As an ERP Specialist, you support and maintain an organization's enterprise resource planning system — configuring functionality, troubleshooting issues, supporting users, and partnering with the business on system improvements.
A typical day tends to involve a mix of user support tickets, configuration work, testing changes, training users, and the project work that comes with system upgrades or new module rollouts. You're often the person who actually understands how the ERP works in your organization — the customizations, the workflows, the historical decisions that shape current behavior.
Coordination tends to happen with business users across functions, IT teams, and sometimes the ERP vendor or implementation partners. Most of the hard problems sit at the intersection of business process and system configuration — the system can do many things, but figuring out what should actually be done requires understanding the business deeply.
People who tend to thrive here are methodical, patient with users, and genuinely curious about business process. If you want pure development or get frustrated with user education work, the support side can wear. If you find satisfaction in being the person whose deep system knowledge keeps a critical platform serving the business well, the role offers durable, in-demand value.
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View all Technology roles →As an ERP Specialist, you support and maintain an organization's enterprise resource planning system — configuring functionality, troubleshooting issues, supporting users, and partnering with the business on system improvements.
Median pay for an ERP Specialist (Enterprise Resource Planning Specialist) is about $104K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $63K to $166K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Systems Analysis, Active Listening, and Systems Evaluation.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 8.7% through 2034, with roughly 497,800 people working in it today (BLS).
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