ERP / Systems Consultant
Make big business systems fit real companies.
$70k–$92k entry · $135k+ senior
0 of 5 lessons completed
5 short lessons · drills · 11 interview questions
Role summary
Implement and configure enterprise platforms like SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, or ServiceNow. They map how a company works today, configure the system to match, migrate data, test with users, and support the go-live.
What this job does for businesses
ERP consultants connect a company's messy reality to one system of record. They cut duplicate data entry, standardize processes across departments, and give leadership numbers everyone trusts. A good implementation saves years of manual reconciliation; a bad one stalls the business, which is why the role pays for judgment, not just configuration.
- Standardizes processes across departments
- Replaces spreadsheets with one source of truth
- Protects go-live from data and adoption failures
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Workshop with a client department to map a process
- Configure the system and document the change
- Clean and map data for migration
- Write and run user acceptance tests
- Train users and log defects before go-live
Skills
Tools
Salary & trajectory
$70k–$92k entry · $135k+ senior
What makes a standout
- Pushes standard process before custom code
- Handles an unhappy stakeholder calmly
- Documents decisions so the next person can follow
Real people in this path
Hasso Plattner co-founded SAP and pushed enterprise software toward standard processes — useful context for why consultants fight so hard against custom code.
Lessons
- 1
A Day in the Life
What the role actually does
- Run workshops to learn how a business really works
- Configure the platform and document decisions
- Test, train, and support go-live
- 2
Implementation Toolkit
Skills the work demands
- Process mapping and requirements writing
- Configuration over customization
- Data migration and testing discipline
- 3
Entry-Level Bar
What a new consultant must know
- Can document a process end to end
- Knows one platform's basics (Salesforce, SAP, Workday)
- Comfortable presenting to clients
- 4
Pay & Trajectory
Salary ranges and growth
- Entry base pay lands around $70k–$92k
- Senior/managing consultants clear $135k+
- Path: analyst, consultant, senior, manager, or client-side lead
- 5
What Makes a Standout
Strong candidate signals
- Pushes standard process before custom code
- Handles an unhappy stakeholder calmly
- Documents decisions so the next person can follow