Vantage Specialty Chemicals Hiring for Data Master Manager at United States Full Time

Vantage is a fast-growing, leading global supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of consumer and industrial markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our vertically integrated farming, manufacturing, and formulation facilities around the world, we are Enabling Tomorrow’s Solutions Today.

With more than 1,000 employees, $1+ billion in sales and a footprint in 13 countries around the world, Vantage is driven by an intense focus on our customers, providing a broad portfolio of customized solutions, formulations and ingredients that are tailored to meet their specific needs.

Vantage is structured in two divisions: Consumer Solutions is focused on market segments where we have the right product portfolio and technical capabilities to win. Our Beauty & Personal Care and Food business units aim to be the customer’s partner of choice in delivering solutions, formulations and ingredients that best meet their needs. Performance Solutions encapsulates our Performance Materials and Oleo business units and is focused on select industrial applications where we offer differentiated solutions built on our foundational oleo chemistry.

Under the leadership of Steve Doktycz, a 27-year chemical industry and strategic development veteran, its tenured leadership team represents decades of industry experience coupled with entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for natural chemistries. Vantage is headquartered in the United States (Deerfield, IL, a Chicago suburb).

Since its inception in 2008, Vantage’s continued growth has been realized through a combination of focused commercial efforts, significant capital investment into our manufacturing assets, strategic entry into geographic markets and niche acquisitions to develop our leading portfolio of natural-based specialty ingredients.

Vantage™ is backed by H.I.G., a leading global alternative investment firm with $43 billion of equity capital under management with a focus on the small and midcap segments of the market, with a minority investment by The Jordan Company.

For more information: www.vantagegrp.com

Vantage Specialty Chemicals is seeking a Data Master Manager to help coordinate and evolve the capabilities surrounding customer information and how it is used throughout the organization. This role will be responsible to monitoring and maintaining the accuracy of customer and product information in key business systems (CRM / ERP). They will also seek ways to improve customer master processes and what information is captured. Leading the day-to-day function of Customer / Product Data Management for the organization

Driving the execution of the Customer /Product Data Strategy and coordinating with consumers of Customer Data across Vantage

Manage data and integration efforts between the PIM solution (Dynamics 365) and multiple inbound / outbound sources, including internal ERPs (Epicor / NAV / SAP), CRM (Dynamics), and other digital platforms (Sitecore, etc)

Coordinate collaboration between Sales, Marketing, and Digital on how Customer/Product Data is captured, cleaned, and utilized and establish Key Performance Indicators tracking quality

Act as the central contact point for the issues impacting customer attributes common across the enterprise and report to the Governance board

Own attributes used across the enterprise to define Customer Data Governance standards, rules, and processes and ensure the cascade to individual functions

In collaboration with subject matter experts and data stewards, defines and implements data strategy, policies, controls, and programs to ensure the enterprise data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable.

Assists in data management, governance, and data quality of master data requirements with other functional data owners to ensure functional master data integrity across the operation of financial systems is consistent and meets stated business rules and requirements.

Manages, analyzes, and resolves data initiative issues and manages revisions needed to best meet internal and customer requirements while adhering to published data standards. Essential

• Possess and demonstrate strong logic and critical problem-solving skills with the ability to transform abstract business rules into functional processes.

• Self-motivated learner with strong analytical and critical thinking skills. –

• Expertise working with data and data-driven systems/ applications/websites.

• 7+ years working with customer master data

• 5+ years working with data structure and data governance

• English Proficiency

• Advanced oral, written and presentation skills

• Change management capacity

• Resourceful and able to work autonomously and with minimal direct supervision

• Hard Communication skills Desirable

• Experience with an international manufacturing company

• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

• Broad overall business acumen with proficient ability to talk with executives in business terms

• Approaches tasks in a methodical and systematic manner