Network Supply Chain Data Steward Full Time

At Elanco (NYCE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Position Brand Description:

Over the past decade, Elanco Animal Health has pursued a strategy to utilize a single instance of our ERP system, SAP. One of the key aspects to effectively and efficiently use SAP is to have solid and sustainable master data maintenance practices in place. Master data is the fuel that allows SAP to run, and without relevant, accurate, and complete master data, our single instance of SAP cannot be leveraged.

A key role in the operational level of master data maintenance is the role of Network Data Steward. The Network Data Steward creates and maintains all supply chain and intercompany local master data for the network, utilizing established processes and serves as a key technical resource at the operational level. The Network Data Steward drives master data solutions for the local sites and products within the network and ensures master data maintenance processes lead to consistent and accurate master data across the supply chain.

Key Objectives / Deliverables

• Executing key data maintenance and data design for master data in SAP and associated systems
• Support the creation and maintenance of formal Standard Operating Procedures and training materials, as necessary.
• Determining impact of local and /or global changes while ensuring global data consistency and conformance to Standard Operating Procedures. These changes could include:

  SAP Master Data Maintenance Changes

  Interfaced system changes

  Process changes driven by Technical Services / Manufacturing Sciences or engineering

  Regulatory changes requiring data updates

  Supply changes driven by Production and / or Local Product Owners

• Identifying and participating in or leading process improvement initiatives which could include:

  Developing and maintaining flows in our MDM system

  Utilizing mass loading tools such as Winshuttle for improved maintenance efficiency

  Leveraging appropriate tools and reports to track maintenance efforts and data accuracy and completeness

  Other projects as deemed necessary to improve our MDM system or data quality

• Where applicable, participating in annual standard costing assessment in readiness for Business Planning and driving the annual reviews of planning parameter and other key fields.
• Troubleshooting SAP (or level 3 system) execution problems (which could include logging formal IT incidents), identifying root causes, and implementing solutions
• Investigating deviations and providing impact assessments for change management.
• Contributing to global initiatives for Master Data Management as required and attending select power user forums to share best practices with peers

• Maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all Health Safety and Environmental Corporate and Site Goals.
• Supporting the implementation of a business areas and functions onto our SAP S4 Hana system
• Managing and actioning daily Material Master and Production Master Data transactional requirements

Basic Requirements

• Site / Manufacturing / or Sales affiliate knowledge or equivalent data management experience
• Knowledge in ERP software (preferably SAP)
• Evidence of attention to detail
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Additional Skills / Preferences

• Demonstrated ability to analyze, anticipate, and resolve complex issues (technical-, operational- or business-related) through sound problem-solving skills.
• Motivation to educate self and others
• Proven ability to build relationships internally and externally 
• 1-3 years Elanco, or industry experience in supply chain or data management
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional interactions
• SAP/master data experience in master data creation, change, and maintenance.
• Depth and breadth of expertise within Supply Chain, SAP, integration with level 3 systems and Data Management

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field or equivalent (i.e., supply chain, computer systems, engineering, science preferred) or equivalent work experience

Other Information

• Work shift: Full time, normal work shift

• Travel required (% of time) – 5-10%

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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