Product Configuration Expert - SAP MDG

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in the UK seeks a Master Data Governance Specialist to lead data management projects, ensuring data integrity and consistency across systems. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 3 years of experience in SAP S/4 and MDG. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to tackle complex data challenges. This is an on-site position located in Manchester, UK.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with SAP S/4 master data objects.
• Hands-on knowledge in SAP MDG and/or specific ABAP technologies.
• Understanding of Agile methodology and SAFe Agile.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Architects to gather requirements.
• Lead SAP MDG/ABAP developers and provide guidance on best practices.
• Write BPD, FDD, and TSDs for implemented solutions.

Skills

SAP MDG

Data governance

ABAP

Data quality management

SAP S/4

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Agile methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP HANA

Fiori

Workflow

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CCH Product Managers and Architects across different IT (DTPS) and other cross‑functional teams to gather requirements, define technical specifications, and provide architectural guidance for MDG projects and solutions. Contribute and align on the strategy, design and implementation of the end‑to‑end Master Data Management journey to ensure proper data governance and integration within the organizational system landscape.
• The person in this position will be experienced in managing and completing successful projects as a team member and demonstrates business process knowledge in data migration, governance, developments and testing. This person will be a key contributor to the projects at different phases including discovery, solution generation, design, and the detailing of the overall process.
• Ability to understand business requirements and convert into clearly documented technical requirements to build solutions, following the agreed guidelines, standards and rules.
• Develop and maintain documentation for data solutions, including data models, data flows, and technical specifications.
• Ability to work across multiple teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, including ability to research and apply OSS notes if required.
• Stay up to date with the latest data governance tools, and best practices, and provide recommendations for their adoption.
• Lead and guide SAP MDG/ABAP developers and data engineers (internal or from vendors), providing guidance and support in Master Data Governance principles and techniques, ensuring development as per CCH standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines for Master Data Governance solutions to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness across the company system landscape.
• Provide ongoing support for SAP Development work and system integrations with other SAP and non‑SAP systems.
• Write BPD, FDD, TSDs for the implemented solutions.
• Configure and extend MDG workflows to automate data validation, derivations, approvals, and change management processes.
• Experience with SAP Master Data objects, data migrations and data quality validations.
• Experience with configuration, debugging, and testing of the MDG application and understand how to troubleshoot data discrepancies.
• Experience working with functional areas like SAP CRM, SD, PTP from the master data standpoint.
• Experience defining replication model (inbound/outbound) & BADI usage for SOA services and SOA manager configurations.
• Experience in cutover activities / E2E integration testing.
• Knowledge of SAP MDG consolidation process; experience with data validation services via MDQ is an advantage.
• Experience with SAP S/4, MDG, Fiori, ABAP, Workflow, BRF+, SOA services, BADI's, mass maintenance solutions.
• Experience in functional audit and continuous improvement of data governance processes.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of experience with key SAP S/4 master data objects, master data and data quality management.
• Hands‑on knowledge in SAP MDG and/or MDG Specific ABAP technologies with respect to MDG Business Partner/Customer/Supplier, MDG consolidation.
• Deep hands‑on experience to apply configuration of SAP Master Data objects in SAP MDG & S/4, configuration of rule‑based workflows in SAP MDG, governance models and BRF+.
• Experience with configuration of mass maintenance solutions in SAP MDG.
• Experience with SAP MDG certification such as "SAP Certified Associate - SAP Master Data Governance" is a plus.
• Understanding of Agile methodology and SAFe Agile is appreciated.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, stakeholders and vendors.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to present analytics findings to various business teams.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules and integration with other systems.
• Experience with SAP MD object tables, data migrations and data quality validations.
• Prior experience in configuring replication models, BADI usage, and SOA services.

About Coca‑Cola Hellenic

Coca‑Cola Hellenic is a growth‑focused consumer goods business and strategic bottling partner of the Coca‑Cola Company. We bottle, distribute and sell an unrivalled range of products in 29 markets in Europe, Africa and Eurasia. We nurture our talents and provide opportunities across all functions, levels, geographies, backgrounds and education. We believe the real magic happens when we open up.