Global Item Master Lead | ERP & Data Governance

astspacemobile; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a detail-oriented Lead Master Data & Configuration Management Specialist to bridge engineering data with supply chain operations across a multinational environment. You will create and maintain item master records, map data fields, and configure system parameters to support global ERP practices.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and IT to ensure data quality, localization, and regulatory compliance across countries, enabling accurate costing

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing item masters, inventory databases, or configuration parameters.
• Experience analyzing large data sets and generating actionable insights.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with ERP, MRP, and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).

Responsibilities

• Item Master Architecture: create, configure and maintain inventory records, SKUs, and parts information within the ERP/WMS system.
• Attribute Mapping: Establish and standardize critical data fields, including Unit of Measure (UOM), weight, dimensions, HS codes and country of origin.
• System Parameter Logic: Configure replenishment triggers, minimum/maximum levels, safety stock thresholds, lead times, and EOQ.
• Storage & Routing Configuration: Define warehouse layout logic, put-away zones, picking sequences, and temperature-control parameters.
• Data Harmonization: Synchronize inventory profiles across networks, bridging suppliers, manufacturing facilities, e-commerce platforms, and retail points of sale.
• Mass Data Maintenance: Execute bulk data uploads, cleansing routines, and schema adjustments using SQL, advanced Excel, or data migration tools.
• Lifecycle Change Control: Govern the workflow for introducing new inventory items, managing product revisions, and phasing out obsolete stock.
• Audit & Compliance: Conduct regular data health audits to identify duplicates, missing attributes, or broken pricing links.
• Finance & Accounting Configuration: Define item-level financial attributes, including inventory valuation method, costing approach, and GL mappings.
• Costing, Tax & Compliance Attributes: Maintain ERP fields for cost rollups, landed cost, taxability, duty classifications, depreciation, and reporting.
• Country-Specific ERP Setup: Configure item attributes for each country/region, including local tax treatment, customs docs, currency, and regulatory needs.
• Procurement & Supplier Data Setup: Maintain supplier part numbers, approved vendor lists, lead times, minimum orders, pricing, and sourcing rules.
• Cross-Functional Master Data Governance: Align multiple departments to ensure item master records are complete and approved.
• Global Collaboration: Work with regional stakeholders to align standards and support governance across countries.

Skills

SQL

Advanced Excel

Data governance

ERP knowledge

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

SAP MM/WM

Oracle NetSuite

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Infor

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a detail-oriented Lead Master Data & Configuration Management Specialist to bridge engineering data with supply chain operations across a multinational environment. You will create and maintain item master records, map data fields, and configure system parameters to support global ERP practices.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and IT to ensure data quality, localization, and regulatory compliance across countries, enabling accurate costing