Masterdata Manager
Woodlands Dairy · Eastern Cape
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- Woodlands Dairy is seeking an experienced and driven Masterdata Manager to establish, govern and manage master data across multiple systems, sites and business processes. This business-critical role will ensure the accuracy, consistency and integrity of data supporting planning, procurement, finance, manufacturing, sales and reporting activities across the organisation.
Key Performance Areas
- Develop and implement a group master data governance framework across all business units.
- Define data ownership, roles and responsibilities across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales and Procurement.
- Establish and enforce master data policies, standards and procedures, including audit and control requirements.
- Drive standardisation of data definitions and structures across systems and sites.
- Manage key master data domains, including customer, supplier and procurement data, material/SKU, Bills of Material, production data, milk sourcing data, pricing and trade terms.
- Oversee the creation, maintenance, and deletion of master data objects, supported by effective validation and approval of workflows.
- Ensure data is accurate, complete, consistent, and synchronised across ERP and related systems.
- Support system implementations, upgrades, and integrations from a master data perspective.
- Implement data quality monitoring, reporting, cleansing, and issue-resolution processes.
- Identify the root causes of data errors and drive corrective actions.
- Manage changes to master data structures and standards, including impact assessment across systems and business processes.
- Continuously improve master data processes and support business transformation and integration initiatives.
- Develop data management capability and provide guidance to business users on master data standards and processes.
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Sales and Operations teams to strengthen data integrity and accountability.
Knowledge & Skills
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Information Systems, Business or related field.
- 8 to 10 years' experience in master data management, ERP systems or supply chain data environments.
- Experience in multi-site or multi-system environments, preferably within FMCG or manufacturing.
- Proven experience in data governance, data quality management, and system integration.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems and master data structures.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement capability.