Staples is the world's largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions. Founded in 1986, Staples today has an annual turnover of $24 billion and ranking third in the world of eCommerce sales. With 85,000 associates worldwide, Staples has a presence in more than 26 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Bringing easy to offices and consumers everywhere!
In January 2015 we opened Global Competence Center in Gdansk. The Center consists of teams responsible for driving major IT and User Experience enhancements for whole European organization, with other teams like Supply Chain, Financial Analysis & Master Data Management also establishing their operations in Gdansk.
This position reports to the Head of Manager Data Governance. The Master Data Steward ensures the Master Data is understood, used and shared effectively, meeting quality and integrity standards, preventing Master Data errors from occurring which would affect EU business processes. He/she is guarding and mastering all operational Master Data Management processes, operates cross domain, overseeing dependencies. The Master Data Steward enforces Master Data Policies, and submits needed Master Data process change requests on behalf of the Master Data Operators.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Actively gets involved with Data entry operators across all EU business units
- Implements and maintain Data Standards and processes
- Implements Data Quality and Master Data Governance metrics
- Focuses on prevention of Data entry errors, Solves Master Data issues
- Guards EU business processes from errors caused by wrongful data entry
- Conducts root cause analysis for Master Data related issues
- Conducts impact analysis
- Maintain and safeguard documentation on procedures and standards
- Advocate for effective application and usage of Master Data
- Identify opportunities for improvement
- Actively champions and participates in Master Data Management projects and initiatives
- Passion for Master Data Quality and Data Management
- Broad understanding of Master Data, Master data flows and processes
- Able to establish credibility across business and IT, in a multicultural and multilingual European environment
- Able to translate Business Requirements into Data Solutions
- Able to gain involvement and participation on Master Data Management projects
- Able to deliver on goals and objectives
- Adherence to governance policies and procedures
- Willing and able to travel within Europe, at least 60% of time
Education and Experience:
- Minimum Bachelor degree is required
- Experience with Master Data Management
- Experience with Service Request tools
- Highly Proficient in MS Office
- Fluent in English, written and spoken
- Experience with SAP MDG is a plus
- Background in Retail Industry is a plus
- General Business Domains Understanding (Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Merchandizing, Supply Chain) knowledge is a plus
Key behavioural criteria:
- Strong communication skills
- Proactive
- Problem solver
- Analytical
- Accurate
- Head of Master Data Governance
- Master Data Domain Consultants
- Head of Master Data Management
- Manager of EIC
- Data operators for all domains in all Business Units
- Competitive salary + annual bonuses
- Multisport card, private health care and group insurance
- 50% parking cover
- Relax room in the office
- Birthday gifts, Christmas vouchers, and integration events
- Technical or managerial career path
- Great location - modern office in Olivia Business Center
- Ergonomic office equipment, e.g. standing desks
- Free access to locker-room for cyclists
- Opportunity to join our great football team
- Flexible working hours and home office, if needed
- Multinational work environment
- Soft skills trainings
We give a possibility of help with relocation process.
