Data Steward EDM

We are looking for a Data Steward with a strong passion for master data and biscuits. In this role, you will join the pladis Europe & Developing Markets (EDM) organisation and contribute to the mission to bring happiness with every bite.

The Challenge

The Data Steward fulfils an important role within the pladis Europe & Developing Markets (EDM) organisation, working closely with business stakeholders (data owners/champions) to ensure that data is created and maintained to the required standard and in a timely manner. The role reports to the Manager Data Management Office and is part of the IS/IT department.

Your main responsibilities

Master Data

• Maintain master data in the ERP system (JD Edwards).
• Register projects in the Data Management System (DMS) and on SharePoint.
• Monitor and process all DMS requests.
• Sense-check supplied master data.
• Update user-defined tables in JDE.
• Perform data cleansing.
• Maintain data related to eco-tax requirements.
• Generate new GTINs (barcodes) for entities.
• Synchronize product data via the internal PIM system.
• Maintain the Customer & Supplier Address Book.

Copack

• Set up Bills of Materials (BoM) for copack activities.
• Validate provided cost price calculations.
• Carry out BoM housekeeping, including packaging updates and inactivation of obsolete items.

Price maintenance

• Add or update purchase and customer prices.
• Calculate cost prices and intercompany prices based on internal financial rules.
• Be accountable for the Management Information System (MIS).
• Prepare and execute the annual cost update process.

The Data Steward EDM is responsible for the daily data management of the sites within the region, in combination with their main sales market, including Verkade/Holland, BN/France, Pladis Belgium and Pladis Europe. The role works independently and makes decisions within agreed guidelines and procedures. The Data Steward discusses master data-related subjects with international colleagues and peers in other regions, understands the consequences of actions within the organisation and applications, reports possible issues in a timely manner, and helps colleagues with master data-related questions.

What do you bring?

You are highly organized, communicate information professionally and follow up in a clear and timely manner. You are happy to work independently and as part of a team, and you set up structured ways of working. Double-checking the data you use is your natural way of working. Colleagues describe you as proactive and result-driven, with a strong process-oriented mindset, and you are eager to learn and dive into the details.

• Education at HBO level in Data, Business, Logistics or Finance.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, or the ambition to learn and build the required knowledge and skills.
• Experience with JD Edwards, SRC-PDM and GS1.
• Familiarity with ecotax rules (Verpact).
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English.

What we offer

• Fixed-term employment (12 months) with the possibility of a permanent contract.
• 34 holidays based on full-time employment.
• Pension in pension fund ‘Zoetwaren’.
• Development opportunities through the pladis Academy and other training programs.
• Discounts on health insurance, gym memberships, e-bikes and more.
• Biscuits, chocolate and other snacks from the personnel store.
• An informal working environment where partial working from home is an option.

Who are we?

pladis is one of the world’s leading snacking companies, bringing together a worldwide community of 16,000 colleagues. We are a family of bakers and chocolatiers, hardworking, with pride and purpose, and we believe that biscuits and chocolate bring people together.

pladis succeeds because of people who want to grow as part of a global community of like-minded colleagues.