Masterdata Specialist

AkzoNobel; Sassenheim; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Pension plan

Travel expenses

Paint discount

Training opportunities

Job summary

AkzoNobel in Sassenheim seeks a Master Data Specialist to ensure accurate factory master data in SAP and OMP. You will translate product changes into master data configurations, collaborate with planners, R&D and product management, and drive data quality across planning and execution.

The role focuses on governance, system hygiene, and ensuring reliable production readiness. Hybrid work and extensive benefits accompany the position as part of a long-standing, inclusive company.

Qualifications

• Experience in master data / manufacturing planning environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and manufacturing master data (BOMs, recipes, production versions).
• Strong communication and ability to work across functions.

Responsibilities

• Create, change and maintain manufacturing master data in SAP to enable reliable production.
• Drive data quality and resolve issues that could block planning or production.
• Collaborate with R&D, schedulers and planners to translate product changes into system setups.
• Train planners and schedulers on production data governance and master data processes.
• Coach teams on system hygiene and ensure timely closing of orders and movements.

Skills

Master data management

Data governance

Production planning

Data quality

Education

MBO level

Tools

SAP

Job description

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

As a Master Data Specialist in Sassenheim, you make sure our manufacturing master data is accurate, up to date and ready for production. You work in the heart of our Integrated Supply Chain organisation, where clean master data in SAP (and OMP) keeps planning, scheduling and execution running smoothly. When new products are introduced, formulas change, or production setups need adjustment, you’re the person who translates those changes into the systems behind the scenes. Your work directly impacts whether the plant can proceed - getting it right means production can move forward safely and on time. You’ll collaborate closely with schedulers, production planners, product management and R&D, and you’ll be a trusted point of contact for master data governance and system hygiene. If you enjoy precision, ownership and improving the way things work, this role gives you real influence every day.

Key responsibilities

• Create, change and maintain manufacturing master data in SAP (e.g., Bills of Material, Master Recipes, Production Versions) to enable reliable production execution.
• Drive high data quality by monitoring master data consistency and resolving issues that could block planning or production.
• Collaborate with R&D, schedulers and supply chain planners to translate product and process changes into correct system setup.
• Support schedulers and production planners to set parameters correctly and improve the quality of planning and execution.
• Train planners and schedulers on production data governance, including processes for creating, changing and deleting master data.
• Coach teams on system hygiene (e.g., timely closing process orders, clearing open reservations, resolving failed goods movements).
• Participate in NPI project teams to set up master data according to standards for product introductions, phase-outs and relocations.
• Prepare proposals for improvements in material setup and implement changes with production and material planning stakeholders.
• Maintain OMP-relevant data and act as a SAP/OMP process coach for Scheduling and Production Planning teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by translating planning concepts and improvement initiatives into master data configuration across relevant systems, and following up workflows

What you bring

• Vocational level (MBO) with several years of experience in a similar master data / manufacturing planning environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and manufacturing master data (e.g., BOMs, recipes, production versions).
• Confidence working independently and accurately in a role that is largely system- and computer-based.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across functions (planners, schedulers, R&D and Product management).
• A structured, process-focused way of working, with attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills and a mindset of “thinking in possibilities” when priorities shift or new products are introduced.
• Persistence and a collaborative, team-oriented approach — clear in what you need and reliable in follow-through.
• Fluent English language skills, Dutch language skills are preferred.
• 44 holidays
• Participation in the AkzoNobel pension plan
• Travel expenses to and from work
• Hybrid work option (3 days office, 2 days home office, per week)
• Training opportunities that will help you grow beyond this position
• Paint with a discount

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.