Job Description – ERPNext Functional & Technical Consultant
Position: Senior ERPNext Functional & Technical Consultant
Experience: 5–10+ Years
Location: Nagpur (Preferred) / Remote (India)
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract
Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
About the Company
We are a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturing organization that has recently embarked on its ERPNext transformation journey. ERPNext has been implemented across our core business functions, and we are now looking for an experienced ERPNext professional who can take complete ownership of the platform.
This role is ideal for someone who has successfully implemented and managed ERPNext in manufacturing environments and is passionate about improving business processes through technology.
The selected candidate will serve as the organization's ERPNext Subject Matter Expert (SME), ensuring system stability, continuous improvement, business process optimization, and user adoption.
Position Overview
The Senior ERPNext Consultant will be responsible for the complete lifecycle management of the ERPNext ecosystem. This includes understanding business requirements, configuring modules, developing customizations, integrating third-party applications, troubleshooting production issues, supporting end users, and driving continuous improvements.
The candidate should possess both strong functional knowledge and technical expertise in ERPNext and the Frappe Framework, with the ability to bridge business and technology effectively.
This position requires someone who is proactive, solution-oriented, capable of independently handling ERPNext responsibilities, and comfortable interacting with senior management and business users.
Key Responsibilities
1. ERP Ownership & Governance
- Act as the single point of ownership for the ERPNext platform.
- Ensure smooth day-to-day operations of the ERP system.
- Maintain high system availability, reliability, and performance.
- Define ERP governance, best practices, and change management processes.
- Plan ERP roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
- Ensure proper system documentation and knowledge management.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors for ERP-related initiatives.
2. Business Process Analysis
- Understand existing business processes across departments.
- Conduct workshops with stakeholders to gather business requirements.
- Perform fit-gap analysis between ERPNext capabilities and business needs.
- Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications.
- Drive ERP adoption by promoting best practices.
3. Functional Responsibilities
Configure, implement, enhance, and support ERPNext modules, including:
Finance & Accounting
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Cost Centers
- Budgeting
- Fixed Assets
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Statements
- Taxation
- GST Compliance
Procurement
- Purchase Requests
- Purchase Orders
- Vendor Management
- RFQ Process
- Material Procurement
- Supplier Performance
Sales
- Quotations
- Sales Orders
- Pricing Rules
- Customer Management
- Invoicing
- Credit Control
Inventory & Warehouse
- Stock Transactions
- Warehouse Management
- Batch Tracking
- Serial Number Tracking
- Reorder Levels
- Barcode Integration
- Stock Valuation
Manufacturing
- BOM Management
- Work Orders
- Production Planning
- Material Consumption
- Capacity Planning
- Job Cards
- Production Costing
- Production Scheduling
CRM
- Lead Management
- Opportunity Tracking
- Customer Lifecycle
- Follow-up Management
Human Resources
- Employee Records
- Attendance
- Leave Management
- Payroll
- Performance Management
Projects
- Task Management
- Resource Allocation
- Timesheets
- Cost Tracking
- Milestone Monitoring
Asset Management
- Asset Lifecycle
- Preventive Maintenance
- Asset Depreciation
- Asset Tracking
4. Technical Responsibilities
Develop and maintain ERPNext customizations using:
- Frappe Framework
- Python
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- Jinja Templates
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- JSON
- Server Scripts
- Client Scripts
- Custom Apps
- Custom DocTypes
- Workflow Automation
- Print Formats
- Notifications
- Background Jobs
- Scheduler Events
- Report Builder
- Script Reports
- Query Reports
Customize ERPNext while ensuring upgrade compatibility and maintainability.
5. System Administration
- Install and configure ERPNext environments.
- Perform upgrades and migrations.
- Manage Bench Framework.
- Configure Nginx, Supervisor, Redis, and MariaDB.
- Monitor server performance.
- Database optimization.
- Backup and disaster recovery planning.
- User and role management.
- Security and access control.
- Environment management (Development, UAT, Production).
6. Integration Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain integrations with:
- Payment Gateways
- Banking Systems
- WhatsApp Business API
- SMS Gateway
- Email Servers
- Barcode Devices
- Attendance Devices
- Biometric Systems
- Government Compliance Portals
- Third-party Logistics
- Shipping Providers
- Laboratory Systems (Preferred)
- REST APIs
- External ERP Systems
7. Reporting & Business Intelligence
Develop dashboards and reports including:
- Executive Dashboards
- MIS Reports
- Sales Reports
- Inventory Reports
- Procurement Reports
- Manufacturing Reports
- Financial Reports
- Cost Analysis
- KPI Dashboards
- Profitability Reports
- Custom SQL Reports
8. User Support
- Resolve functional and technical issues.
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support.
- Conduct root cause analysis.
- Manage incident resolution.
- Handle production issues.
- Support month-end and year-end activities.
- Maintain SLA adherence.
- Provide user training and onboarding.
9. Continuous Improvement
- Identify automation opportunities.
- Optimize workflows.
- Improve user experience.
- Recommend new ERPNext features.
- Implement process standardization.
- Reduce manual interventions.
- Improve reporting capabilities.
Pharmaceutical Domain Experience (Highly Preferred)
Candidates with prior experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or regulated industries will be preferred.
Knowledge of:
- Batch Manufacturing
- Batch Traceability
- Batch Recall
- Quality Assurance (QA)
- Quality Control (QC)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
- Material Inspection
- Stability Testing
- Raw Material Management
- Packaging Material Management
- Finished Goods Tracking
- Manufacturing Execution
- Shelf Life Management
- Expiry Management
- Vendor Qualification
- Regulatory Compliance
- Validation Documentation
Required Technical Skills
- ERPNext
- Frappe Framework
- Python
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- MariaDB/MySQL
- Linux Administration
- Ubuntu
- Git
- GitHub
- Bench
- Redis
- Nginx
- Supervisor
- REST APIs
- JSON
- SQL
- Shell Scripting
Preferred Skills
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Azure
- DigitalOcean
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- Elasticsearch
- Redis Cache
- Performance Tuning
- Data Migration
- ETL
- OCR Integration
- AI/ML Integrations
- Power BI
- Metabase
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of ERPNext implementation and support experience.
- Successfully completed multiple ERPNext implementations from requirement gathering to post-go-live support.
- Strong experience in manufacturing ERP implementations.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, FMCG, or process manufacturing industries is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience with ERPNext customization and Frappe development.
- Strong understanding of business process mapping and workflow design.
- Experience in data migration, master data management, and ERP integrations.
- Ability to independently handle ERP projects, production support, and stakeholder communication.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ownership mindset with accountability.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent documentation skills.
- Leadership and mentoring capability.
- Customer-first approach.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- ERPNext/Frappe certifications will be an added advantage.
What We Are Looking For
We are not just looking for a developer—we are looking for an ERPNext owner who can become a trusted technology partner for the organization. The ideal candidate should be capable of understanding business challenges, recommending scalable solutions, leading ERP enhancements, ensuring system stability, and driving continuous digital transformation across the organization.
If you are passionate about ERPNext, enjoy solving complex business problems, and want to play a key role in shaping the ERP landscape of a growing pharmaceutical company, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: ₹100,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
