Item Management & Taxonomy Lead

DPR Construction; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a data governance and item management professional to lead daily item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure standardized product information and taxonomy alignment across systems.

The role emphasizes governance of item attributes, data quality, and timely delivery. You will supervise a team, drive dashboards and analyses, and help advance data governance initiatives within a large,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 5-7 years of experience in item management, master data, product data administration, procurement operations, or a related function required.
• 1-3 years of experience leading work activities, coordinating team workload, or supervising team members required.

Responsibilities

• Manages item management operations, including item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting activities, 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

Stakeholder coordination

Reporting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, information systems, or related field

Job description

DPR Construction is seeking a data governance and item management professional to lead daily item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure standardized product information and taxonomy alignment across systems.

The role emphasizes governance of item attributes, data quality, and timely delivery. You will supervise a team, drive dashboards and analyses, and help advance data governance initiatives within a large,