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SKU & Master Data Specialist is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and governance of product and manufacturing master data within the AS400 (Infor A+) ERP system supporting Henry Schein's Manufacturing Services Organization (MSO). Supporting manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution, this role serves as a key cross-functional partner to Product Development, Purchasing, Planning, Operations, and Finance, ensuring SKUs, BOMs, routings, manufacturing sequences, and related attributes are accurately established and maintained.
This role exercises independent judgement in setting planning parameters, production run strategies and inter-site inventory movements that directly affect service levels, inventory investment and manufacturing efficiency. The successful candidate will have hands-on ERP experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage data integrity across multiple business functions. Experience with AS400/Infor A+ is preferred; SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, or similar ERP experience is also relevant.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - SKU and Master Data: Own the end-to-end setup and maintenance of SKU master data within AS400 (Infor A+), ensuring accurate and complete item, BOM, routing, and related records.
- Data Integrity: Maintain accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of master data, including dimensions, weights, units of measure, pricing, tax codes, and other critical product attributes.
- BOM and Routing: Develop, maintain, and validate Bills of Material, routings, and manufacturing sequences to ensure system data accurately reflects current products and processes across manufacturing, packaging, and distribution.
- Planning Parameters & Inventory Policy: Independently determines and sets item planning parameters (order policy codes, lot sizes, safety stock, reorder points, and lead times) for manufactured and purchased items, based on analysis of demand history, variability, capacity, and service-level targets. Has authority to approve and implement parameter changes and is accountable for their impact on inventory investment, service levels, and production efficiency. Monitors parameter performance and revises policy when results deviate from targets.
- Production Run Optimization: Analyzes demand, on-hand inventory, and open work orders to determine optimal manufacturing and packaging run quantities and sequencing, balancing changeover cost, capacity, and carrying cost. Recommends and implements run strategies with Planning and Operations to reduce setups, combine orders, and prevent stock-outs.
- Inter-Site Inventory Movement: Evaluates inventory positions across MSO manufacturing and distribution sites and decides when and how much to transfer between locations to balance stock, avoid back orders, and reduce excess and aging inventory. Initiates transfer and maintains the related sourcing and transfer parameters in the ERP.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a subject matter resource for master data requirements, working with Product Management, Merchandising, Procurement, Engineering, Logistics, Planning, Manufacturing, Packaging, and Distribution to ensure accurate and complete product information.
- Data Governance Authority: Establishes and approves master data standards, naming conventions, and governance rules. Resolves conflicting requirements between functions and determines when deviation from standard practice is justified by business need.
- Ongoing Data Maintenance: Analyze and maintain item attributes, product statuses, BOMs, routings, and sequences to ensure master data remains current and aligned with business and operational requirements.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to improve master data processes, data quality, system functionality, and controls, while supporting special projects and other business initiatives as needed.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: - 3-5 years of experience working with master data, ERP systems, inventory, supply chain, or related business processes; experience with AS400/Infor A+ preferred. Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Epicor are also relevant.
- Strong working knowledge of item master data, Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, manufacturing sequences, and inventory planning parameters.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, validate, and maintain complex data sets with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of data governance principles, data standards, and quality controls, with the ability to identify discrepancies and determine appropriate corrective actions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate data issues and understand their impact on purchasing, planning, manufacturing, packaging, and distribution.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data validation, cleansing, analysis, and management of large data sets.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to gather requirements, resolve data discrepancies, and serve as a subject matter resource for master data.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing, packaging, distribution, inventory, and supply chain processes preferred. Experience in an ISO 13485 / 21 CFR Part 820 regulated manufacturing environment a plus.
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GENERAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES: - Good understanding of industry practices
- Proficient with tools, systems, and procedures
- Basic planning/organizational skills and techniques
- Good decision making, analysis and problem solving skills with ability to multi-task
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good presentation and public speaking skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Basic conflict resolution skills
- Developing professional credibility
MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: - Typically 3 to 5 or more years of increasing responsibility in terms of any applicable professional experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION: - Typically a Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in related discipline.
TRAVEL / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:- Travel typically less than 10%. Office environment. No special physical demands required.
KNOWLEDGE: - Advanced intermediate level professional; knowledge within own discipline and developing basic knowledge of organization, processes and customers. Good judgment, sound analytical ability, evaluation, originality and ingenuity required to perform tasks. Frequently apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of a particular field. Apply company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of routine and non-routine issues.
COMPLEXITY: - Work on problems of moderate scope and impact where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Analyze possible solutions using standard procedures to solve a range of straightforward problems; may recommend solutions to business challenges. Demonstrate good judgment within defined procedures and practices for obtaining solutions. Build productive internal/external working relationships.
SUPERVISION: - Receive a moderate level of instruction on day-to-day work and general instruction on new projects or assignments. Assignments can be broad in nature.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: - Typically, to advance to a new job level, TSMs must demonstrate professional behavior and should consistently be at the high-end of meets expectations or consistently exceed expectations.
- For more information about career opportunities at Henry Schein, please visit our website at: www.henryschein.com/careers
Benefits available include: Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage, 401K Plan with Company Match, Generous Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, Income Protection, Work Life Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Educational Benefits, Worldwide Scholarship Program and Volunteer Opportunities.
*Benefits may vary by location or status.
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