Item Management Lead — Data Governance & Taxonomy

DPR Construction; Euless (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is recruiting for an Assoc Mgr - Item Management in Texas to lead day-to-day item management operations, ensuring standardized product information, taxonomy alignment, and data governance across our systems. You will oversee item creation, maintenance, and mapping while coordinating with internal teams and external partners to maintain cadence and data quality.

The role emphasizes driving consistency, reporting, and leadership of a small team, with focus on governance of item

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of item management, master data, product data administration, procurement operations, or related function.
• 1-3 years of experience leading work activities, coordinating team workload, or supervising team members.
• Experience supporting data governance, taxonomy standards, or system implementation initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages item management operations, including item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting to support standardized product information across the organization.
• Oversees governance for item attributes and taxonomy categories, including alignment with product lifecycle management data and required field completeness, and determines the need for creation of new taxonomy categories based on business requirements and data standards.
• Leads cross-entity item mapping activities and coordinates communication of standardized item identifiers and required updates to stakeholders, while leading and supporting item management and taxonomy alignment projects.
• Facilitates recurring status and check-in meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners to track deliverables, resolve constraints, and maintain project cadence.
• Develops and distributes weekly reporting, dashboards, and analyses to communicate progress, exceptions, and action items.
• Manages issue resolution for data quality, documentation gaps, and process exceptions through closeout, including root cause identification and corrective actions.
• Supervises and supports team members by assigning work, setting priorities, providing coaching, and completing performance management activities in alignment with role expectations.

Skills

Item management

Data governance

Cross-entity coordination

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain

Bachelor’s degree in information systems

Job description

DPR Construction is recruiting for an Assoc Mgr - Item Management in Texas to lead day-to-day item management operations, ensuring standardized product information, taxonomy alignment, and data governance across our systems. You will oversee item creation, maintenance, and mapping while coordinating with internal teams and external partners to maintain cadence and data quality.

The role emphasizes driving consistency, reporting, and leadership of a small team, with focus on governance of item