Product Master Data & Transition Lead

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality.
We are now hiring a Data Product Master Data and Transition Lead, reporting to the VP Supply Chain, Gold & Crystal BUs. As Data Product Master Data & Transition Lead, you will accelerate the execution of Pernod Ricard’s Single SKU transition for Brand Units and progressively build the operational capability, governance and team required to manage Product and Material Master Data for Brand Units. The role will start as a hands-on transition lead and evolve, subject to proven business leadership and organizational readiness, into leadership of the Product Master Data team accountable for global attributes in MDH and for end-to-end governance and compliance across global and locally maintained Product Master Data in SAP and other Global and local applications using Product Master Data.
Role Overview
Transition execution; Single SKU recodification, cleansing, migration readiness and issue resolution. Reliable delivery with risks and decisions controlled.
Operating model build; Processes, RACI, controls, service levels, workflows, training, and performance routines, definition and enforcement of taxonomy and quality standards.
A scalable operating model, not an extra coordination layer.
Team leadership; Assume leadership once delivery, operational and people-leadership readiness are demonstrated. Sustainable business ownership of quality and compliance.
Adoption / change management
With the support of the BU transformation team, build and execute an adoption / change management / training plan. Adopted new concepts, processes and ways of of working
Key Accountabilities
Own the integrated Single SKU execution plan, including recodification, cleansing, deduplication, enrichment, validation, migration and cutover readiness for the Brand Unit.
Coordinate Brand Units, factories, to secure timely inputs and decisions.
Manage workload, stock run-down and activation dependencies, obsolescence, local-system remediation, GTIN compliance and data propagation risks.
Drive automation, copy, mass-upload, and workflow opportunities while retaining explicit business validation.
Govern the Product and Material Master Data lifecycle: create, assign, validate, approve, update, activate, block, deactivate and periodically review.
Ensure global Product hierarchy and core attributes are maintained in MDH and coordinate plant-specific enrichment in SAP.
Cover finished goods, semi-finished goods, bulk/liquid, raw materials, dry/packaging materials, within the approved scope.
Translate standards into taxonomies, lists of values, workflows, controls, and accountability.
Own or coordinate data quality across accuracy, consistency, completeness, and uniqueness, with root-cause remediation and continuous improvement plans.
Design the team, service catalogue, RACI, capacity model and governance cadence, building hands-on business, data and SAP/MDH capability.
Act as business product owner for Product Master Data capabilities and prioritize simplification, integration and automation improvements for the BU Scope in coordination with Global Team
Ensure the Single SKU is adopted trough engagement of stakeholders, animation of Data Stewards and implementation of communication and training initiatives
Scope Guardrails
The role is limited to Product and Material Master Data. Supplier, Customer, Finance and Organization Master Data are out of scope.
Global/core attributes are mastered in MDH. Localized attributes and plant/sales-area statuses are mastered in SAP.
Factories and local functions retain responsibility for values requiring local operational knowledge; the central team sets standards, orchestrates and monitors compliance.
BOMs, master recipes, production versions and resources remain with their designated domains, with coordinated interfaces.
Target Profile
Hands-on transformation leader able to move from architecture and design into operational execution.
Credible bridge between Supply Chain, Procurement, factories, Data Governance, SAP/MDH specialists and Tech.
Comfortable creating structure, escalating decisions and delivering through a matrix organization.
Potential to grow into team leadership, dependent on operational judgement, people's leadership and business outcomes.
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Data, Supply Chain, Operations, Business or related discipline.
Typically, 10+ years in MDM, SAP transformation, Product/Material data, data governance, or enterprise data programs.
Strong SAP MDG/MDH and SAP S/4HANA Material Master experience, including workflows, validations, integrations and migration.
Global or multi-country implementation experience across design, migration/cutover, hyper care and continuous improvement.
Experience defining ownership, stewardship, quality rules, approvals and compliance controls.
Experience leading multidisciplinary internal and partner teams. Direct line-management experience is desirable, and readiness must be demonstrated.
CPG, FMCG, beverage, manufacturing, or another product-intensive industry is strongly preferred.
Fluent English and ability to work across cultures and geographies.
Target Core Skills
Product and Material Master Data lifecycle; SAP /MDH; SAP S/4HANA Material Master.
Single SKU/product harmonization; migration and cutover; data governance and stewardship.
Data-quality controls; workflow, integration and automation; operating model and RACI design.
Supply Chain and factory process understanding; stakeholder, change and team leadership.
Key Interactions
VP Supply Chain, Gold & Crystal BUs teams.
Global Data Management Director, Product Data Domain, LEAP/MDM and Tech teams.
Brand Units, factories, Product Design/NPD, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Finance and Customer Service.
ME SCC and Market Company Data Stewards, Validators and business contributors
Key Performance Indicators
Single SKU milestones, readiness and decision closure.
Product/Material creation and change lead time, workflow ageing and backlog.
First-time-right rate and records passing validation without rework.
Accuracy, consistency, completeness, and uniqueness.
Quality-issue severity, ageing, and remediation closure.
Compliance with taxonomy, global attributes, local enrichment, and lifecycle rules.
Automation/productivity benefits and reduced double keying.
Adoption, training, process adherence, and team capability.
Reduced launch delays, obsolescence risk and operational disruption; improved planning reliability.

Skills
Procurement, SAP