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Job Summary
The Business Process Lead - Master Data serves as the enterprise data leader for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role is critical to ensuring data integrity, standardization, and governance as the organization transitions from highly customized legacy systems to a cloud-based, clean-core ERP environment.
Reporting to the Business Process Owner - PLM, this leader provides strategic direction and hands-on oversight of master data design, transformation, migration, and long-term governance. The role includes strong dotted lines to Master Data Business Process Leads (BPLs) across core process areas-Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP), and Record to Report (RTR)- and master data owners across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Master Data Strategy & Design Leadership
- Assist in defining and executing the enterprise master data strategy, including high-level design and future-state governance aligned to SAP S/4HANA best practices.
- Champion the "Clean Core" strategy by enforcing standardized data models and driving the reduction of legacy custom objects.
- Ensure alignment between data architecture, business process design, and long-term ERP sustainability.
Matrix Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment.
- Manage effective dotted-line relationships with functional BPOs to ensure master data supports operational and regulatory needs.
- Facilitate collaboration between data teams and functional process owners to prevent silos and conflicting requirements.
Data Transformation, Quality, and Tooling Execution
- Lead enterprise data transformation activities, including data profiling, cleansing, validation, and readiness.
- Partner with Process Architects to leverage Signavio insights, identifying data-driven process breakdowns and prioritizing remediation efforts.
- Drive initiatives to retire obsolete legacy data in partnership with enterprise.
Migration & Testing Oversight
- Collaborate with IT and System Integrators to plan and execute data loads for testing cycles, mock conversions, and production migrations.
- Lead the validation of data accuracy and completeness during environment builds and cloud migration planning activities.
- Ensure data readiness for major program milestones and cutover events.
Change Management & Sustainment
- Help to define the post-go-live master data operating model, including roles, governance forums, and decision workflows.
- Partner with Organizational Change Management (OCM) teams to support training and adoption for Super Users and business stakeholders.
- Assist data governance team to develop sustainable data governance practices to support long-term business performance and system stability.
Required Skills & Competencies
- SAP S/4HANA Expertise: Strong understanding of S/4HANA master data concepts, including Business Partner (BP) and Material Master structures.
- Data Transformation Tools: Experience with data migration and governance tools such as Syniti; familiarity with process mining tools such as Signavio preferred.
- Strategic Influence: Ability to influence senior leaders and drive adoption of standardized data practices across the enterprise.
- Data Governance: Demonstrated experience establishing enterprise data governance models, councils, and decision workflows.
Experience & Education
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience: 3-5 years of experience in managing complex data systems
- Certifications: CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) or SAP Master Data certification and Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $140,000.00 - $164,700.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location.In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs.For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary.
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- Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and visioncoverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%)as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more
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