Skills to look for in an ERP Professional

 Are you looking for an Odoo expert to get the ERP customised and implemented into your business system? Then make sure to look for the must-have skills before choosing the professional. 

 

ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning software systems are compact and powerful tools or software solutions that automate and efficiently manage all business processes, streamlining business workflows. With proper ERP implementation, you can manage all your critical business tasks right from customer relationship management to management of human resources, finances, accounting, inventory, sales, orders, purchases, supply chain, manufacturing, forecasting, reporting, and more. ERP acts as the backbone of every business today as it encompasses so many processes and data sources. Another point to be noted is that businesses can deploy ERP software in the cloud and on-premise depending on the budget, business requirements, tasks, and preference. 

 

But to leverage the benefits of ERP software systems, you need to look for the right professional first to align ERP implementation with your business functions and help you to shape your user experiences and enhance performance. A well-versed and skilled ERP professional can only understand your requirements and business processes and then implement the software accordingly, ensuring a smooth workflow, effective management of tasks, reduced errors with no more manual entries, and increased productivity. 

 

There are three types of ERP implementations like On-premise, Cloud, and Hybrid and your ERP professional or Odoo expert can perform all. 

 

To give you a better idea and to help you find the best ERP or Odoo professional, the must-have skills you need to look for are discussed here. 

 

Technical skills:

Technical ERP professionals must have experience and knowledge of implementing and customising the ERP software. The skills may come from hands-on expertise in ERP development. With the ERP software having different modules and applications, the professionals need to know all the pros and cons of the software. It is an added advantage if your ERP professional has knowledge of APIs and possess data-management skills apart from advanced technologies like predictive analytics and AI. Some other technical skills include the ability to create custom reports, data migration, and work with the legacy ERP software system. 

 

HR and business management skills:

Keeping the project on the right track is one of the major tasks to handle while ERP implementation. The ERP professionals must have expertise in managing the changes in the business operations, should be able to take care of risk management, must have planning skills, and the ability to work with all the departments to implement the software and meet all the business requirements and processes. 

 

Human Resource management is another skill an ERP professional must possess to ensure every employee of every department of the business has easy access to the centrally stores business data. 

 

Professional skills:

With proper ERP implementation, businesses can enjoy a higher level of efficiency and increased productivity. For this, ERP professionals must have expertise in implementing the software in all the functional areas of the business. That includes skills in implementing the ERP for finance and accounting, supply chain, marketing, sales, material management, purchasing and procurement areas. They must be able to prepare the required documents, and assist in designing the software system as per the requirements. 

 

Soft skills:

Apart from the above, make sure the ERP expert possesses soft skills like teamwork, collaboration, and proper communication skills. 

 

Businesses of all verticals and sizes can get the ERP implemented into their systems right from SMEs to enterprises. Yes, Odoo ERP comes with thousands of different modules and applications that fit all unique business needs and processes. No matter you are running a manufacturing business, a construction firm, an eCommerce store, a retail business or something else, you can go for this ERP implementation. And the best thing is that you can implement the basic modules first and then can implement more with your business expansion. Yes, Odoo is highly scalable. But just make sure to hand over the implementation task to a professional with all the above-mentioned ERP skills and abilities. 

 

Alex Forsyth is an Odoo expert associated with the most reliable Odoo implementation company in Australia, Envertis Software Solutions. The author has written this article to help businesses find the right Odoo professional with all the must-have skills shared in this article.