Business Data Specialist

An established and growing manufacturing organisation is seeking a motivated Business Data Specialist to join its team in Northern Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where data accuracy, operational efficiency and continuous improvement play a key role in supporting business performance and decision-making.

• Competitive salary

• Attractive benefits package

• Early finish every Friday, working 8:00am-12:00pm

• Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation

• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

• Collaborative working environment with exposure to multiple business functions

• Opportunity to develop expertise in SAP, ERP systems and master data management

Our client is an established manufacturing organisation operating within a specialist, quality-driven industry, supplying products to customers across regulated markets.

As part of its continued focus on operational excellence and business process improvement, the organisation is seeking a Business Data Specialist to support the accuracy, integrity and effective management of business data across its systems.

Reporting to the Product Data Manager, you will play an important role in maintaining and improving master data, supporting system processes and ensuring information is complete, accurate and suitable for operational use. Working closely with stakeholders across multiple departments, you will help identify data issues, implement improvements and ensure information supports effective reporting and business decision-making.

This role would suit an analytical, organised and detail-oriented individual who enjoys investigating problems, improving processes and working collaboratively across a business.

• Previous experience working with business data, master data or business system requirements

• Experience using SAP or another ERP system would be advantageous

• Strong analytical, numerical and data management skills

• Excellent attention to detail, with a strong focus on data accuracy and integrity

• Proven problem-solving and investigative abilities, including identifying discrepancies and resolving data issues

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage multiple requests effectively

• Confidence working with stakeholders across different departments and levels of the organisation

• Experience with in a manufacturing, engineering or operational environment would be advantageous

• A relevant qualification or equivalent combination of education and business-related experience would be desirable

• A proactive approach to continuous improvement, compliance and ongoing professional development

• Create, maintain and update business and master data within SAP and associated business systems, ensuring accuracy, completeness and consistency

• Monitor data quality and support initiatives to improve the reliability and effectiveness of business information

• Review incoming master data requests, assessing completeness, classification and priority before coordinating the appropriate next steps

• Manage internal and external change requests, ensuring data updates meet agreed business requirements and relevant quality procedures

• Work closely with departments including Sales, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Technical, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance to support accurate data management

• Investigate data discrepancies and system-related issues, identify root causes and support the implementation of corrective actions

• Participate in data cleansing, validation and data quality improvement activities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of…