Odoo implementation for manufacturing and distribution

Implementation is where an agreed scope becomes a working Odoo database that your team uses every day. I configure the standard apps around your processes, load your data, test real scenarios with your staff, train them, and manage the cut-over. My focus is the operational core: inventory, purchasing, manufacturing, sales and the accounting that follows from them.

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Problems this solves

Stock in the system doesn’t match the warehouse, so people keep their own spreadsheets.
Purchase orders are raised from memory instead of from demand and stock levels.
Production is planned on paper, so component shortages surface on the shop floor.
Orders are re-typed between sales, warehouse and accounts, and mistakes creep in.

A good fit if

You’ve completed discovery (with me or someone else) or can describe your processes clearly.
You hold physical stock, buy from suppliers, and sell or manufacture goods.
You can give key users time for testing and training before go-live.

Probably not the right fit if

You need a large amount of bespoke development before anything can go live; start with consulting to test whether Odoo fits.
You want the system live in days without testing or training.

Scope

Inventory and warehouses

Warehouses, locations, operation types, product setup, units of measure, lots and serial numbers where needed.

Purchasing and replenishment

Vendors and price lists, reordering rules, purchase approvals and the receipt-to-bill flow.

Manufacturing

Bills of materials, work centres, routings, manufacturing orders and, where used, subcontracting.

Sales and delivery

Quotations, pricelists, delivery flows and invoicing policies that match how you actually bill.

Accounting handover

Chart of accounts, taxes and journals set up with your accountant so operational transactions post correctly.

Data, testing and training

Data templates and imports, test scripts for real scenarios, role-based training and go-live support.

What you receive

A configured Odoo database covering the agreed phase-one scope.
Imported master data and opening stock, checked against your source files.
Test scripts and a record of user acceptance testing.
Short role-based guides for the people who use the system daily.
A cut-over plan and support during the first weeks after go-live.

How the work runs

Kick-off. Confirm scope, roles, the test environment and the go-live window.
Configure in iterations. Set up each flow in a test database and review it with key users, adjusting as we go.
Data preparation. You clean and complete templates for products, customers, vendors and stock; I validate and import them, first into test.
User acceptance testing. Your team runs real scenarios end to end: order to delivery to invoice, purchase to receipt to bill, and production where relevant.
Training and cut-over. Role-based training, a final data load, opening balances and go-live.
Hypercare. Close support while the first real orders, receipts and month-end run through the system.

What I need from you

A project owner who can make decisions within days, not weeks.
Key users from each team available for reviews, testing and training.
Clean master data: product lists, bills of materials, customers, vendors and current stock counts.
Your accountant’s input on chart of accounts, taxes and opening balances.

Experience behind this service

ERP consultant (Odoo) at Master Software Solutions since October 2024 and project manager since November 2022.
Odoo 19 Functional Certification (Odoo S.A., 2026).
Client ERP projects for manufacturers, distributors and traders listed on my CV, several written up as case studies with client names withheld.
Step-by-step guides I’ve written on reordering rules, warehouses and locations and bills of materials.

You work with me directly: I'm Sajjal Bajaj, an Odoo ERP consultant and project manager at Master Software Solutions in Mohali, India. Read about my background or see my CV.

? Frequently asked questions

How long does an Odoo implementation take?

It depends on the scope, the condition of your data and how quickly decisions are made. A focused first phase covering inventory, purchasing and sales is much quicker than one that adds manufacturing, multiple warehouses and accounting at once. I give a timeline once discovery has fixed the scope, rather than a guess before it.

How do you test before go-live?

Your key users run real scenarios in a test database: a customer order through delivery and invoice, a purchase through receipt and vendor bill, a manufacturing order where relevant, and a stock count. Issues are logged and fixed before we plan the cut-over.

What training do users get?

Training is by role, using your own products and data in the test database, so warehouse staff learn receipts and picking while purchasing learns replenishment. Each role gets a short written guide for their daily tasks.

What support is there after go-live?

The first weeks after go-live get close support while real transactions and the first month-end run through. Ongoing support and enhancements can be agreed after that.

Can the implementation run remotely?

Yes. I'm based in Mohali, Punjab, and workshops, configuration reviews, testing and training all work over video calls. If part of the project needs time on site, we plan it at the start.

Planning an Odoo implementation?

Tell me which apps you expect to use, how many people will use them and where your data lives today. I'll come back with questions and a sensible way to phase the work.

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