Key Skills

Job Description

As an Activity & Masterdata Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful implementation of product and packaging innovations, renovations, artwork updates, and lifecycle changes within the factory. You will be responsible for the accurate creation, maintenance, and deactivation of material master data across multiple systems, while coordinating activities and timelines with Supply Chain, Technology, Planning, Quality, Finance, logistics partners, and business teams. By maintaining high data quality and ensuring operational readiness, you will support the timely introduction and transition of products while contributing to cost, cash, service, and quality objectives. Key areas of focus include new product introductions, artwork changes, SKU lifecycle management, and master data creation and governance. Responsibilities Create, update, maintain, and deactivate product and packaging master data throughout the material lifecycle. Ensure master data complies with internal policies and global governance standards. Maintain accurate, complete, and consistent information across SAP, Tekdan, PLM Optiva, Orsoft, and related systems. Review, process, and where appropriate challenge data change requests submitted by business stakeholders. Validate data provided by other departments and identify inconsistencies before they impact operations. Monitor data alignment between internal systems and the WMS platforms used by external logistics partners such as DSV. Serve as a central point of contact for product and packaging master data and coordinate alignment between Technology, Planning, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, and CBUs. Coordinate master data activities for projects and business cycles, including initiatives such as Cybele and budget cycles. Manage portfolio changes and ensure relevant stakeholders receive timely and accurate information. Communicate project progress, risks, dependencies, and potential operational impacts across functions. Support scenario planning and highlight the consequences of delays, changes, or deviations from agreed timelines. Provide technical information and lead times required for artwork creation, artwork updates, and new product introductions. Coordinate SKU and artwork phase-in and phase-out activities across the product portfolio. Support testing activities in simulation environments for new systems, warehouse implementations, and master data processes. Ensure materials are correctly configured throughout their lifecycle. Coordinate required write-off and cross-charge activities when products or materials are changed or discontinued. Prepare and validate system data to ensure factory readiness for launches, product changes, transitions, and deactivations. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Supply Chain, Operations, or a comparable discipline. 0 to 3 years of relevant professional experience, ideally within Supply Chain, manufacturing, operations, or master data management. Strong operational knowledge of SAP. Good proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and other applications used for operational coordination and reporting. Fluent written and spoken English. Excellent attention to detail, with a strong focus on accuracy and data quality. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Proactive and customer-focused approach to work. Comfortable collaborating with multiple functions in a complex manufacturing or Supply Chain environment. Confident in questioning or challenging requests when necessary to safeguard master data integrity. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to work effectively when information is incomplete or priorities change. Well-organized and capable of coordinating several activities, dependencies, and deadlines simultaneously. Energetic, motivated, and collaborative, with a strong team-oriented mindset.

Core Responsibilities

Create, maintain, validate, and deactivate product and packaging master data across SAP and related systems, ensuring data quality and compliance throughout the material lifecycle. Coordinate product launches, artwork and portfolio changes, system testing, and operational readiness with internal functions and external logistics partners.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Supply Chain, Operations, or a comparable discipline is required, along with 0–3 years of relevant experience, ideally in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, or master data management. Candidates should have strong operational knowledge of SAP, Excel proficiency, fluent English, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication, analytical, and coordination skills.