Data Steward - Material and Vendor Data

Cintas Corporation; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with company match/ESOP

Disability, Life and AD&D insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Skills development and career growth

Job summary

Cintas Corporation is seeking a Data Steward - Material and Vendor Data in Mason, OH to lead governance of material and vendor data across SAP and other systems. You will partner with IT, data platforms, and business teams to define standards and monitor data quality.

The role focuses on metadata, lineage, MDM, cataloging, and governance processes to support procurement, inventory, sourcing, and analytics initiatives. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in data governance, master data management, procurement, supply chain, SAP, or related fields.
• Experience collaborating with business and technical teams.
• Experience documenting business processes, data standards, and governance requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain data standards, business rules, ownership, and governance processes for master data domains.
• Monitor and improve data quality through issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage metadata, data lineage, and documentation to support transparency, accessibility, and effective data governance.
• Partner with business and technology teams to support master data management, system integrations, reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise on vendor and material data processes, driving standardization, harmonization, and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, governance forums, training, and change management to promote adoption of data governance best practices.

Skills

Data governance

Master data management

Data standards

Data quality

Data catalog

Data lineage

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation

Travel coordination

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Collibra

MDM platforms

Data quality tools

Job description

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Title: Data Steward - Material and Vendor Data

Location:

Mason, OH, US, 45040

Requisition Number: 232431

Job Description

The Data Steward – Material and Vendor Data is responsible for ensuring that material and vendor data remains trusted, accurate, governed, and business-ready across the enterprise. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, and data platform teams to define data standards, monitor data quality, document business definitions, and establish governance processes that support procurement, inventory management, sourcing, supply chain, finance, analytics, and AI initiatives. The Data Steward will drive stewardship activities across SAP and other enterprise systems while supporting data cataloging, data lineage, master data management (MDM), and data quality programs. The role plays a critical part in enabling standardized, governed, and scalable material and vendor data assets.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain data standards, business rules, ownership, and governance processes for master data domains.
• Monitor and improve data quality through issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage metadata, data lineage, and documentation to support transparency, accessibility, and effective data governance.
• Partner with business and technology teams to support master data management, system integrations, reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise on vendor and material data processes, driving standardization, harmonization, and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, governance forums, training, and change management to promote adoption of data governance best practices.

Skills/Qualifications

Required:

• H.S. Diploma/GED equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3 years of experience in data governance, master data management, business process analysis, procurement, supply chain, SAP, or related fields.
• Experience collaborating with business and technical teams.
• Experience documenting business processes, data standards, and governance requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Preferred:

• Experience working with vendor or material master data
• SAP Material Master and Vendor Master
• Collibra
• MDM platforms
• Data quality tools
• Procurement and supply chain business processes
• Data catalog and lineage management

Benefits

Cintas offers comprehensive and competitive medical, dental and vision benefits, with premiums below the national average. We offer flexibility with four different medical plan options; one plan is offered at zero cost.

Additionally, our employee-partners enjoy:

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) with Company Match/Profit Sharing/Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance, 100% Company Paid
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Skills Development, Training and Career Advancement Opportunities

Company Information Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, towels, restroom supplies, workplace water services, first aid and safety products, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in the U.S., Cincinnati, OH, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

Cintas Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or category protected by local, state, or federal law.

This job posting will remain open for at least five (5) days.

Job Category: Process Improvement
Organization: Operations
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: 1st Shift

Nearest Major Market: Cincinnati
Job Segment: Supply Chain, Business Process, Procurement, SAP, ERP, Operations, Management, Technology