Data Governance & Analytics Manager

BestCo, Inc.; Mooresville, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BestCo, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance & Analytics Manager to lead enterprise-wide data definitions, governance standards, and analytics enablement across ERP, CRM, finance, manufacturing, and operations in the US and Canada.

You will partner with business and IT stakeholders, drive KPI standardization, data quality, and the adoption of reporting solutions, while ensuring data accuracy, privacy, and regulatory compliance in a remote, nationwide setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data governance, analytics, BI, or data management roles.
• Experience defining KPIs, metrics, and enterprise reporting structures.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, JD Edwards, Dynamics) or similar.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and metadata management.
• Excellent analytical, written, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into data definitions and reporting logic.
• Experience with data warehouse concepts, dimensional modeling, and ETL

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data governance standards, policies, and procedures.
• Manage the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain to standardize KPIs.
• Ensure data definitions align across ERP, CRM, and data warehouse.
• Collaborate with IT and vendors to validate data models and mappings.
• Monitor data quality and drive remediation across systems.
• Support design and adoption of analytics and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Facilitate governance forums and cross-functional alignment.
• Ensure governance practices are embedded in system implementations.
• Support data lineage documentation from source to reporting outputs.
• Promote data adoption across teams for better decision-making.
• Work with Data Architect and Integration teams on data pipelines.
• Help ensure compliance and data privacy across enterprise data.
• Drive continuous improvement in data accuracy and usability

Skills

Data governance

Analytics

KPIs & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Data quality management

SQL & data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

JD Edwards

Microsoft Dynamics

Azure Data Platform

Snowflake

Job description

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

The Data Governance & Analytics Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining enterprise-wide data definitions, governance standards, and analytics enablement across the organization. This role ensures that data across enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), finance, manufacturing, and operational systems is accurate, consistent, trusted, and effectively used for decision-making. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders, IT, and third-party implementation partners, this role drives data quality, key performance indicator (KPI) standardization, and adoption of reporting and analytics capabilities within a manufacturing organization operating across the United States and Canada.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data governance standards, policies, and procedures.
• Establish and manage the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary (single source of truth for key metrics and definitions).
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain teams to define and standardize KPIs and reporting metrics.
• Ensure alignment of data definitions across ERP, CRM, and data warehouse environments.
• Work with IT and third-party vendors to validate data models, data mappings, and transformation rules.
• Monitor data quality, identify gaps, and drive remediation efforts across business systems.
• Support the design and adoption of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
• Facilitate data governance forums and cross-functional alignment sessions.
• Ensure data governance practices are embedded into system implementations and enhancements.
• Support data lineage documentation and traceability from source systems to reporting outputs.
• Promote data adoption and usage across business teams to improve decision-making.
• Partner with Data Architect and Integration teams to ensure consistency of data pipelines and structures.
• Support compliance, audit, and data privacy requirements as they relate to enterprise data.
• Drive continuous improvement in data accuracy, completeness, and usability across systems.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business analytics, data management, computer science, or related field.
• 5 years’ experience in data governance, analytics, business intelligence, or enterprise data management roles.
• Experience defining and standardizing KPIs, business metrics, and enterprise reporting structures.
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP, JD Edwards, Dynamics) or similar enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management, and metadata management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data accuracy and consistency.
• Ability to translate business requirements into structured data definitions and reporting logic.
• Familiarity with data warehouse concepts, dimensional modeling, and ETL processes.
• Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional alignment on data standards.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, transformation-focused environment.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills for maintaining data dictionaries and governance artifacts.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK).
• Experience supporting data warehouse or analytics platform implementations.
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and reporting frameworks.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or multi-site operational environments.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure Data Platform, Snowflake, AWS analytics stack).
• Experience supporting large-scale ERP or data warehouse transformation programs.
• Familiarity with manufacturing KPIs, supply chain metrics, and operational reporting structures.
• Experience working in hybrid environments with third-party implementation partners.
• Certification in data governance, analytics, or business intelligence (e.g., CDMP, Microsoft Data Analyst Associate).
• Experience driving enterprise adoption of analytics and self-service reporting capabilities.

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