Material Master Analyst

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, supply chain.
• 13 years of experience in material master data, master data management, supply chain operations, inventory, procurement support or technical cataloguing for materials.
• Working knowledge of SAP material master concepts; exposure to SAP MM ECC and MDG transactions or ERP master-data workflows is preferred.
• Good practical knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, lookups, text functions, conditional formatting, and data validation.
• Ability to interpret technical descriptions, manufacturer part numbers, datasheets and product catalogues.
• Clear written and verbal English, with the ability to explain data issues and request clarifications professionally.

Preferred capabilities

• Exposure to oil and gas, energy, manufacturing, engineering services or industrial spare-parts data.
• Understanding of material taxonomy, nounmodifier conventions, UNSPSC, units of measure and manufacturer normalization.
• Experience with workflow or case-management tools such as Salesforce (not Mandatory), and reporting tools such as Power BI (Not Mandatory).
• Awareness of data-quality dimensions, duplicate prevention, change controls and audit evidence.
• Basic understanding of maintenance, inventory and procurement processes, including bills of material and plant extensions.