SAP Master Data Specialist

JAC Recruitment (UK) Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Company seeks a SAP Master Data Specialist in London to own master data end to end and govern data across products, customers, vendors, pricing, and compliance. You will ensure accurate data flows from source systems through ERP to warehouse and e-commerce, enabling uninterrupted business operations.

The role requires strong experience in SAP master data, Informatica/MDM and data integration, with emphasis on governance and data quality to support cost and compliance in a retail

Qualifications

• End-to-end understanding of retail operations from product creation to e-commerce.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and data quality rules in master data.
• Experience with data integration from source systems to ERP and downstream applications.

Responsibilities

• Own master data end to end.
• Create, maintain and quality-assure master data across products/articles, customers, vendors, pricing, seasonal/assortment data and compliance.
• Ensure data flows from source systems through ERP to warehouse and e-commerce with no interruptions.
• Maintain product/article master and support seasonal lifecycle, pricing and range readiness.
• Set up and maintain customer and vendor records with proper controls.
• Own customs/commodity code data, product composition, packaging and reporting.
• Uphold master data standards, governance and authorization controls, drive data quality improvements.
• Act as go-to contact for master data queries and translate business needs into system solutions.
• Help establish this capability in-house from the ground up.

Skills

End-to-end retail process

Data governance

Data quality

Data integration

Tools

SAP Master Data

Informatica / MDM

Job description

Company: Retail Company

Position: SAP Master Data Specialist

Contract: Permanent

Location: London

Salary: 55,000 - 60,000 GBP + 10% Bonus

Job responsibilities

1. Own master data end to end

• Create, maintain and quality-assure master data across products/articles, customers, vendors, pricing, seasonal/assortment data and compliance.

• Make sure data flows correctly from source systems through to our ERP and on to warehouse, e-commerce and other applications, so the business can order, ship, sell and report without interruption.

1. Products, pricing & seasons

• Maintain the product/article master and support the seasonal product lifecycle, pricing and range readiness - understanding the commercial context behind each step.

• Ensure product weights, volumes and dimensions are accurate for warehousing and shipping.

1. Customers & vendors

• Set up and maintain customer and vendor records accurately, applying proper controls and segregation of duties to protect the business.

1. Compliance data

• Own customs / commodity code data, product composition, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting, recognising the direct impact on cost, compliance and the ability to trade in Europe.

• Take particular care with data that has downstream consequences if wrong - commodity codes, weights & volumes and pricing - given the effect on compliance, warehouse processing and margins.

1. Governance, quality & support

• Uphold master data standards, governance and authorization controls, and drive continuous improvement in data quality.

• Act as the go-to point of contact for master data queries, translating business needs into practical system solutions.

• Help establish this capability in-house from the ground up and enable business teams to manage their recurring data over time, while retaining overall ownership and governance.

Experience

• End-to-end retail process - Strong understanding of how a retail/fashion business works end to end - from product creation and range selection through pricing, seasonal planning, ordering, warehousing and e-commerce - and the business context behind master data, not just the system steps.

• SAP master data - Several years' hands-on SAP master data experience across product/article, business partner (customer & vendor), pricing and organisational data, ideally in a retail or fashion environment.

• Informatica / MDM - Practical experience with Informatica (or a comparable MDM/ETL platform) - data enrichment, quality rules and distributing data to downstream systems.

• Data integration - Good grasp of how master data flows from source systems through integration layers into an ERP and out to warehouse, e-commerce and other applications.

• Compliance data - Familiarity with product compliance data - customs / commodity codes, product weight, volume & dimensions, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting - and its impact on cost and the ability to trade.

• Compliance data - Familiarity with product compliance data - customs / commodity codes, product weight, volume & dimensions, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting - and its impact on cost and the ability to trade.

• Governance & controls - Understanding of master data governance, data quality, authorisation design, and segregation-of-duties controls.

We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Thank you for understanding.

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