The Company
The client is a leading player in the specialized nutrition industry, dedicated to improving the well-being of vulnerable groups, including infants, the elderly, and individuals with medical conditions. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and compliance, our client works closely with co-manufacturers to ensure that all products meet the highest standards of safety, regulatory requirements, and nutritional excellence.
Role Description
The Supply Chain Master Data Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely execution of product and packaging introductions, updates, renovations, artwork changes, and lifecycle activities within the factory. The role ensures that product and packaging master data is complete, accurate, and aligned across relevant systems and business functions. Working closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Technology, Quality, Finance, and commercial teams, the specialist coordinates operational activities and timelines to support successful product launches and portfolio changes while meeting cost, cash, service, and quality objectives. A key focus of the position is managing the creation, maintenance, validation, and deactivation of material master data, as well as supporting artwork changes and new product introductions.
Responsibilities
- Create, maintain, validate, and deactivate product and packaging master data in line with internal and global data governance standards.
- Ensure master data is accurate, complete, and consistent across SAP, Tekdan, PLM Optiva, Orsoft, and related systems.
- Review, execute, and, where necessary, challenge master data change requests submitted through established workflows.
- Validate data provided by other functions and proactively identify inconsistencies or potential data quality issues.
- Monitor data alignment between internal systems and warehouse management systems used by external logistics partners.
- Act as a key point of contact for product and packaging master data, coordinating with Technology, Planning, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, and commercial stakeholders.
- Coordinate master data projects and activities, including portfolio changes and budget-related cycles.
- Support new product introductions, artwork changes, renovations, and product lifecycle changes, ensuring operational readiness within agreed timelines.
- Communicate project status, operational impacts, dependencies, risks, and potential delays to relevant stakeholders.
- Support scenario planning and assess the operational consequences of changes to project scope or timelines.
- Provide the technical information and lead times required for artwork creation and modification.
- Coordinate the phase-in and phase-out of SKUs, materials, and artwork across the portfolio.
- Support testing activities for new systems, warehouses, and master data processes in simulation or test environments.
- Ensure materials are correctly configured throughout their lifecycle, including relevant write-off and cross-charge processes.
- Prepare and verify system data to ensure factory readiness for product launches, changes, and material deactivations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or another relevant discipline.
- 0 to 3 years of relevant professional experience, preferably within Supply Chain, manufacturing, operations, or master data management.
- Strong operational knowledge of SAP.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Fluent English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, with a strong focus on accuracy and data quality.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively with multiple functions and stakeholders in a complex operational environment.
- Proactive, customer-focused, and solution-oriented approach.
- Confidence to question or challenge requests when necessary to maintain master data integrity.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work effectively with incomplete or changing information.
- Well-organized and capable of coordinating multiple activities, priorities, and deadlines.
- Motivated, energetic, and collaborative team player.
Other information
Apply to our vacancy for more information. Looking forward to getting in touch!
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