Master Data Management Manager

Ascentek • Golden Valley, MN

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About The Position

The Master Data Management Manager leads the creation, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of master data management solutions across JD Edwards and related systems. This first-level manager directs the day-to-day work of the Master Data team, sets priorities and service expectations, and ensures master data supports reliable business processes, reporting, system changes, and organizational growth.

The role oversees the analysis and enrichment of master data, partners with functional leaders and data owners to improve data flow, and leads organization-wide efforts to strengthen governance, integrity, standards, and accountability. The manager develops team members, builds cross-functional relationships, and advances a practical, scalable master data strategy.

The position establishes and maintains enterprise master data governance, standards, controls, procedures, ownership, and decision rights. It provides leadership for implementations, integrations, enhancements, launches, and other cross-functional initiatives; monitors data quality and service performance; drives process improvement and automation; and manages the function within approved budgets and resources.

The anticipated hiring range is $122,000–$156,000 annually. The role is full-time, salaried, and primarily office-based, with occasional exposure to warehouse and operational environments and occasional travel between company locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in master data, data management, ERP systems, business systems, or a related field as an individual contributor.
• 1–3 years of supervisory or formal people-leadership experience, including day-to-day performance responsibility, work prioritization, coaching, and personnel decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional data governance, data quality, process improvement, or systems initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of master data management, data governance, data quality, and stewardship principles.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems, system relationships, data dependencies, and cross-functional business processes.
• Demonstrated first-level people-management skills, including directing day-to-day work, making personnel decisions, building accountability, coaching performance, and developing talent.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Ability to manage competing operational and project priorities while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and sound judgment.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect data quality, controls, and process decisions to business outcomes.
• Ability to influence across functions, facilitate decisions, and build alignment without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex data and systems concepts to varied audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, reporting tools, and data management applications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with JD Edwards and master data processes supporting manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, finance, or commercial operations.
• Experience designing or advancing enterprise data governance practices, standards, and controls.
• Experience supporting ERP implementations, integrations, acquisitions, or major system and business process changes.
• Experience with business intelligence, reporting, workflow, or data visualization tools.
• Experience building service metrics, operational dashboards, or data quality scorecards.
• Experience managing analysts or specialists responsible for analyzing, enriching, or governing master data and supporting data flow between users and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain enterprise master data governance, standards, controls, procedures, ownership, and decision rights across related business systems.
• Translate complex data issues and risks into clear recommendations for leaders and contribute to data strategy, governance maturity, and the technology roadmap.
• Provide master data leadership for system implementations, integrations, enhancements, new product or service launches, and other cross-functional initiatives, including requirements, controls, testing, and readiness.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to clarify accountability, resolve data gaps, and align enterprise data standards.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex data, process, system, and stakeholder issues and ensure timely resolution and clear communication.
• Ensure customer, product, vendor, material, location, and organizational data is created and maintained accurately, consistently, and within service expectations.
• Develop reporting, scorecards, documentation, training, and communications that improve visibility, compliance, and adoption of master data processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation to strengthen accuracy, efficiency, scalability, reporting integrity, analytics readiness, and internal customer experience.
• Monitor data quality, workload, and service-level performance; identify trends and risks; and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage the function within approved budgets and resources and promote ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong internal customer service.
• Lead and develop the Master Data team by setting priorities, managing performance, coaching, and building capabilities.
• Own day-to-day performance of the master data function while balancing service requests and urgent business priorities.
• Ensure master data creation, maintenance, and mass-change activities are completed accurately, consistently, and within established service expectations.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, including fertility coverage and free mental health and telehealth coverage
• Dental and vision insurance
• FSA/HSA options
• Paid parental leave
• Company-provided short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, and supplemental life insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• Pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 21 paid days off
• 7 paid holidays
• Short-term Incentive Plan (STIP)
• Casual dress environment and company-provided uniforms
• Paid comprehensive on-the-job training
• Company computer provided
• Career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager