Administrator Product Data

Leicester, United Kingdom Donaldson Filtration (GB) Ltd.; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson Company is seeking an Item Data Administrator to maintain data integrity in the ERP and support change and release processes. You will work with R&D, production, planning, purchasing and customer service to ensure smooth transitions of item data through development and product release cycles.

The role requires attention to detail, proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite.

Qualifications

• Essential: Process driven mindset and excellent attention to detail, with intermediate Excel.
• Desirable: Experience with software that calculates BOMs, routings and works orders.
• NetSuite or other ERP system experience.
• Knowledge of different part types (kanban, issued items, inventory, non-inventory, back flush, phantoms).
• Understanding the breakdown of costs of parts.
• Understanding production work orders and how they work within manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining quality item data in the ERP via change management and revision control
• Support R&D with new item creation for engineering projects and ensuring the setup of BoMs enable transaction through the business during development stages and into product release
• Review processes and tools surrounding item setup and maintenance and where possible make improvements to efficiency and quality
• Work closely with production, planning, purchasing and customer service to ensure smooth transitions of item data and physical parts through the development cycle
• Support engineering and product management functions with queries relating to item setup and release, including escalating conflicting priorities
• Where needed liaise with purchasing for item data
• Support large scale change projects which have high impact across product lines and implications for stock, purchasing and planning
• Support the standardisation and obsolescence programme with data integrity maintenance

Skills

Process driven mindset

Excellent attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

BOM software

NetSuite ERP

ERP understanding (part types)

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.

Summary of Position Purpose

Support item transaction by maintaining item data integrity in the ERP via agreed change and release processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintaining quality item data in the ERP via change management and revision control
• Support R&D with new item creation for engineering projects and ensuring the setup of BoMs enable transaction through the business during development stages and into product release
• Review processes and tools surrounding item setup and maintenance and where possible make improvements to efficiency and quality
• Work closely with production, planning, purchasing and customer service to ensure smooth transitions of item data and physical parts through the development cycle
• Support engineering and product management functions with queries relating to item setup and release, including escalating conflicting priorities
• Where needed liaise with purchasing for item data
• Support large scale change projects which have high impact across product lines and implications for stock, purchasing and planning
• Support the standardisation and obsolescence programme with data integrity maintenance

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Essential: Process driven mindset. Excellent attention to detail Microsoft Excel to intermediate level.
• Desirable: Experience with Software which calculates BOMs routings and works orders.
• NetSuite or other ERP system experience.
• Knowledge of the different part types, the differences between these part types and why they are used. E.g. kanban / issued items / inventory / non inventory / back flush / phantoms.
• Understanding the breakdown of the costs of parts.
• Understanding of production works orders and how they work within a manufacturing process.

Experience

• Essential: Confident working with computers and various software applications Use of emails, Microsoft Outlook Working to defined processes
• Desirable: Experience in a manufacturing environment Use of a system controlling business data and/or transactions

Aptitudes, Abilities and Behaviours

• Essential: Communication skills to enable exchange of information and ideas with colleagues Team based individual Able to work on own initiative Pro‑active Confident to put forward ideas for improvements Responds positively to change Able to follow processes and have the discipline to keep to the processes Able to take responsibility for the controls within the processes Able to do routine tasks repetitively and consistently Excellent attention to detail

Other Factors

• Essential: Fits in and agrees with the core values of the business Willing to work out of normal business hours when necessary for the business

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Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand. Learn more at www.donaldson.com.