Role
- Acts as Data Champion and Data Steward at PM APAC level, coordination with PMA and PMEMEA
- Define & implement process, methods to manage data at PM APAC level, in accordance with the Group guidelines
- Identify & Resolve critical data management topics
- Lead Data Management projects, interface with Data Owner at Group level
- Manage main master data in Imerys SAP Global Core Model (Opera), in cooperation with the business stakeholders and the Opera team
- As Business Data Manager, participate in the implementation of SAP Opera in Asia Pacific, master data stream
Responsibilities
- Define & implement processes, methods to manage data at PM APAC level –Produce relevant guidelines and manuals to be followed by the organization (Blue book of Data Management)
- Identify & Resolve critical data management topics
- Initiate, coordinate or lead Data management projects
- Master Data Champion: representing & coordinating PM APAC in the master data and common language Global project, and Imerys Data Management initiatives
- Oversee the transition of Market Segmentation code & Territories Management v1 change to v2
- Coordinate subject matter experts (i.e. Customer codification and creation process, segmentation, Commercial Product and Product groups, ERP Product and Product creation process, Standard costing)
- Make sure that data flow and content provided to the organization and teams are updated & validated through systematic controls and clearly defined processes
- Ensuring Master Data is maintained up-to-date in systems (i.e. legacy BI, CRM), and coordinates / leads so that Data are created and up-to-date in the ERPs including Opera, exception rules
- Create / Update customers, vendors and materials in SAP Opera, using Opera tools and following Opera methodology. Scope covered: PM APAC, countries under Opera
- Identify, implement and homogenize the relevant tools / templates when this is required
- Key interfaces: strong partnership to be built with (i) Sales organizations, (ii) Finance, (iii) Product Managers, (iii) Customer Service (iv) IT, (v) S&OP, (vi) Supply Chain, (vii) Group Data management team
- Assign and approve MAIN-PROD Code and MAIN-CONSUM Code requests by entity via RunMyProcess
Competencies and experience
- Strong communication and project management skills
- Very strong quantitative and analytical capabilities (“data savvy”)
- Strong strategic understanding of business topics
- Financial competencies
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Others: strategic thinking, interpersonal skills, ability to propose solutions
- Advocate for data integrity
- Experience and expert in ERPs (especially SAP and Accpac) and / or Business Intelligence solutions is a plus
Education
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in IT
