Job Description

Job Summary:
Leads day-to-day item management execution to support standardized product information, taxonomy alignment, and data governance. Oversees item creation, maintenance, mapping activities, and reporting to support consistency across internal entities and systems. Coordinates cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to align priorities, resolve data risks, and maintain operational cadence. Manages team capacity, assigns work, and supports development of team members to deliver timely, accurate outputs.

Key Responsibilities:
Manages item management operations, including item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting activities, to support standardized product information across the organization.
Oversees governance for item attributes and taxonomy categories, including alignment with product lifecycle management data and required field completeness, and determines the need for creation of new taxonomy categories based on business requirements and data standards.
Leads cross-entity item mapping activities and coordinates communication of standardized item identifiers and required updates to stakeholders, while leading and supporting item management and taxonomy alignment projects.
Facilitates recurring status and check-in meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners to track deliverables, resolve constraints, and maintain project cadence.
Develops and distributes weekly reporting, dashboards, and analyses to communicate progress, exceptions, and action items.
Manages issue resolution for data quality, documentation gaps, and process exceptions through closeout, including root cause identification and corrective actions.
Supervises and supports team members by assigning work, setting priorities, providing coaching, and completing performance management activities in alignment with role expectations.

Education Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:
5-7 years of experience in item management, master data, product data administration, procurement operations, or a related function required.
1-3 years of experience leading work activities, coordinating team workload, or supervising team members required.
Experience supporting data governance, taxonomy standards, or system implementation initiatives preferred.