Our Principal Consultant - Raymond Yap
With over 25 years of experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Raymond is a seasoned expert in helping companies improve their operations through ERP systems. He began his journey when he was appointed as an end-user ERP project manager on top of his management roles in a manufacturing company, before transitioning to ERP vendors, where he advanced his career from consultant to senior manager. Throughout his career, Raymond has demonstrated a track record of success, including starting a profitable subsidiary of a regional ERP business and turning around a regional ERP business as its country manager. His in-depth knowledge of the concerns and requirements of companies seeking ERP solutions and the challenges faced by ERP vendors make him well-equipped to provide training and consulting services that help ERP vendors improve their business performance.
Consulting and Training Services for ERP Vendors
1st ERP Consulting provides the following consulting and training services to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendors and professionals to enhance their business performance:
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Training: Effective Team Solution Selling for ERP Sales and Presales
Are you an ERP salesperson, presales consultant, or marketing professional looking to improve your sales and marketing performance? Our Effective Team Solution Selling for ERP Sales and Presales training can help. This training is designed to teach you effective ERP sales methodologies to help you succeed in your role.
Note: This training can also be applied to complex enterprise solutions such as EAM, CRM, and MES.
Training Objectives:
- Train ERP salespersons, presales consultants, and marketing professionals on effective ERP sales methodologies
- Improve sales and marketing performance
Key Training Topics:
- Challenges as an ERP salesperson
- Understanding the mind of prospects
- What you are selling
- Simplified communication
- Selling as a team
- Dos and don’ts in ERP selling and presales
- Solution presentation
- Closing and beyond
Contact us today to learn more about how our Effective Team Selling for ERP Sales and Presales training can help you succeed in your role.
Training: ERP Inventory and Manufacturing Concepts for Consultants
Are you an ERP consultant looking to understand the fundamentals of inventory management and manufacturing concepts? Our ERP Inventory and Manufacturing Concepts for Consultants training can help. This training is designed to provide non-product-specific knowledge about these concepts, enabling you to apply them to your ERP implementation and solutioning process.
Training Objectives:
- Provide fundamental knowledge about inventory management and manufacturing concepts to ERP consultants
- Allow consultants to understand and apply these concepts to their ERP implementation and solutioning process
Key Training Topics:
- Fundamentals of inventory management
- Re-ordering level (ROL) and quantity (ROQ)
- Material requirement planning (MRP)
- Fundamentals of Manufacturing
- Manufacturing requirement planning (MRP II)
- Common mistakes in implementing ERP for manufacturing companies
Contact us today to learn more about how our ERP Inventory and Manufacturing Concepts for Consultants training can help you succeed in your role as an ERP consultant.
Training: Negotiation Skills for ERP Sales
Are you an ERP sales professional looking to improve your negotiation skills and increase the gross margin for your company? Our Negotiation Skills for ERP Sales training can help. This training is designed to teach you the skills you need to engage in win-win negotiations with prospects and customers.
Note: This training can also be applied to complex enterprise solutions such as EAM, CRM, and MES.
Training Objectives:
- Train ERP sales professionals on the skill of win-win negotiation
- Increase gross margin for ERP vendors
Key Training Topics:
- Fundamentals of negotiation
- Understanding the concept of BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement)
- The concept of trading in negotiation
Contact us today to learn more about how our Negotiation Skills for ERP Sales training can help you succeed in your role as an ERP sales professional.
ERP Project Implementation Optimization
Are you an ERP implementation team looking to reduce your implementation effort and improve the quality of your project delivery?
Our ERP Project Implementation Optimization consulting services can help. We provide a methodology and facilitate your team in identifying areas for improvement, with the goal of reducing 20-30% of the implementation effort.
Note: This consulting service can also be applied to complex enterprise solutions such as EAM, CRM, and MES.
Consulting Objectives:
- Provide a methodology to the ERP implementation team
- Facilitate the team in identifying areas to improve the implementation
- Target to reduce 20-30% of the implementation effort
Project Scope:
- Training on the concept of the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle
- Charting and data collection on the implementation process
- Identifying areas for improvement through critical questioning
- Implementing the improved process
- Verifying the effect of the improvement
- Documenting and standardizing the final process
- Identifying further improvement opportunities
Contact us today to learn more about how our ERP Project Implementation Optimization consulting services can help your team succeed in your ERP implementation project.
Marketing Content Writing
Are you an ERP vendor looking to create engaging, SEO-optimized content for your website that sets you apart from your competitors? Our Marketing Content Writing service can help. Our team will work with you to understand your target audience and the keywords you want to optimize for, and then create compelling content that will draw in your potential customers.
Consulting Objectives:
- Provide content writing services for the ERP vendor website
- Optimize the content for SEO
Project Scope:
- Understanding the target audience and keywords to be optimized
- Writing ERP content that will be interesting and relevant to the target audience
Contact us today to learn more about how our Marketing Content Writing service can help you create effective, SEO-optimized content for your ERP vendor website.
Marketing Event Speaker
Are you an ERP vendor looking to boost credibility, attract the right audience, and differentiate yourself from your competitors at your marketing events? Our Marketing Event Speaker service can help. Our team will work with you to identify the right topic, prepare a compelling presentation, and deliver it at your event.
Consulting Objectives:
- Act as the key speaker for marketing events
- Deliver content that is attractive and relevant to the target audience
- Improve turnouts at the event
Project Scope:
- Identifying the topic for the presentation
- Preparing the topic presentation
- Delivering the speech at the marketing event
Contact us today to learn more about how our Marketing Event Speaker service can help you create successful, impactful marketing events for your ERP business.
Strategic Planning Advisory and Consulting Services
Are you an ERP vendor looking to drive a successful ERP business, identifying and overcoming challenges? Our team will work with you to identify and execute the right strategy for your ERP business growth. We will help you to uncover opportunities and threats, build your strength, and mitigate your weaknesses for long-term success.
Consulting Objectives:
- Analyze the key factors for success
- Identify a comprehensive strategy for long-term growth and success
- Design an execution plan to achieve the identified strategy
Project Scope:
- Cash Flow Planning (Ensure short-term survivability)
- SWOT Analysis (Identify key internal and external factors)
- Identifying Target Market (Focus your resources)
- Marketing Planning (Execute the plan)
- Long-Term Mentoring (Support you all the way)
Contact us today to learn more about how our Strategic Advisory and Consulting service can help you create competitive advantages for your ERP business.
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