Director Master Data Management

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the enterprise MDM strategy aligned with business priorities and digital roadmap.
• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks, standards, and policies for all master data domains (e.g., Material, Supplier, Customer, Recipe, Packaging, Quality, Location).
• Define and lead the Data Governance team, ensuring cross-functional alignment on master data priorities and issue resolution.
• Define and maintain data quality KPIs (completeness, accuracy, duplication, timeliness) and reporting dashboards.
• Partner with plant and functional data stewards to ensure accurate and timely updates in decentralized domains.
• Lead data cleansing and harmonization initiatives, especially during ERP rollouts, system upgrades, or M&A integrations.
• Oversee data migration planning and validation for new system deployments.
• Collaborate with IT to define the MDM technology architecture.
• Drive automation, data validation, and standard workflows to improve efficiency and data accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, food safety, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, USDA, FSMA, EU labeling).

Leadership & Change Management

• Build and lead a cross-functional team of data stewards and analysts to support global and regional operations.
• Provide training, communication, and change management to build awareness and adoption of data standards across functions.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities for process simplification, automation, and efficiency.
• Periodically review master data domains to ensure alignment with evolving business and regulatory needs.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• MDM certificate is helpful.
• 8+ years of Master Data Management, Data Governance or ERP Data influential leadership experience is required.
• 3+ years of direct people leadership is required.
• Experience in food manufacturing, CPG or process manufacturing industry required.
• Proven track record implementing or managing centralized MDM process using ERP.
• Oracle Fusion ERP experience highly desired.

Knowledge And Skills

• Deep knowledge of data governance principles and master data domains.
• Strong project management and process design capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and data quality tools.
• Strong understanding of ERP data structures and cross-functional data flows.
• Experience with data quality management, standardization, and cleansing initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across business and IT.