Data Manager

Randstad NV; Männedorf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad NV is seeking an experienced Data Manager to lead global master data governance across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and related platforms. You will ensure complete, compliant data across product lifecycles and manufacturing transfers, driving standardization and continuous improvement.

The role requires 5+ years of SAP MDM experience in manufacturing, with strong data analytics, stakeholder management, and English proficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SAP master data management in an international manufacturing environment.
• Deep knowledge of SAP Material Master, BOMs, plant-specific attributes, and SAP Business Partner workflows.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and/or ECC and MDG workflows/validation frameworks.
• Migration and transfers experience: plant/production transfers, S/4HANA rollouts, cutover activities.
• Strong analytical capabilities, advanced Excel/data reconciliation, fluent English, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end governance of material, customer, and supplier master data lifecycle.
• Establish global data standards, naming conventions, validation rules, and approval workflows.
• Govern material master readiness for engineering changes, launches, and cross-site transfers.
• Coordinate data dependencies across planning, procurement, production, inventory, quality, and logistics.
• Manage SAP Business Partner records and prevent duplicates across entities.
• Lead master data streams for ERP migrations and S/4HANA deployments.
• Align data across PLM/Windchill, SAP MDG, S/4HANA, and connected apps.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, IT to manage data risks.
• Monitor data quality KPIs and drive mass maintenance and training initiatives.

Skills

SAP master data management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Excel

Data reconciliation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Windchill/PLM

Power BI

SQL

Workflow automation tools

Job description

About our client:

Our client is a pioneer and global leader in laboratory automation, empowering customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science research to the clinic. Their teams develop and manufacture instruments, components, and medical devices that make laboratory processes precise, reproducible, and efficient.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Data Manager to lead global material, customer, and supplier master data governance across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and integrated platforms for our client. In this role, you will ensure complete, compliant, and controlled data across product lifecycles and manufacturing transfers while driving continuous improvement and global standardization.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Governance: Oversee the complete lifecycle—creation, modification, extension, validation, blocking, and retirement—of material, customer, and supplier master data.
• Global Standards & Quality: Establish and refine global data standards, naming conventions, validation rules, duplicate prevention controls, and approval workflows in close collaboration with business owners.
• Lifecycle & Plant Transfers: Govern material master and BOM readiness for engineering changes, new product launches, plant extensions, and cross-site production transfers.
• Domain Alignment: Coordinate plant-specific data dependencies across planning, procurement, production, inventory, quality, costing, logistics, and trade compliance.
• Business Partner Management: Manage customer and supplier SAP Business Partner records (sold-to, ship-to, purchasing, company-code extensions, tax/finance attributes), promoting a unified entity identity and preventing duplication.
• ERP Transformation & Migration: Lead master data streams for ERP migrations, S/4HANA deployments, and site transfers—including scoping, cleansing, mapping, validation, testing, cutover, reconciliation, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Cross-System Integration: Align operational and engineering data across PLM/Windchill, SAP MDG, S/4HANA, and connected enterprise applications.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Quality, Trade Compliance, and IT to resolve data risks and dependencies.
• Data Quality KPIs & Optimization: Monitor master data quality metrics, perform root-cause analysis, drive mass maintenance/automation initiatives, and deliver cross-site coaching and training.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of SAP master data management experience in an international manufacturing environment with proven cross-functional coordination skills.
• SAP Expertise: Deep knowledge of SAP Material Master, BOMs, plant-specific attributes (MRP, procurement, production, logistics), and SAP Business Partner workflows.
• Systems Knowledge: Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and/or ECC, as well as SAP MDG workflows and validation frameworks.
• Migration & Transfers: Hands-on experience with plant/production transfers, SAP migrations, S/4HANA rollouts, or complex cutover and data readiness activities.
• Analytical & Soft Skills: Strong analytical capabilities, advanced Excel/data reconciliation skills, fluent professional English, and excellent stakeholder management abilities.
• Education & Additional Background (Nice-to-Have): Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or Data Management; 7+ years of experience with workstream leadership or in regulated environments (e.g., MedTech).
• Technical Tools & Languages (Nice-to-Have): Experience with Windchill/PLM, Variant Configuration, Power BI, SQL, or workflow automation tools; German or additional language skills.