ERP Consultant: career guide and jobs

ERP consultants help businesses choose, set up and run systems such as Odoo, SAP, Oracle and Openbravo. There are three main paths.

Functional consultant

Connects business processes to the system.

Gather and document requirements
Configure modules such as finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, HR
Run user acceptance testing
Train users and support go-live

Technical consultant

Builds what the standard system does not cover.

Customize and extend the ERP
Build reports and integrations
Write data migration scripts
Fix issues and tune performance

Techno-functional consultant

Does both and bridges the business and the developers.

Lead solution design
Translate requirements for developers
Configure and customize where needed
Own testing, migration and delivery

Which path fits you?

Your background	Good starting path
Accounting, supply chain, HR or sales	Functional consultant
Programming, databases or integrations	Technical consultant
Comfortable with both business and code	Techno-functional consultant

Career advice

Pick one ERP and one or two modules and learn them in depth first.
Practise on a demo or local installation with a realistic business case.
Learn data migration and testing, which decide whether projects succeed.
Document your projects: the problem, your part and the result.
Build communication skills: workshops, user training and clear documentation.

CV tips

List the ERP, version and modules for each project.
State your role: functional, technical or both.
Include project size, such as users, sites or companies.
Add certifications and tools you used.

Interview topics to prepare

Walk through a project from kickoff to go-live
How you run a fit-gap analysis
Your data migration and testing approach
How you handle resistance from users
An example of a customization you recommended against

Interested in an ERP consultant role?

Email your CV to info@rawntech.com with the subject "ERP Consultant" and say which path you prefer. Check current openings on our jobs page.

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