Assistant​/Manager, Material Master Data

Title:

Assistant / Manager, Material Master Data

Job

Location:

ST Engineering Hub, SG

The Material Master Data Manager/Assistant Manager takes an active, hands‑on role in shaping, establishing, and implementing the organization’s Material Master Data governance as part of a large‑scale SAP to ECC to S4/Hana transformation. This position operates within a dynamic, fast‑changing environment where processes, governance frameworks, and standards are still being developed. It demands a strong mix of strategic thinking and practical action—translating broad governance goals into actionable standards, data dictionaries, and operating procedures, while collaborating closely with Business Units, IT, and SAP teams to drive adoption and ensure data readiness for go‑live.

The successful candidate is expected to own assigned problem areas end‑to‑end, work effectively with ambiguity and competing priorities, and actively contribute to defining solutions.

• Data Governance Framework:
  • Interview Business Units, define problem statements and objectives related to data governance to address existential data challenges.
  • Assist SM, Material Master Data to co‑develop the Data Strategy, aligning it with the organization’s broad goals and objectives.
  • During each interaction with stakeholders, identify & pin down critical data elements and entities that are crucial for the organization’s operations and decision‑making processes, persuade, convince business stakeholders to adopt the new rules. Establish the Data Governance structure and council to oversee and govern data‑related activities.
  • Proactively approach the Business Units to appoint and induct data owners, stewards for different data fields, ensuring clear accountability and responsibility, ultimately increasing stakeholder buy‑in across the organization.
• Master & Reference Data Management:
  • Implement a new Master Data Management (MDM) platform (BTP) to centralize and manage master and reference data efficiently.
  • Keep abreast of latest industry innovations and provide circular feedback to revisit and update, or establish new MDM operations, processes, and workflows.
  • Support SM, Material Master to drive necessary change management efforts to ensure successful adoption and integration of the MDM platform across the organization.
• Metadata Management:
  • Define an end‑to‑end Metadata framework to standardize metadata management practices.
  • Operationalize the Business Glossary & Data Dictionary, ensuring consistent definitions and understanding of data across the organization as required.
  • Work with SAP Team to co‑design the BTP platform as a solution for the best‑fit metadata management tool and integrate it with the S4 HANA.
  • Develop processes and guidelines for metadata capture, maintenance, and usage to facilitate data discovery and understanding.
• Data Quality Metrics:
  • Establish a comprehensive Data Quality framework, including data quality dimensions, metrics, and thresholds.
  • Define policies and procedures for Data Quality Management, outlining data validation, cleansing, and monitoring processes.
  • Develop KPIs and measures to assess and track data quality improvement initiatives; conduct data analysis to identify data anomalies, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement.
• Data Capabilities:
  • Drive awareness campaigns and organize data literacy sessions to promote a data‑driven culture within the organization.
  • Assist the Senior Manager to establish Cross‑Functional Data Forums to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing among different teams and departments.
  • Develop a data stewardship plan to engage and empower end‑users as data stewards, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and governance.
• Accountability:
  • Monitor data usage across teams and provide insights on best practices and trends in data utilization.
  • Lead the data assessment of new digital initiatives at the solution design stage to ensure data governance requirements are considered and incorporated.
  • Establish project budget dashboard to ensure at all times that the project costs remain under control leading up to project launch.

• Full adoption of the data governance framework by the…