ERPNext Implementation Consultant Internal (Contract)
Job Summary
At CRA were creating purpose-engineered solutions that power the Energy and Defence sectors. As an integrated engineering powerhouse we design engineer and manufacture everything in-house giving us unmatched control over quality and innovation. Industry leaders trust our solutions including BrahMos Aerospace ONGC OIL Indian Air Force and Schlumberger.
Weve entered an extraordinary growth phase tripling in size over the last three years. Today with a team strength of 100 were positioned at the intersection of two rapidly expanding sectors.
We are looking for
An experienced ERPNext Consultant to serve as our internal point of contact during a full-scale ERPNext implementation. You will sit between our business teams and our implementation partner translating how CRA works into how ERPNext should be configured. This role covers the entire business: from CRM and project execution to procurement fabrication quality dispatch and commercial milestones.
This is a hands-on high-ownership role. You will be in rooms with our leadership on calls with the partner and on the floor with our teams making sure the ERP we go live with actually reflects the way CRA operates.
What Youll Do
Own the implementation relationship
Be the single internal point of contact with our ERPNext implementation partner.
Participate in all planning sessions sprint reviews UAT cycles and go-live activities.
Track deliverables flag risks early and escalate with clear documentation.
Map our processes into ERPNext
Work with department heads to capture requirements across CRM Projects Procurement Manufacturing QC Dispatch and Accounts.
Ensure the ERP supports our real-world complexity: evolving BOMs pre-BOM procurement phase-wise engineering releases variation orders milestone billing and FAT-to-dispatch workflows.
Configure approval hierarchies (PM Director Finance) as they actually work at CRA.
Drive module UAT and sign-off
Own UAT across all modules CRM Projects Buying Stock Manufacturing Quality and Accounts Receivable.
Validate management dashboards: sales pipeline project schedule procurement delays cashflow forecast and project profitability.
Manage data and documentation
Lead master data preparation: customers vendors items BOMs chart of accounts and project templates.
Maintain all implementation artefacts: BRD FSD configuration notes test cases and training materials.
Drive adoption across teams
Coordinate end-user training with the partner across Sales Projects Procurement Stores Finance and QA.
Develop SOPs for day-to-day ERP use aligned to CRAs workflows.
Champion the change help our teams move from current tools to ERPNext confidently.
Requirements
27 years of hands-on ERPNext / Frappe implementation experience.
Strong working knowledge of ERPNext modules: Projects CRM Buying Stock Manufacturing Quality and Accounts.
Experience implementing ERPNext for engineering EPC capital equipment or project-based manufacturing companies strongly preferred.
Ability to understand and configure complex project-execution workflows not just standard ERP flows.
Comfortable writing BRDs test scripts configuration documents and SOPs.
Strong communicator can engage both technically with the partner and clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
Good to Have
Exposure to project-level costing milestone-based billing and cashflow forecasting in ERPNext.
Familiarity with engineering workflows: BOM versioning GA/P&ID approvals FAT processes QAP and MDR documentation.
Experience with ERPNext customisation using the Frappe framework (Python / JS).
Understanding of variation order (VO) management and contract-based project execution.
Benefits
Direct access to leadership and real decision-making no bureaucratic layers.
A complex full-spectrum implementation: every major ERPNext module live in a growing 100-person engineering company.
The chance to shape the ERP foundation for a company in an extraordinary growth phase.
Competitive contract compensation commensurate with experience.
Required Skills:
Excel Powerpoint Leadership Stakeholder Management