Product Master Data Process Specialist

Sandvik; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik is seeking a Process Specialist – Product Master Data to join our Dublin or Finland office. You will own end-to-end product master data governance, ensuring data definitions, structures, and rules support procurement, manufacturing, sales, and logistics.

You will collaborate with process owners and super users, drive data quality initiatives, and contribute to cross-divisional data standards. This role requires strong analytical skills and effective communication across geographies.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of product master data concepts such as material master structures and product hierarchies.
• Experience working with ERP systems, SAP S/4HANA preferred, supporting procurement, manufacturing, sales and logistics processes.
• Familiarity with master data governance principles including data ownership models and change control processes.
• Experience in process documentation and design, mapping current and future state processes and producing clear work instructions.
• Strong analytical skills to assess data quality issues, identify root causes and recommend improvements.
• Effective communicator and collaborator able to engage stakeholders across divisions and geographies.
• Experience in coaching or training non-specialist colleagues on data and process topics is advantageous.
• Knowledge of PLM concepts or PLM/ERP integration is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Designs, documents, and maintains process flows, work instructions, and data governance artefacts for product master data creation and maintenance.
• Reviews improvement requests related to product master data, assesses impact, and recommends prioritisation.
• Coaches Division and Sales Area Process Owners and super users on product master data topics.
• Advises stakeholders on data definitions, classification rules, and SAP/ERP system behaviour.
• Monitors data quality and process adherence, analyzes root causes, and supports corrective action.
• Participates in projects requiring product master data expertise, including system implementations and migrations.
• Ensures master data is accurate and maintained to enable business processes to run without failure.
• Performs other duties as requested by your manager.

Skills

Product master data

Data governance

SAP S/4HANA

Process documentation

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

ERP integration

PLM concepts

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Sandvik is seeking a Process Specialist – Product Master Data to join our Dublin or Finland office. You will own end-to-end product master data governance, ensuring data definitions, structures, and rules support procurement, manufacturing, sales, and logistics.

You will collaborate with process owners and super users, drive data quality initiatives, and contribute to cross-divisional data standards. This role requires strong analytical skills and effective communication across geographies.