Hybrid Vendor Master Data Compliance Specialist

Adusa; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA is seeking a Vendor Master Data Compliance Specialist to lead and govern the vendor master data lifecycle, ensuring compliance and audit readiness across banking, tax, and legal attributes. The role partners with internal stakeholders and external providers to validate documentation and resolve data issues in a cross-functional environment.

The position supports a flexible hybrid schedule with in-person days at core locations including Salisbury, NC, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data management, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in master data management, internal controls, or financial operations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, especially related to data accuracy and timing.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact with vendors and internal stakeholders effectively.
• Complete understanding and ability to apply principles and standards. Knowledge of industry practices.
• Ability to identify issues, assess risk, and proactively recommend solutions.
• Sets objectives for own job with the understanding of how output would affect, and impact other job areas related to own job.
• Plans and schedules workload to ensure completion of assignments. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting compliance and processing requirements.
• Requires travel - typically 10-20%.

Responsibilities

• Enforces vendor master data compliance processes to ensure compliance with internal controls, audit standards and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews, validates, and approves vendor master records for set-ups, changes and inactivation to prevent fraud, risk and non-compliant records.
• Responsible for quality control of vendor master data, including accuracy of banking, tax, address, contact and legal entity information. Resolves discrepancies across vendor attribution.
• Ensures all required compliance documentation is collected, validated and retained in accordance with legal, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Completes third-party validations through GIACT (banking), TIN Check (tax ID) and Dun & Bradstreet (credit rating).
• Performs audit on critical attributes within VMDM application to ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Completes and audits ERP enrichment to ensure completion of vendor set-up and maintenance updates from VMDM.
• Supports audit and compliance activities by maintaining documentation, ensuring process adherence and responding to audit inquiries.
• Responsible for VMD/FVM vendor master workflows and timelines to ensure efficient processing to meet SLAs and required segregation of duties.
• Partners with the Master Data Management Support team to resolve vendor and business partner data entry violations.
• Acts as a mentor and subject-matter expert, developing team capabilities through training on master data management principles, data tools, analytical methods, and quality assurance practices.
• Performs additional enterprise-support duties as required to advance organizational priorities, uphold ADUSA values, and strengthen the master data management framework across all business units.

Skills

Vendor Master Data

Internal controls

Data governance

Data quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in data management

Tools

GIACT

TIN Check

Dun & Bradstreet

Job description

Ahold Delhaize USA is seeking a Vendor Master Data Compliance Specialist to lead and govern the vendor master data lifecycle, ensuring compliance and audit readiness across banking, tax, and legal attributes. The role partners with internal stakeholders and external providers to validate documentation and resolve data issues in a cross-functional environment.

The position supports a flexible hybrid schedule with in-person days at core locations including Salisbury, NC, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA,