Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution, and they are seeking a Master Data Specialist to perform activities required to create, change, validate, and rationalize enterprise master data. The role involves reviewing and executing master data requests, performing data analysis, and ensuring compliance with data governance standards.
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 remediate 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
Skills
- High School diploma
- 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.)
- 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
- Bachelor's degree
- Wholesale foodservice distribution experience, master data analysis or similar data management experience
- Intermediate to Advanced Experience with Microsoft Office Suite with a particular emphasis on MS Excel, SAP, and SAP-Master Data Management application experience
Benefits
- You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.
- For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com
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