What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Data Analyst position at Steelcase?
General Information
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Grand Rapids
Office Location: 901 44th Street SE - - - - -
Date posted: 11-Sep-2023
Business Function: Information Technology
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Description
We are hiring a Product Data Analyst to facilitate and coordinate the creation and maintenance of product data models for new and existing Steelcase Products as required by Marketing, Engineering, Sales, PIC, Sourcing, Manufacturing Operations, and Distribution. You will design, load, and validate the data representation of these product models on the SAP product database in support of the product development, order fulfillment, life-cycle maintenance, customer service, specials, pricing, order planning and scheduling, inventory management and electronic catalog processes.This role ensures consistency between database and publications.The emphasis is on data integrity, providing efficient order specification, pricing, manufacturing and shipping for improved product profitability and dealer/customer satisfaction.
What you will be learning:
- Thorough knowledge of the techniques, methods and data standards employed to represent product information on the SAP product database, Electronic Catalog, and Specification Guides
- Thorough comprehension and knowledge of the business processes and systems which interact and utilize product information (Order Entry, Pricing, PIC, Manufacturing Operations, Distribution etc.)
Who you are:
- Passionate about customer service
- An innovative, proactive thinker
- A lifetime learner
- Curious and self-driven
- Proactively finds ways to enhance our team's accuracy, reliability, and agility
- Confident to ask questions in a cross functional team
- Committed to meeting goals in terms of timing and quality
- Comfortable with change
- Focuses on continuous improvement and root cause analysis
- Excellent problem-solving skills and techniques
- Communicates clearly and effectively with a wide variety of internal and external groups, including management
- Able to analyze, conceptualize, and logically organize database information with a high degree of precision, accuracy, and speed
- Comprehensively understands SAP Variant Configuration methods and techniques as employed at Steelcase including the ability to develop rules containing executable code
- Thorough understanding of the Product Development Process, the departments involved and the associated information flow
- Proficiency in the use of SAP, Excel, Access, and various Mass Loading Tools for Data Loading
- The ability to read and understand various technical documentation (such as Statement Of Line, Engineering documents) and to make recommendations of their application as it relates to data and processes
- Proficiency in the use of Steelcase applications, Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Access preferred
Qualifications:
Four-year degree in a related field preferred (i.e., Information Systems, Supply Chain, and Engineering).
Your Future Team:
You will be joining an energetic, self-empowered team with a focus on continuously trying to improve both our internal and external customer experiences.
Why People Choose to Work with Us:
At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.
Who We Are:
Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.
What Matters to Us:
More than qualifications, we're looking for talent and potential. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we're always looking to improve our global community. We value applicants who are comfortable interacting with people different from themselves, building mutual respect and positive relationships. We invite people from all backgrounds and genders to apply. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at myhr@steelcase.com.
Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.
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