Sr Product File Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of product master data across ERP platforms and related business systems.
• Analyze, manage, and optimize product records, including attributes, specifications, pricing, supplier information, and product classifications.
• Collaborate with Operating Company Purchasing and Pricing teams to ensure timely and accurate product information that supports sales growth, procurement effectiveness, inventory optimization, and digital commerce initiatives.
• Conduct ongoing data quality audits and proactively identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies to maintain the highest levels of data integrity.
• Support product lifecycle activities, including new product introductions, supplier changes, pricing updates, and product maintenance initiatives.
• Execute and monitor product data synchronization processes established by the Regional Product File Manager.
• Ensure ERP product records remain aligned with supplier and manufacturer content managed through Sonepar’s Master Data Management (MDM) organization.
• Support enterprise data governance, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance data quality, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and best-practice adoption across operating companies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for product data management processes, ERP systems, product classifications, and data governance standards.
• Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to Product File Specialists to ensure adherence to data management best practices.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex product data issues while driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Foster knowledge sharing and professional development within the Product Data Management team.

Data Synchronization & Process Management

• Execute and monitor product data synchronization processes established by the Regional Product File Manager.
• Ensure ERP product records remain aligned with supplier and manufacturer content managed through Sonepar’s Master Data Management (MDM) organization.
• Support enterprise data governance, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance data quality, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and best-practice adoption across operating companies.

Technical Leadership & Team Development

• Serve as a subject matter expert for product data management processes, ERP systems, product classifications, and data governance standards.
• Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to Product File Specialists to ensure adherence to data management best practices.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex product data issues while driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Foster knowledge sharing and professional development within the Product Data Management team.

Product Classification & Data Governance

• Maintain and optimize internal and external product classification structures to support accurate product categorization across systems and platforms.
• Ensure classification data effectively supports reporting, purchasing, inventory management, sales enablement, customer experience, and eCommerce initiatives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to enhance classification methodologies and strengthen enterprise-wide data governance standards.
• Monitor compliance with established product data standards and recommend improvements to support organizational objectives.