Trainee - Master Data Management

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retail group in Dubai is seeking a Master Data Trainee to manage and maintain critical master data. This role requires attention to detail and strong Excel skills, along with a bachelor's degree in a related field. The Trainee will collaborate with various teams to ensure data accuracy and governance, contributing to smooth business operations and decision-making. The group offers a competitive benefits package and a culture fostering inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

Health care

Child education contribution

Remote working policies

Flexible working policies

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• Understanding of relational data and data governance principles.
• Knowledge of product or supply chain data is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and manage master data records in ERP systems.
• Validate incoming data for completeness and accuracy.
• Monitor data quality and perform regular audits.
• Support data cleansing and improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on data requirements.

Skills

Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Data Validation)

Understanding of relational data

Knowledge of data governance principles

Understanding of supply chain data

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems

Job description

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people‑at‑heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future‑proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work® certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing

The Master Data Trainee is responsible for creating, maintaining, and controlling critical master data for the Group. This role ensures data accuracy, consistency, and completeness to support business operations, reporting, and decision‑making. The coordinator works closely with cross‑functional teams including IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, and Product teams to ensure timely and effective data governance.

• Create, update, and manage master data records (e.g., item master, vendor master, customer master, pricing, hierarchy, and other attributes, etc.) in the ERP systems.
• Validate incoming data for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with data standards.
• Ensure all requests follow established workflows, approval processes, and governance rules.
• Monitor data quality and perform regular audits to identify inconsistencies, duplicates, or missing data.
• Support data cleansing and data improvement initiatives.
• Enforce data governance policies, naming conventions, and classification standards.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, Product, and E‑commerce teams to understand data requirements and ensure accurate data setup.
• Maintain documentation of master data processes, SOPs, workflows, and templates.
• Prepare periodic reports on data quality, request status, and workload metrics.
• Support audits and compliance checks by providing necessary reports and evidence.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field.
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Data Validation).
• Understanding of relational data, workflows, and data governance principles.
• Knowledge of product data, supply chain data, or finance master data preferred.

What we can offer you

With us,you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employeediscounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future

We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.