
- Demand Planning
Financial institutions
Banks, insurers, credit unions and payment processors
Established financial institutions carry regulatory examination, audit and security obligations that shape every system change. We place ERP, cloud, DevOps and SRE consultants for banks, insurers, credit unions and payment processors who understand PCI-DSS scope, segregation of duties, change control under examination, and the availability expectations that come with moving money. Consultants here are screened for regulated-environment experience as well as platform depth.
Common use cases
- PCI-DSS aligned cloud architecture and controls
- Core, payment and settlement system integration
- High-availability platform and reliability engineering
- Fraud detection and monitoring system support
- Regulatory and audit reporting automation
- Finance and HR ERP implementations and upgrades
- SAP
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- Dynamics 365
- AWS
- Azure
- Kubernetes
- DevSecOps
- SRE
Pharmaceutical & medical device
Validated systems, not just platforms
Pharmaceutical and medical device systems live under GxP, computer system validation and 21 CFR Part 11 expectations, with serialization and track-and-trace obligations layered on top and a real divide between clinical and commercial platforms. Device manufacturers add design history, complaint handling and UDI obligations under the same quality-system rigor. The screening difference here is validation experience: a consultant who knows the platform but has never worked inside a validated environment will slow the program down, so we screen for documented CSV and quality-system work as well as functional depth.
Common use cases
- Computer system validation and IQ/OQ/PQ documentation
- 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signature controls
- Serialization, UDI and track-and-trace implementations
- Quality management, complaint handling and CAPA system work
- Clinical, device and commercial system integration and reporting
- Validated cloud migrations and periodic review support
- GxP
- CSV
- 21 CFR Part 11
- SAP
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- Veeva
- QMS
- UDI
- Serialization
"Based on the quick turnaround, cost-effective rates, and value brought by the talent they provided, we have turned to Mako to engage additional talent to improve the implementation process further. I would strongly recommend Mako Professionals for any current or upcoming project staffing needs related to SAP or Microsoft."
Life sciences
Research, CROs and laboratory systems
Research organizations, CROs and CDMOs run a different system landscape from commercial manufacturers: laboratory information management, instrument and sample data, study and clinical data flows, and the finance and project accounting needed to bill sponsors accurately. Every one of those systems carries a validation burden. We place consultants who have worked with laboratory and clinical data alongside ERP, and who can document what they change.
Common use cases
- LIMS and laboratory system configuration and integration
- Instrument, sample and study data management
- Clinical data flows and sponsor reporting
- Project accounting and sponsor billing in ERP
- Validation documentation for research systems
- CRO and CDMO integration with client system landscapes
- LIMS
- CSV
- GxP
- SAP
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- Project Accounting
- Integrations
Logistics & transportation
Movement, warehousing and visibility
Logistics systems are judged on whether freight moves and whether anyone can see it. We place consultants for transportation and warehouse management, fleet and yard operations, EDI with carriers and customers, freight settlement and audit, and the real-time visibility layer built on telematics and scanning. These are environments where a configuration mistake shows up on a dock the same day, so we screen for people who have supported live operations rather than only design work.
Common use cases
- Transportation management configuration and rollouts
- Warehouse management and scanning process support
- Fleet, yard and dock scheduling operations
- Carrier and customer EDI onboarding
- Freight settlement, rating and audit
- Real-time visibility, telematics and tracking integration
- SAP TM
- SAP EWM
- Oracle Transportation Management
- Dynamics 365
- EDI
- Telematics
Higher education
Student, finance and HR platforms
Universities and colleges run student information systems alongside finance and HR platforms, and many are mid-way through migrations they cannot afford to get wrong during an academic year. PeopleSoft Campus Solutions remains widely deployed, and we regularly staff both the teams keeping it running and the programs moving finance, HR and student data toward Oracle Cloud or Workday.
Common use cases
- PeopleSoft Campus Solutions support and upgrades
- Student information system enhancements and integrations
- Finance and HR migrations to Oracle Cloud or Workday
- Financial aid, bursar and registration process support
- Reporting, analytics and institutional data warehousing
- Data conversion and cutover planning around academic calendars
- PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- Workday
- Student Systems
- Integrations
- Analytics
Hospitals & health systems
A Microsoft-heavy market
Hospital systems and health plans run ERP finance, supply chain and workforce management platforms next to clinical and claims systems, and the surrounding estate is heavily Microsoft (Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and M365) alongside the core applications. We place ERP, analytics and cloud consultants who understand protected health information handling, integration with clinical and revenue cycle systems, and the realities of supporting care delivery around the clock.
Common use cases
- ERP finance and supply chain implementations and upgrades
- Workforce management, scheduling and labor analytics
- Azure and M365 architecture with HIPAA-aligned access controls
- Integration with clinical, EHR and revenue cycle systems
- Payer claims and reporting data integration
- Legacy-to-cloud migration for healthcare workloads
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Azure
- Power Platform
- SAP
- Oracle Cloud ERP
- HIPAA
- Supply Chain
- EHR Integration
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