Odoo ERP consultant in Dubai and the UAE

Odoo ERP consultant in Dubai for manufacturing, and Head of IT of a UAE plastics group that runs on Odoo. I am independent, not a reseller. I implemented one Odoo ERP for six sites in five countries and I direct its custom development. I help UAE and GCC companies choose Odoo, get a stalled rollout moving, customise it without breaking upgrades, and check the health of what they already have.

Deployments

1. One Odoo ERP across six sites in five countries and around 150 users: production, sales, inventory, procurement, accounting, HR and maintenance on one set of records, so every site closes its month from the same data.
2. PostgreSQL 9.5 to 16 under the live ERP, eight major versions, with no unplanned downtime at any site.
3. Custom Odoo development to my specification and kept upgradable: 256 models, 1,187 custom fields and 686 access rules, including machine scheduling that refuses to book two work orders on the same machine at the same time.
4. Five AI systems on top of the ERP in daily production: document OCR that reads supplier bills into Odoo, automated document verification, a WhatsApp and web sales agent that writes leads into the CRM, an AI voice agent on Grandstream telephony, and one chat platform for several WhatsApp numbers and the websites.
5. Biometric attendance across sites and a geo-verified security patrol application, both delivered as mobile apps integrated with the ERP.

What to prepare for the first ERP review

Bring one real order-to-cash example, a stock adjustment, a supplier bill and the steps used to close the month. Redact customer and employee details. List the modules, integrations and customisations you depend on, plus the decision you need to make. An initial review should produce a prioritised issue list, the evidence still needed, and a recommended next step with an owner.

Choosing between a health check, rollout and fractional leadership

A health check fits a running system whose figures or workflows no longer agree. Implementation oversight fits a defined rollout that needs scope, acceptance tests and coordination with the delivery partner. Fractional IT leadership fits an ongoing ownership gap across ERP, infrastructure, vendors and business priorities. Start with the smallest engagement that can answer the business decision; scope and fees are agreed in writing.

Who this is for

Manufacturers, distributors, trading companies and family groups in the UAE and GCC that run Odoo or are deciding whether to. Typically 50 to 600 people, one or several sites, an owner or managing director who wants the month to close from one set of records.

What I have actually done with Odoo

One instance covering production, sales, inventory, procurement, accounting, HR and maintenance for six sites in five countries and around 150 users. Machine scheduling with overlap prevention, batch and barcode control, approval workflows and role-specific dashboards, all built to my specification and kept upgradable. The database underneath it moved from PostgreSQL 9.5 to 16 with no unplanned downtime at any site. Five AI systems sit on top of it in daily production, from document OCR to a WhatsApp sales agent that creates leads in the CRM.

What an Odoo consultant should do for you

Tell you what to leave standard and what to customise, and why. Write the specification developers build from, so that what arrives is what the business needs. Keep an eye on upgrade risk, because heavily modified Odoo is how companies get stranded on an old version. Check backups, access control and the audit trail, which most implementations skip. And explain all of it to the owner in plain language.

How I work

Remote across the GCC or on-site in Dubai, Sharjah and the other emirates. A one-hour consultation call for a specific decision, a two-day health check of an existing Odoo, implementation oversight through go-live, or a roadmap for a business moving from spreadsheets to Odoo with AI doing the repetitive work. I do not sell licences and I am not paid by any Odoo partner, so the advice is only about what works for you. Fees are quoted in writing before anything is paid.

Read the evidence

• Case study: one ERP across six sites in five countries
• Case study: machine scheduling and overlap prevention
• Tutorial: stop two work orders booking the same machine in Odoo
• Tutorial: Google Workspace single sign-on for Odoo
• Service: ERP and Odoo health check

Questions people ask

Are you an official Odoo partner?

No. I am an independent consultant who has run Odoo as the customer for a multi-site group. I do not sell licences or implementation hours for a partner, which means my advice about which partner to hire, or whether to hire one, is not tied to anyone's commission.

Which Odoo versions do you work with?

Current supported versions, and the older ones companies are usually stuck on. Much of the work is getting a customised older version to a supported one without losing what the business relies on.

Can you help if our Odoo rollout has stalled?

Yes. That is one of the most common calls. The usual causes are a specification nobody wrote down, customisation that outran the budget, and data nobody cleaned. A health check finds which of the three you have and what to do first.

Do you work outside Dubai?

Yes. On-site across the UAE, and remote for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Pakistan and further afield, on Dubai time.

Talk to me

Email with a few lines about your situation, or message me on LinkedIn. I reply within one working day, Dubai time. Fees are quoted in writing before anything is paid.