Master Data Specialist

Title: Master Data Specialist

Location: Sysco Corporate

Full time

Compensation Range:

$25.38 - $38.08/hr

You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.

JOB SUMMARY

This position performs activities required to create, change, validate and rationalize enterprise master data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review, validate and execute global master data create & change requests in a multi-system environment.

• Perform basic statistical and relational analysis of large data sets to identify and correct inconsistencies and anomalies.

• Validate and syndicate changes to master data (Customer, Material, Vendor) as approved by the business review process including but not limited to requests to create, change, extend, block/unblock, activate/deactivate, or otherwise modify master data.

• Analyze, validate, prioritize and execute requests for mass maintenance of Customer, Material, and Vendor master data to ensure the appropriate standards and governance rules are maintained.

• Monitor workload balancing system and process constraints to ensure service level targets are maintained.

• Communicate and liaise with business units to thoroughly understand business requirements and the impact of master data changes.

• Inform and advise requestors and key stakeholders of status as appropriate.

• Check, validate and execute Customer and Vendor hierarchy create and change requests.

• React to escalation notices to expedite creation or changes to master data by prioritizing and rebalancing other requests using a defined escalation protocol as needed.

• Apply business rules and best practices when reviewing requests to identify errors in global data fields and reject, escalate or remediates errors.

• Mult-task in a multi-functional environment while maintaining service level targets.

• Prioritize, execute, follow up and track data collection and validation projects (RFD).

• Maintain and enhance Customer, Material and Vendor master data governance rules, standard operating procedures (SOPs), naming convention and other enterprise data standards.

• Liaises closely with other business units throughout the organization as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High School diploma.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience

• At least 2 years of related experience analyzing, validating and posting data or a bachelor's degree.

• Experience and knowledge of departmental functions, terminology and interrelationships for data types such as: Customer (Create, Accounts Receivable, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Customer Support, etc.), Vendor (Create, Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, etc.), and Material (Create and Change, Procurement, Supply Chain, etc.).

• Wholesale foodservice distribution experience, master data analysis or similar data management experience preferred.

Professional Skills

• Ability to select and consistently apply standard policies and procedures.

• Basic statistical and relational analysis skills including sound logical reasoning.

• Able to analyze and resolve questions and problems independently.

• Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to furnish concise information.

• Can work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, high transaction team environment.

• Complete work within defined service targets in situations with tight turnarounds and deadlines.

• Intermediate to Advanced Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with a particular emphasis on MS Excel, SAP, and SAP-Master Data Management application experience preferred.