Master Data Management Associate

Greencore Group plc; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Employee discount

Wellbeing Centre

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore Group plc in Newark-on-Trent is seeking a Master Data Analyst to manage and curate master data across Finance, Customer, Vendor, Material and Product domains. You will follow SOPs to ensure accuracy and consistency in a fast‑paced environment.

Collaborating with stakeholders, you will meet SLAs and KPIs, support audits, and drive data quality improvements within a busy shared services setting.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information clearly.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Demonstrable track record in Master Data teams.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, especially SAP S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

• Master Data Management: create, update and maintain master data across domains.
• Query Resolution: address data discrepancies and escalate when needed.
• Audit & Internal Control: support audits and uphold controls and policies.
• Communication & Change Management: assist team, foster collaboration and drive improvements.

Skills

Data quality

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

MS Office

Job description

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026,we’reone 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’reproud 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
• 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

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 recordedaccurately 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
• Companysharesave scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhancedparentalleve and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported withon the jobtraining and development opportunities to further your career.