Master Data Management Associate

Greencore; Coddington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Employee share save scheme

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Master Data Analyst to curate critical data domains across Finance, Customer, Vendor, Material and Product records. You will ensure data accuracy, follow SOPs, and meet SLAs in a fast-paced shared services environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with internal stakeholders, data quality, and supporting audits while driving continuous improvement and governance across multiple data domains.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Experience in Master Data teams and ERP systems
• Knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA is preferred

Responsibilities

• Master Data Management: create, update and maintain data across systems
• Query Resolution: address data discrepancies and stakeholder queries
• Audit & Internal Control: support audits and follow governance procedures
• Communication and Change Management: support team and drive data quality improvements

Skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SAP S/4 HANA

Job description

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

Job Description

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the Master Data Analyst role is to be responsible for managing and curating critical master data updates, this role plays a central role in ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability in a fast-paced environment. The role requires following established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to execute tasks within agreed SLAs and KPIs. The scope of Master Data team includes creating and maintaining Finance, Customer, Vendor, Material and Product related data domains.

Key Accountabilities:

1 Master Data Management

• Execute requests for creation, updates, or changes to master data in the appropriate
• systems
• Ensure that data updates are consistently and accurately undertaken across all relevant
• systems
• Engage with stakeholders as needed to gather incomplete data and ensure that
• required fields are entered
• Inform requestor and key stakeholders of request status as appropriate
• Verify and correct master data information prior to syndication when obvious errors are
• identified
• Create emergency items and follows up, managing any escalations and exceptions
• Plan mass update projects and estimate time to execute
• Execute mass maintenance requests as directed by MDM Manager
• Liaise closely with data end users throughout the organisation as appropriate
• Supports business review processes as appropriate
• Role Accountabilities:

2 Query Resolution

• Resolve data discrepancies, anomalies and inconsistencies reported by stakeholders

or identified during data quality checks

• Correspond with MDM Manager if further escalation on queries is required

3 Audit & Internal Control

• Support internal and external audits as required
• Adhere to all documented procedures, internal controls, governance and policy

requirements at all times

4 Communication and Change Management

• Offer support to team members (where necessary), and actively contributes to

collaborative and high-performing team culture

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities based on role accountabilities
• Cultivate effective relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Engage with the MDM Manager on MDM-related updates, issues, progress, and

challenges

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information clearly and concisely,

whether through email, phone calls, or face-to-face interactions

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products (e.g., MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS
• Excel)
• Demonstrable track record of working in similar Master Data teams.
• Knowledge of departmental function, terminology and interrelationships for data types
• Previous experience in working with ERP systems, specifically with SAP S/4 HANA

(preferred But Not Essential)

• Working knowledge of core finance processes - Order-To-Cash (O2C), Procure-To-Pay
• (P2P), and Record-To-Report (R2R)
• Ability to manage time effectively, meeting tight deadlines, prioritise and manage multiple
• tasks

• Ability to identify and elevate unstructured and ad hoc issues
• Excellent service delivery attitude to internal clients and suppliers
• Comfortable in operating in a fast paced and dynamic work environment, open to change and

positively contributes to the growth and transformation of immediate team and in the wide

shared services organisation

• First time right focus with appropriate attention to detail ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in line with Greencore policy requirements

What You'll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.