Material Master Coordinator

Computacenter North America • Irvine

Irvine

210167-en_US

About the role

The Material Master Specialist role sits within the Group Material Master team. This team is responsible for the proactive and reactive creation and maintenance of material master records in SAP, as well as other supporting activities. The Material Master Specialist reports to a Material Master Team Leader, working under supervision but expected to prioritize own workload and ensure tasks are completed within agreed timescales.

Salary range: $21 - $23 USD/HR

What you'll be doing

  • Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
  • Receive, manage, query and fulfil work requests via the Task Management System (TMS).
  • Task processing for individual requirements in accordance with the Service Level Agreement agreed with the customer.
  • Prompt processing of internal and external communication via e-mail, task manager, phone, etc.
  • Creation and maintenance of supply chain materials (material types: HAWA, SOLI, FRDL, ZMAT, ZBUN, ZSRV), which are used for purchasing, quotations and sales order processing.
  • Create, maintain and update material master data based on requests received from Customer Management, Sales Operations, Purchasing Operations or Partner Management.
  • Template creation for automatic material creation and regular reviews.
  • Monitoring and post-processing/checking of automatically created materials.
  • Price maintenance of commercial goods, in particular updating after information is provided by the manufacturer.
  • Manage all ‘Source of Supply’ settings.
  • Blocking and unblocking of materials according to the specifications of Partner Management, manufacturer road map and internal regulations.
  • Monitor product data automatically fed by providers, raise queries & claims for inaccurate or missing product data.
  • Manually populate product data when required for CTO and other special materials.
  • Collaborate with PIM colleagues to optimize quality of product presentation in Portfolio customer catalogues.
  • Administration of price lists and ensuring they are up-to-date through proactive contact and request to suppliers.
  • Monitor and manage all inbound price & availability feeds.
  • Monitor data quality in SAP MM through regular data audits and DQM process.
  • Identify and remediate data issues.
  • Provide cross-cover for team colleagues and support other team members during periods of high workload.
  • Support knowledge sharing within the team, keeping documentation, processes and procedures up to date.
  • Support and drive alignment of processes and data models across the Group countries.
  • Promote good communication and collaboration with all members of the Group MM team.
  • Support enquiries from other teams via telephone, task manager, e-mail.
  • Carry out all work to expected quality and to meet SLA, KPI and OLA performance targets.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for innovation, process improvement, efficiencies and cost savings.
  • Embrace and support Computacenter’s mission and core values.

What you have

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States.
  • Good knowledge and experience of SAP, ideally working with the Material Master module.
  • Experience of a comparable ERP system requiring complex and accurate data management.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Good knowledge of the IT industry and an understanding of IT technologies and products.
  • Excellent English spoken and written communication skills.
  • Comfortable communicating with colleagues in different countries where English is not the first spoken language.
  • Good self-organization and time management skills.
  • Sound knowledge of MS-Office.
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
  • Can build trust, be assertive when required and shows initiative and enthusiasm.
  • Resilience, and able to deal with stressful situations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of product supply chains.
  • Commercially astute.
  • Team-oriented working and thinking.

Why you should choose us

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognized, so too the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! and tenure recognition scheme schemes are just a taste of how we say thank you for all that you do. And when it comes to recognizing success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organization that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly, and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering, and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people!

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work; that’s why we see and value you as the individual you are. We take a genuine interest in you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion within our industry.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset, and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, a ‘Be well’ app (powered by Humanoo), Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing webinars, wellness fairs, and much more.

Tuition reimbursement

Interested in continuing your formal education or pursuing various certifications? Computacenter provides up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement for full time employees. We value continuing education, and this assistance includes tuition, books, registration fees, and more.

Pension & financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? For our people based in the US, we offer automatic enrollment onto our 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. For our Canadian colleagues we offer enrollment onto a Registered Retirement Savings Plan provided by Canada Life where we’ll match 25% up to 6% of your base earnings. Irrespective of where you’re based, you’ll also have access to our financial advisors who can help you with your retirement planning needs.

Parental leave

If you’re expanding your family, you can utilize our parental leave program that provides twelve weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents, and two weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Grow your family with peace of mind as you grow professionally with us.

Flexible benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that you can tailor to fit you needs. In addition to great medical, dental, and vision coverage options, we also provide 100% company-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. Our easy to navigate employee benefits platform, you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in supplemental life insurance.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference, and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself. We provide an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential, and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access for everyone. Your application to join the team is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years. Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

We are an award-winning employer!