Manager, Master Data

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Requisition ID

152902

Position Summary

SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the end-to-end planning and management of financial and related master data for the Nestlé Finance and Control (F&C) organization. This role will act as the F&C Data Steward responsible for the data governance and quality management that enable “rock solid” financial and management reporting. The organizational scope of this role will be supporting all Operating Companies receiving service from the shared service teams supported by the Chief Accounting Office. The focus includes all key data elements and their system setup/configuration that support F&C processes (period end close, dynamic forecast, etc.) and applications (SAP, Blackline, Oracle, etc.). You will apply your data management expertise, analytical & project management capabilities, leadership skills, finance subject-matter knowledge and technical understanding to build and lead a data quality management plan, drive organizational data maturity, and leverage and influence cross-functional governance. The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with the ability to think strategically and execute on a vision while managing the details and delivering results.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Data Stewardship:
•Build and lead a data quality management plan to define high-quality and achieve clean trusted data
•Drive organizational data maturity through a data quality mindset, related behaviors, and supporting trainings and materials
•Represent and advocate for F&C in enterprise cross-functional data governance
Data Quality Management:
•Define and document data definitions and data quality requirements in partnership with process owners and IT experts
•Monitor F&C data quality by assessing data against standards, report findings and lead corrective actions including root cause analysis and data cleansing initiatives
•Define processes and guidelines for creating and maintaining F&C data in accordance with data standards
•Participate in technology and process development projects to ensure required changes to data definitions and requirements are identified, governed, and implemented
Data Governance (in partnership with functional Data Stewards and other data governance and IT team members):
•Ensure understanding and implementation of F&C data requirements, and data elements not owned by F&C
•Ensure changes to critical data elements are controlled and managed cross-functionally and act as project lead for implementation of such changes.
•Define enterprise data procedures and policies
•Enforce enterprise data related policies, to ensure compliance with the data privacy, security and data governance standards
•Review and approve access to data lake functional/product folders

REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field required; MBA preferred
•Formal training/certification in Data Management & SAP Organizational Structures and Design (FICO module)
•Minimum 5 years of experience managing complex business data implementation initiatives, including successfully managing multiple functional and technical projects in a fast-paced environment
•Experience with SAP master data setup and maintenance preferred, experience with multiple types (material, vendor, customer, etc.) a plus
•Analytic skills to review data quality results, generate insights, identify root causes, and take actions
•Data analysis skills to understand the usage and transformation of data in advanced analytics
•Language and visualization skills to bring consensus to definitions and models so that people can understand data
•Strategic thinking to see opportunities to use data to serve customers and meet goals
#LI-MS1

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Requisition ID

152902

Position Summary

SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the end-to-end planning and management of financial and related master data for the Nestlé Finance and Control (F&C) organization. This role will act as the F&C Data Steward responsible for the data governance and quality management that enable “rock solid” financial and management reporting. The organizational scope of this role will be supporting all Operating Companies receiving service from the shared service teams supported by the Chief Accounting Office. The focus includes all key data elements and their system setup/configuration that support F&C processes (period end close, dynamic forecast, etc.) and applications (SAP, Blackline, Oracle, etc.). You will apply your data management expertise, analytical & project management capabilities, leadership skills, finance subject-matter knowledge and technical understanding to build and lead a data quality management plan, drive organizational data maturity, and leverage and influence cross-functional governance. The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with the ability to think strategically and execute on a vision while managing the details and delivering results.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Data Stewardship:
•Build and lead a data quality management plan to define high-quality and achieve clean trusted data
•Drive organizational data maturity through a data quality mindset, related behaviors, and supporting trainings and materials
•Represent and advocate for F&C in enterprise cross-functional data governance
Data Quality Management:
•Define and document data definitions and data quality requirements in partnership with process owners and IT experts
•Monitor F&C data quality by assessing data against standards, report findings and lead corrective actions including root cause analysis and data cleansing initiatives
•Define processes and guidelines for creating and maintaining F&C data in accordance with data standards
•Participate in technology and process development projects to ensure required changes to data definitions and requirements are identified, governed, and implemented
Data Governance (in partnership with functional Data Stewards and other data governance and IT team members):
•Ensure understanding and implementation of F&C data requirements, and data elements not owned by F&C
•Ensure changes to critical data elements are controlled and managed cross-functionally and act as project lead for implementation of such changes.
•Define enterprise data procedures and policies
•Enforce enterprise data related policies, to ensure compliance with the data privacy, security and data governance standards
•Review and approve access to data lake functional/product folders

REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field required; MBA preferred
•Formal training/certification in Data Management & SAP Organizational Structures and Design (FICO module)
•Minimum 5 years of experience managing complex business data implementation initiatives, including successfully managing multiple functional and technical projects in a fast-paced environment
•Experience with SAP master data setup and maintenance preferred, experience with multiple types (material, vendor, customer, etc.) a plus
•Analytic skills to review data quality results, generate insights, identify root causes, and take actions
•Data analysis skills to understand the usage and transformation of data in advanced analytics
•Language and visualization skills to bring consensus to definitions and models so that people can understand data
•Strategic thinking to see opportunities to use data to serve customers and meet goals
#LI-MS1

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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