Job Summary

Responsible for improving the accuracy, consistency, uniqueness and validity of the company's master data records. Key activities include master data profiling; managing data definitions, documenting standards and business rules; developing data maintenance processes; cleansing master records; performing data quality audits; and training department data stewards on data lifecycle processes, business rules, and best practices. Collaborates closely with both IT and business subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Data profiling and standards development

• Collaborates with subject matter experts to develop data definitions, technical data standards, business rules, and “golden” values for master data fields
• Creates and manages business metadata for published data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable and meaningful to data users
• Profiles master records to help business users understand data volume, data usage, quality problems, trends, etc.

Data cleansing and quality measurement

• Develops tools, processes, and cleansing rules to assist data stewards with data cleansing projects and ongoing data maintenance
• Cleanses and consolidates data to correct data quality problems, such as record duplication, format inconsistency, incompleteness, inaccuracy, and others.
• Defines data quality KPI's and metrics related to data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Measures and communicates progress of data cleansing projects

Data governance processes

• Collaborates with data stewards to develop master data lifecycle process flows, including creation, maintenance and retirement
• Facilitates data governance meetings and builds consensus on emerging data quality needs
• Trains business users on data standards, lifecycle processes, and data governance best practices

Non-essential Functions

• Builds competency as a subject matter expert for data governance policies, security rights, and master data lifecycle processes
• Holds business owners responsible and accountable for reviewing the master data within the specified frequency to ensure it is correct
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or other designate

Qualifications

• A four-year business, computer or technical degree required.
• At least two years of experience in an analytical or technical role, preferably in a wholesale distribution environment.
• High proficiency in MS Access, SQL or other relational database system (understanding of table structures, query development, and form creation)
• Experience with SAP preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical, data-processing and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged
• Prefer project management skills, including planning, resourcing, execution.
• Ability to effectively plan and organize multiple competing workstreams
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
• Must be collaborative and willing to work in a cross-functional and cross-cultural environment

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Frequently
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Physical Activity

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
• Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
• Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently
• Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
• Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
• Use of a computer - Continuously
• Use of a telephone - Frequently
• Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
• Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all
• Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

Additional Information

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.