Master Data/ Data Governance
- Develop and secure implementation of the Master Data Governance across Global Procurement
- Develop and continuously improve lifecycle processes for efficient master data in across Source to Pay.
- Ensure effective master data governance disciplines across Global Procurement to establish data quality rules and ensure effective data quality program.
- Maintain and update governance documents, ensure alignment across data owners and center of excellence forum.
- Provide governance subject matter expertise across the integration process for projects and to ensure data is being governed properly.
- Facilitate forums to communicate governance practices and principles to improve data literacy and compliance.
- Serve as a data-driven change agent and advocate, persuading and influencing the organization at the grassroots level on the importance of governance.
Continuous Improvement & Compliance:
- Support continuous improvement efforts to ensure processes minimize manual effort associated with collecting and refreshing data
- Ensure that data and analytics practices within procurement adhere to relevant regulatory requirements
Key Stakeholder Management
- Build strong working relationships within Global Procurement and other functions to develop a shared understanding of Master Data Management requirements, business processes and functional inter-dependencies.
- Closely collaborate with the Data & Analytics team to understand the Analytics roadmap and uses cases
- Manage interconnection between data, analytics, process, and technology to enable Digital roadmap
Must-Have Skills:
- Familiarity with industry best practices for data governance
- Knowledge and understanding of driving organization change for data governance
- Experienced in establishing and enforcing standards, processes, policies and procedures to support data quality and management
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex information product constructs, databases and data structures
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to flexibly multi-task between strategy-related work and tactical in the trenches work. Ability to produce measurable business results while working under time constraints.
- Procurement expertise with experience in a broad range of systems and data platformsSAP, SAP S4 Hana, SAP Master Data Management, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Celonis, etc...
Good-to-Have Skills:
Prior experience in managing teams
Soft Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
- Ability to navigate ambiguity
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
- Influencing and Change Management skills
Basic Qualifications:
- B.S./B.A.
- Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant business experience
- Minimum of 2-3 years of multi-disciplined procurement experience
- Minimum of 1 years Pharmaceutical Procurement experience
