If you were in the Manager, Master Data role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Being the subject matter expert associated with master data definitions, documentation, processes and procedures
• Liaising and collaborating with the business for future requirements, communicating regularly to project management about your streams’ status and progress, and flagging and communicating impediments to achieving plans
• Working with all departments to identify and define master data requirements to support SAP interfacing with other tools (including but not limited to material, vendors, customer, and business partner master data)
• Identifying gaps between business requirements and systems, and leading the evaluation of new capabilities to address those gaps
• Documenting data lineage, master data processes, and developing robust controls to ensuring master data integrity and alignment with established business rules and standards, including compliance with data retention and security or regulatory policies
• Overseeing data quality initiatives, such as data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment, to improve the accuracy and reliability of master data
• Creating and maintaining documentation for all aspects of the master data management portfolio, including master data elements within data domains, and ensuring the data catalogue is up to date

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Continuously identifying opportunities to improve data management processes and implement best practices in master data management
• Developing and maintaining data reporting and analytics capabilities to monitor the quality and accuracy of master data
• Organizing and leading data quality strategies, standardizing master data creation, and updating and archiving procedures
• Assisting the Data and Analytics leadership team with other tasks and projects as required

Are you our next Manager, Master Data?

• You have 5+ years of experience working with SAP master data
• You have excellent knowledge of ERP/MRP/CRM/QMS applications and how they support Sales, Procurement, Logistics, Order Management, Production, Quality, Finance
• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• You have in-depth knowledge of manufacturing industry and key business processes
• You have strong Project Management skills
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You are able to balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
• You are able to quickly absorb new and different types of information, modifying and adapting existing knowledge, and working in a changing and evolving environment, to ensure successful project delivery