Manager, Material Master Data Management

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The Manager, Material Master Data Management will lead and guide the activities in shaping the strategic direction of master data management (MDM) within the Supply Chain organization. Provide leadership by designing, creating, and maintaining optimal processes and procedures. Build Master Data modeling expertise to analyze and validate gathered data, apply error analysis techniques to effectively estimate future product demands and better meet customer needs. Provides tactical and operational leadership for the planning and execution process and life cycle management oversight through a team of Master Data Coordinators and Master Data Analysts. Responsible that Material Master Data setup is as per highest possible quality standards and supported with relevant metric in the operational systems SAP S4 and JDA to support planning and execution. Develop, maintain, and publish reports for Key Performance Indicators, data accuracy, validation, and ad-hoc reports.  Ensure the interpretation, measurement, and accuracy of any data used within the Material Master Data and Supply Chain processes.

Seeking someone with SAP Material Master experience with the ability to support technical discussions with the SAP BTS team on requirements & support the team with basic SQL knowledge. The Manager will also be expected to write SQL queries as needed. 

This role will be 3 days onsite in North Chicago, IL/2 days remote (100% remote is not available for this role)

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Material Master Data analysts and coordinators for effective master data management (MDM) operational activity and to ensure compliance. Builds positive culture and develops the Coordinators and Analysts while overseeing the team.
• Develop and implement the global standard operating procedures (SOPs) to streamline and enhance the lifecycle management of Material Master Data.
• Utilize Master Data Governance tools to apply appropriate forecasting models and foster standardization of Supply Chain processes in SAP from product introduction to discontinuation.
• Define and oversee SAP master data requirements for new product financial flows, ensuring compliance and acting as the MDM authority.
• Develop and define data-driven strategies by collaborating with Business Data Owners to enhance data quality and optimize data analytics capabilities.
• Proactively identify and mitigate critical data issues to safeguard business continuity and advance data integrity.
• Supports centralized master data operations for creation and maintenance of enterprise master data elements, meeting global business requirements.
• Provide data analysis to support Affiliate, Operations, and Executive level processes
• Examine, interpret and report data metrics and KPIs to deliver strategic insights of analytical initiatives to stakeholders Interpret.

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• Bachelor’s Degree required, with preferred fields in statistics, business, management, science, or economics.
• At least 8 years prior experience in one or more of the following areas required: Statistical Modeling, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Operations Planning. At least 3 years of Master Data management experience in a global Supply Chain environment. At least 3 years of people leadership experience, managing small to large teams.
• Strong knowledge of SAP and SAP MDG/S4 HANA systems is a plus. Knowledge of Information Steward or BI reporting preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Master Data Management, Data Governance, and Data Quality principles, SAP experience is required. Understands relationships of Master Data across the different domains and the impacts & consequence of master data decisions on business processes.
• Proficiency in SQL and data management principles.
• Change management skills with both large-scale transformation and small-scale continuous improvement projects preferred.

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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