Master Data Program Manager

Champion Petfoods; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Petfoods is seeking a Master Data Program Manager to lead their Master Data Management program. This hybrid role involves collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring data integrity, and driving strategic decisions. As a key player in the organization, you'll help enhance operations and support technology advancements in a company that prides itself on its innovative commitment to pet welfare.

Benefits

Free Bag of Premium Pet Food each month

Competitive Wages

RRSP with Company

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Education Assistance Program

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with Master Data Management and core data objects.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and manage the Master Data Management program.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across the organization.
• Analyze data to identify trends and optimize business processes.

Skills

Data Management

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business analytics, or related field

CDMP designation

Tools

MS Office Suite

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Job Description

Changing the World, One Kibble at a Time

Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Master Data Program Manager to join our rapidly growing company.

Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. From our humble beginnings, founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN and ACANA brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry. Our purpose, To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime, provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us – and the environment that sustains us – are top priorities.

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.

Here’s the scoop - Summary

As a Master Data Program Manager, you would play the lead role in the Master Data Management (MDM) program by partnering with regional, global, and transformational stakeholders to effectively analyze, document, organize, optimize, and orchestrate all aspects of an enterprise MDM program. This includes the data foundation, analytics, and ensuring our master data is a key enabler of Champion Petfoods' mission to help pets thrive for lifetime.

Similarly, you would act as a trusted partner, both internally and externally, interpreting our data and insights to drive strategic decisions and deliver recommendations based on the data that foster collaboration, optimize business processes, and support advanced technology capabilities.

This brand new role will report to the Project Management Office Director and be based out of our Corporate office in Edmonton, Alberta on a hybrid schedule.

What a typical day looks like

• Plan, implement, and manage the Master Data Management (MDM) program and related projects.
• Design and deliver change strategies to support MDM program implementation, including detailed planning, progress reporting, and stakeholder management.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of master data across the organization for all data categories.
• Facilitate the MDM steering committee’s vendor product and customers, define the workgroup priorities and LT roadmap.
• Escalate to executive sponsors MDM priorities and programs.
• Monitor, measure, and improve master data quality metrics.
• Enforce policies and procedures for managing data assets, including data quality, stewardship, and reference data security.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of MDM systems.
• Analyze master data and data sources to identify trends and patterns that enhance business processes and operational efficiency, supporting data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to provide a comprehensive view of data requirements and ensure MDM solutions meet their needs.

What you'll bring

Education & Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with Master Data Management (MDM) and core data objects such as material, customer, and vendor data
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business analytics, or a related field or equivalent business experience
• CDMP designation preferred, but not necessary
• Experience with data transformation change or transformation initiatives

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of master data management topics, governance, and knowledge areas
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Proficiency in the use of computers for MS Office Suite Experience Required
• Knowledge of workflow management and translation tools an asset

Personal characteristics

• The Master Data Program Manager should demonstrate competence in all of the following :
• Communicate Effectively : Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
• Foster Teamwork : Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Lead : Positively lead teams to achieve results
• Organize : Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details / data / information / activities.
• Plan : Determine strategies to move projects forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.
• Solve Problems : Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations to resolve the problem.

What can you expect from Champion?

• Safety : a strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe, healthy and respectful environment.
• Earnings : Competitive Wages that give financial peace of mind, RRSP with Company, and donation matching.
• Industry Competitive Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Programs to meet your individual or family needs.
• Continuing Education : In House & Online Learning & Development, as well as an Education Assistance Program.
• Quality : a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity, nutritional integrity, and food safety, to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere.
• Other Perks : Free Bag of Premium Pet Food each month, Free Parking and more!

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Come as you are.

We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.

Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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