Data Steward - Material and Vendor Data

Cintas; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Affordable medical plans

401(k) with company match/ESOP

Paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Cintas Corporation seeks a Data Steward – Material and Vendor Data to ensure trusted, accurate, governed material and vendor data across the enterprise.

You will liaison between business stakeholders, IT, and data platform teams to define data standards, monitor quality, document definitions, and establish governance processes supporting procurement, inventory, sourcing, supply chain, finance, analytics, and AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• 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

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

Procurement

Supply chain

SAP

Data quality

Education

High school diploma or GED, Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Collibra

MDM platforms

SAP Material Master

Vendor Master

Data catalog and lineage

Job description

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.

Requisition Number: 232431

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

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