SAP Master Data Specialist

Company: Retail Company

Position: SAP Master Data Specialist

Contract: Permanent

Location: London

Salary: 55,000 - 60,000 GBP + 10% Bonus

Job responsibilities

1. Own master data end to end

• Create, maintain and quality-assure master data across products/articles, customers, vendors, pricing, seasonal/assortment data and compliance.

• Make sure data flows correctly from source systems through to our ERP and on to warehouse, e-commerce and other applications, so the business can order, ship, sell and report without interruption.

1. Products, pricing & seasons

• Maintain the product/article master and support the seasonal product lifecycle, pricing and range readiness - understanding the commercial context behind each step.

• Ensure product weights, volumes and dimensions are accurate for warehousing and shipping.

1. Customers & vendors

• Set up and maintain customer and vendor records accurately, applying proper controls and segregation of duties to protect the business.

1. Compliance data

• Own customs / commodity code data, product composition, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting, recognising the direct impact on cost, compliance and the ability to trade in Europe.

• Take particular care with data that has downstream consequences if wrong - commodity codes, weights & volumes and pricing - given the effect on compliance, warehouse processing and margins.

1. Governance, quality & support

• Uphold master data standards, governance and authorization controls, and drive continuous improvement in data quality.

• Act as the go-to point of contact for master data queries, translating business needs into practical system solutions.

• Help establish this capability in-house from the ground up and enable business teams to manage their recurring data over time, while retaining overall ownership and governance.

Experience

• End-to-end retail process - Strong understanding of how a retail/fashion business works end to end - from product creation and range selection through pricing, seasonal planning, ordering, warehousing and e-commerce - and the business context behind master data, not just the system steps.

• SAP master data - Several years' hands-on SAP master data experience across product/article, business partner (customer & vendor), pricing and organisational data, ideally in a retail or fashion environment.

• Informatica / MDM - Practical experience with Informatica (or a comparable MDM/ETL platform) - data enrichment, quality rules and distributing data to downstream systems.

• Data integration - Good grasp of how master data flows from source systems through integration layers into an ERP and out to warehouse, e-commerce and other applications.

• Compliance data - Familiarity with product compliance data - customs / commodity codes, product weight, volume & dimensions, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting - and its impact on cost and the ability to trade.

• Compliance data - Familiarity with product compliance data - customs / commodity codes, product weight, volume & dimensions, packaging and producer-responsibility reporting - and its impact on cost and the ability to trade.

• Governance & controls - Understanding of master data governance, data quality, authorisation design, and segregation-of-duties controls.

We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Thank you for understanding.

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