Master Data Lead

Master Data Lead (FMCG / Food Production)

Leicester LE4

Salary band: £48,000 per annum

One of the UK’s leading Food Production companies is looking to strengthen it’s internal technology team with the appointment of a Master Data Lead, to be based in Leicestershire.

The business produces some of the UK’s most recognisable brands and employs over 10,000 people nationwide. They remain a family business who take great pride in their products, their people and their values. You will play a key role in supporting Supply Chain and Planning systems within the business, developing their existing business systems, mitigating business risk and maintaining supplier and customer service throughout.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Ensure all Supply chain systems are maintained, and any incidents are diagnosed and resolved in a timely manner (Evolve/AX/Excel spreadsheets & Bi Reports)
Take ownership for major or complex issues and manage through to resolution, liaising with Group IT and external IT system providers
Set up new suppliers, customers and Depots within Evolve
Oversee data transfer between systems, Microsoft AX – Evolve- Excel
Maintenance of Items within Microsoft AX – item setup, BOM maintenance, pricing of items and finished goods.
Communicate and manage all IT downtime and system upgrades on site, provide advice and guidance as necessary
Responsible for sharing best practice and keeping up to date with latest developments from around the group, industry and our software vendors
The Perfect Candidate will have…

Experience of MRP or ERP systems preferably in FMCG environment

Knowledge/Experience using Microsoft AX (Dynamics), SQL Reporting, Power BI, Microsoft Excel
Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
Flexible approach to working/working in a team.
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. 

Personal Attributes & Behaviours

This is a business facing role and the personal attributes and behaviours reflect this:

Good communication skills:
Ability to deliver clear and precise written and verbal communications and translate complex technical and / or business information in an understandable non-technical way
Strong stakeholder management skills:
Ability to manage expectations effectively across a wide variety of stakeholders and deliver difficult messages where necessary with tact.
Excellent negotiation & influencing skills:
Ability to manage competing demands and work to achieve buy in for the right solution across functions & teams
Salary and Benefits

In return, the business offers a competitive salary package and a terrific set of benefits and working conditions.

Salary estimate is approx. £45,000 - £48,000 per annum.

Benefits include:

Enhanced pension scheme
Private health scheme
Employee discount scheme
Experience annual pay reviews
Profit related pay
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