Material Master Job Description

Material Master Job Description

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Material master provides guidance for business process / systemic requirements impacting ERP systems (mainly SAP) and / or Master Data.

Material Master Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Execute material processes for data maintenance in SAP, including product data cleansing
Interacts significantly with Master Data Lead, fellow Stewards, stakeholders across Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Finance, and SAP and DSP solution team leadership
Lead the monthly and annual Budgeting and Planning Cycle (timing, alerts, data validation)
Oversee operation of MDM Product group delivering master data maintenance
Ensure high-quality master data in a timely and efficient manner
Manage and resolve performance issues
Follow up and secure the team’s performance targets
Work with team and individual goal setting, performance reviews and evaluation including salary settings and revisions
Develop high performing and motivated employees
This individual will work with moderate guidance on the end-to-end material and BOM creation process

Material Master Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Material Master

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, IQCP, CDMP, SAP, PMP, S4, CPIM, CIMP, CSCP, MM

Education for Material Master

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the material master job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Engineering, Business/Administration, Technical, Education, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Manufacturing, Associates

Skills for Material Master

Desired skills for material master include:

SAP
Data management to streamline data storage
Maintenance and retrieval process
Product line administration systems
Tracking
Various systems to troubleshoot issues and also determine their root cause
Microsoft Excel
Sales Operation and Order Management
Supply Chain function
SAP will be considered essential

Desired experience for material master includes:

Manage domestically sourced material data in EPIS and ET-2000
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Math or related field
Advanced Excel experience (pivot tables, databases, macros)
Background in handling Material Master Data
Ability to work at a detailed level (validating converted data, ) at a higher level (creating & delivering training materials, organizing and leading meetings)
Responsible for executing the end to end Material Master Process

