The CABB Group is a leading Crop Science contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), supplying customized active ingredients. CABB also offers high-complexity and high-purity chemical ingredients to customers in the Life Sciences and Performance Materials markets. The company operates six production sites in Pratteln (Switzerland), Kokkola (Finland), Galena (USA), Knapsack and Gersthofen (Germany), Jining (China). With around 1,100 employees, CABB recorded an annual turnover of about Euros590 million in the 2021 financial year.

 

For our global project implementation we are looking in Pratteln/CH for:

 

Master Data Lead for SAP S/4 HANA implementation 

 

In order to support our global SAP S/HANA implementation (Greenfield) as well as the continuous improvement of the Master Data Management function post project, the Master Data (MDM) Lead is equally a Business & Technology role, responsible for the entire design and global implementation of the Master Data Management function (standards and governance) in accordance with SAP best practices for chemicals as well as specific business needs. 

 

Job description and responsibilities

Responsibilities pre Project Go Live:

• End-to-end responsibility of the MDM solution design and implementation (principles, objects, etc.) in alignment with process owners and overarching strategic requirements
• Responsible for the definition and implementation of relevant governance
• Responsible for the definition and execution of a "light weight / minimum" legacy data cleansing and master data migration strategy
• Recruitment and onboarding of a near-shore team to support/execute all of the above pre Go Live and to maintain and operate the MDM function post Go Live
• Responsible to create documentation regarding processes and governance, and ensure training across the organization

 

Responsibilities post Project Go Live:

• Ownership of global as well as site-specific ERP master data, ensuring a robust governance process and alignment to business requirements as well as applicable standards and regulations
• Serving as a subject matter expert in master data management, metadata management, and data governance operations beyond the ERP
• Constant monitoring of master data against the currently used data in various business processes to identify the gaps, discrepancies and the opportunities to further improve quality of master data and dependent business processes or management reports
• Leads a near-shore team of functional master data associates providing MDM operational support while maintaining master data throughout the entire lifecycle

 

Required qualifications and experience

• Master's degree either from IT, Supply chain management or Engineering
• Master data management certification highly preferred. Technology savvy: data extraction and analytics capabilities
• 5+ years in master data management in an international manufacturing environment (ideally within the chemical industry), or working in a consulting company implementing projects of similar complexity
• Team player with proven project management skills and continuous improvement mindset. Strong communication, negotiation and mentoring skills
• Highly analytical thinking, structured working approach
• Fluent in English, additional languages a plus

 

Your chance - what we offer

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to work in a responsible, dynamic job with short decision-making processes? If you think entrepreneurially, like to work independently and on your own initiative and would like to contribute your specialist knowledge to a motivated team, then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

 

Contact 

CABB Group

Nicole Repond

HR Business Partner