Lead Master Data Specialist

AST SpaceMobile•Midland, TX

About The Position

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a detail-oriented Lead Master Data & Configuration Management Specialist to connect engineering configuration data with supply chain operations across a multinational business environment. The role ensures inventory items are accurately coded, classified, and linked across Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). It establishes structural rules, data attributes, and parameters, including country-specific tax, customs, regulatory, costing, accounting, and reporting attributes. The specialist collaborates with global cross-functional teams to ensure item master data follows enterprise standards while meeting regional and country-specific operating requirements. The position works across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Quality, Compliance, and IT. It includes configuring item and supplier data, supporting financial and country-specific ERP requirements, maintaining data quality, and governing item lifecycle changes. Periodic travel between operational sites may be required.

Requirements

5 or more years of experience managing item masters, inventory databases, or configuration parameters.
Experience analyzing large data sets and generating actionable insights.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Strong experience with ERP, MRP, and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
Exceptional attention to structural detail and mathematical precision, including complex unit conversions.
Ability to visualize how database field changes affect physical operations in a fulfillment center.
Collaboration skills to translate engineering specifications, purchasing terms, and logistics needs into consistent system configurations.
Ability to travel periodically between operational sites as required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant systems experience may be considered.
Hands-on experience configuring inventory modules in enterprise platforms such as SAP MM/WM, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or Infor.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including VLOOKUPs and Power Query.
Basic SQL query-writing knowledge is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Create, configure, and maintain inventory records, SKUs, and parts information in ERP and WMS systems.
Establish and standardize item data fields, including units of measure, weight, dimensions, hazardous material codes, expiration dates, conversion factors, HS codes, and country of origin.
Configure replenishment parameters, including minimum and maximum levels, safety stock thresholds, lead times, and economic order quantities.
Define warehouse layout logic in systems, including put-away zones, picking sequences, and temperature-control parameters.
Synchronize inventory profiles across suppliers, manufacturing facilities, e-commerce platforms, and retail points of sale.
Execute bulk data uploads, data cleansing routines, and schema adjustments using SQL, advanced Excel, or data migration tools.
Govern workflows for introducing new inventory items, managing product revisions, and phasing out obsolete stock.
Conduct regular data health audits to identify duplicate records, missing attributes, and broken pricing links.
Partner with Finance and Accounting to define item-level financial attributes, including inventory valuation methods, costing approaches, standard or average cost logic, asset-versus-expense treatment, and general ledger account mappings.
Maintain ERP fields for cost rollups, landed cost, taxability, duty classification, capitalization, depreciation, and financial reporting accuracy.
Configure and maintain country- or region-specific item master attributes, including local tax treatment, statutory reporting, customs documentation, tariff and duty classifications, localization fields, currency considerations, and regulatory compliance needs.
Coordinate with Procurement on supplier part numbers, approved vendor lists, purchasing units of measure, lead times, minimum order quantities, purchase pricing, and sourcing rules.
Align cross-functional teams to ensure item master records are complete, approved, and ready for downstream ERP transactions.
Work with global and regional stakeholders to align ERP item master standards, resolve localization needs, and support consistent master data governance across countries.