Global Product Master Data & Single SKU Lead

Chivas Brothers International Ltd

Chiswick

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Profit share

Pension contributions

Share ownership opportunities

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Virtual GP access

Mental health support

Flexible and hybrid working

Remote work abroad up to 15 days

Enhanced family leave

Paid volunteering days

Career development opportunities

Global experiences

Colleague recognition programmes

Product allowances

Job summary

Pernod Ricard SA in the UK is hiring a Data Product Master Data & Transition Lead to accelerate the Single SKU transition for Brand Units and build global data governance for Product and Material Master Data across SAP and MDH. The role starts hands-on and evolves into global team leadership, driving taxonomy, quality, and end-to-end data processes.

You will lead the data transformation, define taxonomies and service levels, and eventually head the Product Master Data team across global and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, data, supply chain, operations, business or related discipline.
Typically 10+ years in MDM, SAP transformation, product/material data, data governance or enterprise data programs.
Strong SAP MDG/MDH and SAP S/4HANA Material Master experience, including workflows, validations and migration.
Global or multi-country implementation experience across design, migration/cutover, hyper care and continuous improvement.
Experience defining ownership, stewardship, quality rules, approvals and compliance controls.
Experience leading multidisciplinary internal and partner teams.
Fluent English and ability to work across cultures and geographies.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated Single SKU execution plan, including recodification, cleansing, deduplication, enrichment, validation, migration and cutover readiness for the Brand Unit.
Coordinate Brand Units, factories, to secure timely inputs and decisions.
Manage workload, stock run‑down and activation dependencies, obsolescence, local‑system remediation, GTIN compliance and data propagation risks.
Drive automation, copy, mass‑upload, and workflow opportunities while retaining explicit business validation.
Govern the Product and Material Master Data lifecycle: create, assign, validate, approve, update, activate, block, deactivate and periodically review.
Ensure global Product hierarchy and core attributes are maintained in MDH and coordinate plant‑specific enrichment in SAP.
Translate standards into taxonomies, lists of values, workflows, controls, and accountability.
Own or coordinate data quality across accuracy, consistency, completeness, and uniqueness, with root‑cause remediation and continuous improvement plans.
Design the team, service catalogue, RACI, capacity model and governance cadence, building hands‑on business, data and SAP/MDH capability.
Act as business product owner for Product Master Data capabilities and prioritize simplification, integration and automation improvements for the BU Scope in coordination with Global Team.
Ensure the Single SKU is adopted trough engagement of stakeholders, animation of Data Stewards and implementation of communication and training initiatives.