Material Master Examples

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Material Master Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material master. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material master
  • Ensure data in the SAP CRM product master and the Web Catalogue are synchronised
  • Active involvement in the redesign of the material master setup in VISION (SAP) that will provide unique material number per product and supplier
  • Participate in testing of bug fixes and newly developed functions in SAP and CRM related to material master
  • Assists leads from other Mach 1 process areas responsible for creating the material master records (purchasing, requirements, logistics, quality and accounting) when needed
  • Facilitate cross functional teams in gathering requirements, defining and documenting processes using IT solutions
  • Design or replicate IT solutions to provide data analysis and report key metrics to business drive changes to maintain expected results
  • Support Material Master Manager to manage Key user activities
  • Develop, update, block, release, and extend master data records
  • Troubleshoot master data records
  • Develop functional documentation and technical specifications
Qualifications for material master
  • Facilitate introductions & implementation of the new IS/IT solutions to deploy (ex
  • Ability to lead the analysis of consumer insights, trend foresight and competitive benchmark to drive the contextual opportunity for the Branded product offer
  • Coordinate and direct CMF design research by optimizing the methodologies, tools leveraging internal and external network of experts
  • Direct and Inspire surprising and relevant CMF scenarios / concepts that explore potential or articulate a proposition, based on contextual analysis
  • Identify and develop appropriate tools (mood boards, sketching, 3D modeling, rendering) to define and communicate CMF concepts
  • Drive effective and appropriate CMF hierarchies by understanding the meaning and effect of these on the brand, audience, market and culture
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Material Master Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of material master. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material master
  • Provide gap analysis and develop associated business process and sub-process documentation
  • Assist in identification and creation of unit test scenarios and test scripts
  • Recommend changes to improve overall data quality, improve processing times, and anticipate future needs
  • Assist leads from other Mach 1 process areas responsible for creating the material master records (purchasing, requirements, logistics, quality and accounting) when needed
  • Leads, and site stakeholders
  • Identifies and implements Material Master Data governance best practices
  • Investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves Material Master Data issues
  • Facilitates cross functional meetings with various stakeholders and end-users to drive continuous improvements
  • Delivers training, presentations, workshops, and group communications
  • Negotiates with sites to drive agreements on common material data elements.Data Design – Manages Master Data domain across the enterprise, ensuring high levels of data quality, integrity, availability and privacy
Qualifications for material master
  • Proactively provide solution-oriented input to design processes and product applications, based on the roadmap and knowledge of technical constraints, material properties, manufacturing technologies, suppliers
  • Able to challenge the constraints and define new directions - and to engage in early supplier involvement
  • Degree or higher-level qualification in appropriate field such as Industrial Design or Fine Arts
  • More than 10 years of Professional CMF experience with large global portfolio scope
  • A proven track record of thought leadership within function – Ability to inspire others
  • Willingness to travel and represent the Design Team in Multi-Functional meetings
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a material master. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for material master
  • Data Quality - Monitors/audits master data and remediates issues to maintain defined levels of quality
  • Workflow/Process – Defines and oversees enterprise adherence with consistent master data workflow for Create, Update, and Delete process
  • Client Relationship Management - Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with management and various stakeholders, including but not limited to ERP teams and legacy business process owners
  • Harmonization – Drives harmonization of material master data elements across the enterprise and facilitates negotiations across sites to achieve harmonization when differences exist
  • Develop an achievable master production schedule for designated production plant(s)
  • Manage Product Material Master processes and work distribution to support day-to-day operations, product launch and projects
  • Champion Product Material Master data quality and Master Data Management (MDM) business rules
  • In collaboration with the Quality Assurance Team ensure function and legal compliance to governance or policies
  • Collaborate with functional owners, SBUs, project teams, Global Regions, and vendors to streamline Product Material Master processes
  • Educate and train functional contributors on the product launch process
Qualifications for material master
  • Other European languages are a benefit
  • Is high analytical and has a pragmatic approach and an insatiable drive to see problems to conclusion
  • Must have leadership ability and be comfortable accounting for deliverables in a high profile project team
  • Candidate must be a self-starter with the ability to work with limited direction
  • Involved in the Bill-Of-Material (BOM) phase of the Material Life Cycle program which is going to connect the raw materials from GIMM with the semi-finished products from Product Master Data domain
  • Master Data architecture, concept and design
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Material Master Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of material master. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material master
  • Strive to lead the Americas in Product Material Master best practices
  • Ensure high quality and accurate data through regular monitoring and review, identification of issues and corresponding corrections
  • Prepare data analytics and reports on material master as required
  • Lead the review of business process on material master including the possible development of a workflow application for material master data maintenance
  • Provide support on material master related issues, coordinate resolution of issues with other stakeholders
  • Provide training and guidance SD staff on material master and relationship to supply chain functions
  • Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or Centre Chief
  • Observes safety regulations and exhibits a concern for safety
  • Written and oral communications are organized, clear, concise and accurate
  • Assesses and prioritizes work requirements
Qualifications for material master
  • 1 year experience in a data related role, ideally in material master or an Order to Cash environment in a multinational organisation and/or Shared Services environment
  • Experience of creating, managing and analyzing records/data through computerized systems, ideally in multinational organisation and/or Shared Services environment
  • An understanding of finance business processes
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a multinational organization and/or Shared Services environment with a good business acumen and good excel spreadsheet skills
  • In the absence of a 4-year degree in an appropriate field of study, this position requires an additional five (5) years of related experience
  • Recommended 2 years Data Management/Supply Chain experience
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Material Master Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a material master. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for material master
  • Responsible for entries and maintaining the Plant Level Material Masters
  • As instructed by the Project Engineer, establishes system generated plant BOM’s, through the extension of plant BOM from Global BOM’s
  • Checks drawings and Global Bills of Materials prepared by others
  • Learn/become proficient with new software packages to assist in operation and performance of department
  • Assist with expediting, under direction and supervision of Operational Procurement Manager
  • Responsible for executing the end to end Material Master Process.Responsible for participating
  • Participate on business project teams to manage gathering of master data for new products and changes to product lines
  • Participate in complex process and system cross-functional projects and initiatives and represent McCormick Shared Services in business planning activities, and supports business optimization projects
  • Provide data consultation, knowledge and expertise, resolve data conflicts, and respond to daily inquiries from the business to manage client level data elements
  • Facilitates resolution process for material processing inaccuracies
Qualifications for material master
  • Experience of creating, managing and analyzing records/data through computerized systems, ideally in multinational organization and/or Shared Services environment
  • Experience as a Project Manager/or/and managing complex projects with dynamically shifting goals would be an advantage
  • Ability to analyse complex set of information and provide solutions to issues
  • An understanding of supply chain/logistics business processes
  • Strong English Language skills, Dutch would be an advantage
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related discipline

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