Manager, Material Master Data Asset

Manager, Material Master Data Asset

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What you will do

As Manager, Material Master Data Asset you will support critical global initiatives and help establish a globally harmonized view of Kenvue product information by owning the Material Master Data Asset.

You will analyze business needs, collaborate with business and IT partners to shape requirements, and enable a single view of material data worldwide. You will manage the strategy for data cleansing, data profiling, data collection, and data harmonization. You will play a key role in data governance design for the Material Master Data domain, as well as drive overall change management and communications to cross-functional stakeholders.

If you have strong techno-functional expertise and a passion for data, we invite you to apply today!

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Material Master data product roadmap, taking full accountability to meet assigned deadlines and deliverables of relevant projects
• Support all aspects of the Global Material Master data model, including governance process design, business requirements gathering, product backlog management, enhancement evaluation, and more
• Participate hands-on in data collection and analysis, material numbering harmonization, data cleansing, data profiling, and other activities to enable the roll-out of the global Master Data Management solution to all regions
• Build relationships with partners to understand business needs and translate these into requirements
• Recommend Master Data and Data Asset features and solutions considering priorities and trade-offs, and help drive alignment among partners
• Contribute to data design and sourcing decisions
• Conduct risk and impact analysis; communicate the impact of changes to multiple downstream systems
• Develop and analyse process and data flows, identify potential redundancies, overlaps in accountability, key decision points and report findings to senior leaders
• Own documentation and continued maintenance of the Global Material Master data model and associated data standards for each material master data attribute
• Ensure required documentation and project plans are up to date; provide regular updates to leaders and stakeholders
• Ensure all compliance requirements are met
• Partner with Data Management and Data Quality teams to implement a robust data quality monitoring framework, aligned with global Material Master Data standards
• Participate in data governance activities, partnering with regional and functional teams to drive data quality
• Tell the story of Master Data and Data Assets and feature releases with effective communications through various Kenvue communication channels
• Shape communication and organizational change management strategy related to Material Master data and associated business processes and data governance

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.

• At least 8-10 years of business experience in master data, supply chain, operations, or multi-functional business environment.

• Experience working across multiple business functions , especially within Operations, Data Management, and IT

• Material Master Data, data governance, data quality experience

• Experience with SAP (especially S/4 Hana) or ECC or SAP MDG systems

• Advanced skills with SQL*Plus

• Advanced Excel skills, and proficiency with PowerPoint
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and change management skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to courageously challenge the status quo, influence, and inspire changes to business processes and systems
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in business and technical terms with equal effectiveness
• Curious mind with an ability to quickly learn new functions, technologies, and processes

Desired Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Information Systems, Supply Chain or Operations Management, Computer Science, Data Engineering, etc.)
• Professional certifications such as CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) or DGSP (Data Governance and Stewardship Professional)
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud suite (e.g., Azure, Databricks)
• Background in Agile methodologies, particularly experience as a Product Owner or Scrum Master

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Total Rewards Package*
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups
• This list could vary based on location/region

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson’s and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.