Master Data Manager with SAP

Job Description:

• Ensure integrity and consistency of enterprise level master data to increase confidence in system data across platforms and business units
• Manage master data around data modeling, data validation, data hierarchy management, and security of sensitive data
• Lead/assist in data transformation and mapping activities for migration of legacy data to SAP
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to define and implement data strategies, policies, controls, and programs to ensure the enterprise data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable
• Participate in formulating policies for master data key elements including naming conventions and develops course of action to ensure proper ongoing assignment and alignment with the rules
• Be the master data liaison and point of contact for multiple business departments across the organization
• Educate the organization about the role of the Master Data Management for the success of the SAP implementation project
• Focus on maintaining a high-performance culture by explaining data challenges and providing appropriate training and insights through proactive communication and documentation
• Conceptualize, develop, and communicate master data strategies in alignment with business needs
• Tracks and monitor SAP master data dimensions and metrics and make recommendations for improvements and support or manage process improvement initiatives
• Develop and deploy procedures to conduct periodic master mata audits with the goal to identify inconsistencies, unused or duplicate definitions, incomplete or corrupt data hierarchies and clean them up for better system performance and to enable users to optimize system capabilities
• Develop and implement strategies to translate business requirements into acceptable data models to support design of data sources for reporting and BI solutions
• Assist with data modeling, data profiling, data flow design and strategy between business application databases across multiple platforms
• Ensure compliance with regulatory code where required (e.g., GS1, UPC, EAN)  and contribute to the on-going development of Data Governance
• Participate in projects to integrate business applications by gathering requirements and designing data exchange interfaces
• Design and publish beneficial analysis and provide status reports to the functional areas for more efficient process performance and better decision making
• Utilize Business Intelligence, SAP, and other analysis tools to generate value added information for key users in the  business areas