Odoo ERP · Manufacturing
Odoo for Job Work: Material Out, Finished Goods Back
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Job work goes missing when fabric or components leave in a challan and the finished goods return as a stock adjustment. Subcontracting keeps the vendor on the document.
The vendor is a step, not a handwritten note
A subcontracted operation sends the components to the vendor and expects the finished product back. You can see what is still out. An adjustment when the goods return hides the shortage until someone asks.
This sits on top of a real bill of materials. If the BoM is wrong, the job work will be wrong. Start from Odoo MRP.
Cost and the challan
The vendor’s charge belongs on the subcontracting receipt so the finished product carries it. A bill entered in accounts with no link to the job is why the margin looks fine until the year end.
Your compliance owner decides what the outgoing document must show. We configure the move. We do not invent a statutory format.
One vendor, one product
Pilot with one job worker and one finished product. That is often inside a 2–4 month manufacturing release, not a separate year-long project. India implementation typically costs ₹2–15 lakhs for the wider rollout this sits in.
Bring one outgoing challan and the finished receipt to a free audit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we see material still at the vendor?+
Yes, if the send and the return are stock moves. An adjustment at the end cannot show what is still out.
Should the vendor use Odoo?+
Not at first. Your team records what left and what came back. A portal is a later release.
What if the vendor returns a partial quantity?+
Receive what came back and leave the rest open. Do not adjust the difference away.