"We can't tell the customer what's still in hand"
Material comes in, jobs go through, some is sent back — and nobody can say what's left at a glance. Job-work stock locations in Odoo make that a report, not an argument.
Home › Industries › Job work
Material in, material out, job billed — without losing track of whose stock is whose.
For machine shops and third-party processors who work on customer material. Odoo tracks customer-supplied material separately from your own stock, records the work done, and bills the job charge with the right GST — so the monthly question "whose material is lying where" finally has an answer.
Customer material, job charges and GST, handled in one system.
On your Odoo
- Material received from customer, tracked separately
- Work in hand and out-on-job visibility
- Job charge billed with the right HSN and GST
- Return of processed material recorded
- Scrap and rejections noted
Whose is whoseCustomer material never mixes with your stock
Clear job chargesGST billed on the work, not the material
No surprise queriesMaterial position visible per customer
Books agreeSame data feeds your GST and ledger
Problems we solve
Job work headaches we see in the shop.
"The invoice includes things it shouldn't"
Job charges and material values get tangled in the bill, which makes GST messy. Keeping material movements out of the invoice keeps the job charge clean.
"Rejections disappear into thin air"
Scrap and rejected pieces aren't recorded, so customers can't be told and losses stay invisible. We make rejection part of the flow.
The approach
From customer material to job bill in four steps.
- 1
Stock locations in
Customer-owned material gets its own location rules, so it never merges with your raw stock.
- 2
Jobs recorded
Receipt of material, work in hand and dispatch of processed goods logged as they happen.
- 3
Job charge billed
Rates per job type, invoiced as a clean charge with the correct HSN and GST.
- 4
Books and GST follow
Reconciliation, returns and reports prepared from the same data, by the same team.
What's included
Job work in Odoo, and the GST around it.
Job work side
Customer material tracking
Material received on job work kept in a separate location, identifiable per customer.
Work in hand
Jobs in progress and material out on job visible per customer, per product.
Returns and rejections
Processed material returned and scrappage recorded, so balances stay honest.
Job charge billing
Rates and HSN codes per job type, with material value kept out of the bill.
Compliance realities
GST on job charges
Job work transfers may be exempt in specified cases, but the job charge you bill is taxable. We configure the rates around your actual jobs.
E-way bills
Where material movement triggers an e-way bill, we set it up rather than leave it to guesswork.
Records for the department
Job work registers and material positions kept in a form that answers a query cleanly.
Honest limits
For representation before authorities, the professional authorised for it handles the matter.
Pricing
Recommended
Two ways to engage.
Implementation
Fixed, after discovery
- Job-work stock setup for your shops
- Rates, HSN and e-way bill configuration
- Your team trained on the live system
Job work bundle
Monthly plan
- Implementation plus managed books
- GST returns and material reports
- One team for the ERP and the numbers
GST consultation
Fixed, after a scope check
- Job-work exemptions and rates checked
- E-way bill applicability per material
- A written view you can hold
FAQ
Job work questions.
Something else? WhatsApp us and a member of the team will reply.
Our customers send us material. Does Odoo track their material separately from our stock?
Yes, when set up that way. Material received on job work is tracked as a customer-owned stock location, separate from your own raw material, so it never gets mixed or lost in the count.
How do we invoice the job charge?
The job charge is invoiced as a normal sale, with the right HSN and GST. Material movements stay out of the value of the bill, which keeps the job charge clean for GST.
Is GST on job work different?
Job work itself is exempt from GST in specified cases, but the job charge you bill is taxable. Whether e-way bills apply depends on the material and the distance. We set it up around your actual jobs.
Can we move to Odoo without losing our current job log?
Yes. We bring over the customer jobs in progress and the material positions as opening balances, so nothing is lost at the switch.
Answer "whose material is where" in minutes.
Tell us what jobs you process and how material moves in and out today. A site visit gets us most of the way to a plan.