Master Data Specialist

Danone Asia & Service Delivery Centre, Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in Malaysia is seeking a Master Data Specialist to maintain and manage master data across various systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and be proficient in both English and Japanese, along with experience in SAP systems. Responsibilities include data cleansing, user support, and coordination of master data changes. This position requires a detail-oriented and customer-focused individual who can communicate effectively across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or any related field.
• Proficient in English & Japanese to effectively communicate.
• Experience in ERP systems such as SAP.
• Good analytical skills for decision-making.
• Understanding Master Data activities related to business.

Responsibilities

• Maintain master data for vendors, customers, products, materials.
• Perform data maintenance timely based on service levels.
• Cleanse master data to ensure accuracy.
• Provide user support for master data maintenance.
• Govern master data synchronization during system migration.

Skills

Proficient in English

Proficient in Japanese (JLPT N2)

Good analytical skills

Understanding Master Data activities

Customer-focused communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

ERP systems (SAP)

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain all relevant master data for vendor, customer, products, materials, etc. and ensure the updates are appropriate, authorised and documented.
• All data maintenance tasks are to be performed on a timely basis based on defined service levels.
• Master data cleansing involves validating and detecting erroneous and obsolete data to maintain data accuracy.
• Provide ongoing user support and training for master data maintenance to ensure master data is accurately set up in SAP and other systems.
• Understand and analyse the relativeness of each SAP module/other system and business requirement in detail and advise from a Master Data point of view.
• Ensure a central database is fully maintained per daily business operational changes.
• Govern and coordinate master data synchronization requirements during the migration timeframe to ensure the accuracy of data transfer between the legacy and SAP systems.
• Lead cross-functional communication and manage change control process by obtaining consensus and approvals from stakeholders across the organisation with support from the Master Data manager.
• Manage and resolve master data-related issues and stakeholder enquiries.
• Develop, simplify, and document business processes and workflow.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in business or any related field
• Proficient in English & Japanese to effectively communicate with Japanese-speaking stakeholders, customers & supplier, at least JLPT N2 qualification
• Working experience in ERP systems such as SAP, literacy in MS Office (Excel, World, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Good analytical skills. Able to interpret data into meaningful information for decision-making.
• Understanding Master Data activities and their relationship with the business (sales, supply chain, finance, etc.)
• Detailed-oriented, independent, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
• Ability to learn and develop in a multicultural environment.
• Customer-focused with an emphasis on clear communication.