Master Data Associate

Convatec; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Convatec seeks a Material Master Data Specialist to ensure complete and accurate material master data across global processes. You will collaborate with regional and global teams, set data quality standards and cleanse master data while implementing governance structures.

The role involves working with data owners, data stewards, and business users to reduce data errors, drive continuous improvement, and embed data governance within ConvaTec. Strong SAP MD data experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of previous material master data management experience in SAP.
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills (Excel) including advanced level.
• Good data manipulation skills (e.g. in BI or equivalent).
• Data Profiling and Data Quality monitoring tool e.g. Infosphere preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process requests for creation, change, blocking/unblocking, extending and flagging material master data within quality targets and SLAs.
• Understand the structure of key data items and relationships for internal reporting.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, policies and training material for Master Data Management.
• Drive continuous improvement to streamline processes and data quality.
• Support Data Governance with Data Owners, Data Stewards and data dictionaries.
• Implement tools and processes to create and maintain master data.
• Train business users on master data management as SME.
• Develop business rules to monitor master data quality.
• Create dashboards to report master data quality regularly.

Skills

Excel

Data quality

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Process orientation

Prioritization

Global exposure

GBS experience

Tools

Infosphere

Job description

Position Overview

The Material MD Specialist will report to the Material Master Data Team Leader. They will work closely with the Regional/Global community and Process Owners to ensure that material master data is complete and accurate and maintained to the level required to support efficient and effective operation of ConvaTec’s global processes. This includes improving and setting standards for data quality, creating & cleansing the master data sets, processing the creation and amendments to master data, monitoring data to ensure that it meets those standards and working with business users to ensure data errors are corrected, identifying continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that master data quality is maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Process requests for creation, change, blocking/unblocking, extending and flagging material master data for deletion within quality targets and SLAs set


• Understand the structure of key data items, relationships between them and use in internal reporting


• Assist in the creation and maintenance of Work Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, Policies and training material for Master Data Management


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve existing processes towards a lean and efficient process flow


• Assist in the creation and embedding of Data Governance within ConvaTec. This will include creation and maintenance of Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Dictionaries, Data Quality Rules, etc


• Assist in the implementation of tools and processes to create and maintain master data


• Become a subject matter expert and “go to” person for material master data who will work with the business users to train and assist them with master data management


• Assist in the creation of business rules to monitor the quality of the master database


• Create dashboards to report master data quality on an ongoing and project basis


• Create and own a data cleansing process


• Work with the business to correct data errors found in the master data on an ongoing basis


• Drive continuous improvement programmes to further enhance data quality by analysing data within the database, observing and monitoring processes and working with the business to identify improvements. Create projects where needed and work with relevant stakeholders to deliver the improvements


• Work with other projects to expand the use of master data within the business, for example to CRM, sales and marketing


• Work with the business to perform data cleanse activity to establish and maintain the master data sets

Key Requirements

• 1-2 years of previous material master data management experience in SAP


• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills (Excel - good to an advanced level)


• Good data manipulation skills (for ex. in Business Intelligence or equivalent)


• Data Profiling and Data Quality monitoring tool e.g. Infosphere preferred


• Passionate about data and data quality


• Able to understand and investigate topics related to multiple business areas


• Analytically minded and a methodical problem solver


• Good interpersonal skills with excellent customer service and a “can do” attitude


• Process orientated


• Able to efficiently prioritize work and timely inform stakeholders on the progress


• Experience working with multiple countries/geographies


• Experience of Working within a GBS environment preferred

Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen, too. It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.

This is stepping up to a challenge.

This is work that’ll move you.

Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch:

Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With over 10,000 colleagues, we provide products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention, treatment for hard to heal wounds, at-risk skin and ulcerated tissue to supporting debilitating conditions, improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2025 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit: http://www.convatecgroup.com.