Data Management Specialist; Overland Park, KS

About Ace Retail Group

Ace Retail Group (ARG) is a division of Ace Hardware Corporation and operates several Ace brands, including Westlake Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Buikema’s Ace, Outer Banks Ace, Dennis Company, and Breed & Company. ARG is one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States with over 250 neighborhood stores across the country.

• Ensure consistency of all master data across the ERP system, such as hierarchy, UPC, and vendor data.
• Maintain the entire life cycle of a SKU, including creation, status adjustment, assortment parameters, and vendor relationship management.
• Manage the replacement SKU process in partnership with the Merchandising team.
• Identify data errors and prescribe solutions for eliminating them.
• Develop and enforce data governance policies and standards for the ERP system.
• Create exception reporting to proactively identify potential issues and take action accordingly.
• Develop automation for repetitive tasks where applicable.
• Aid stores in maintaining Location Code integrity.
• Coordinate data migrations for acquisition stores.
• Perform new store setup within the ERP system.
• Support all data needs for store physical inventories, including file exchange with third‑party inventory companies and store‑facing variance reporting.
• Provide support to stores via ticketing software, answering questions that require research and analysis to recommend a resolution.
• Supply data to other Support Center departments to support strategic decision‑making.
• Execute temporary and discontinued markdowns within the system.
• Implement price and cost changes in partnership with the Pricing team.
• Maintain a continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance with a rotating schedule that includes weekends.
• Maintain open lines of communication with store associates, field operations, and Support Center personnel.

• BS/BA degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Refined interpersonal skills to engage with others both written and verbally.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and be highly self‑motivated.
• Analytical thinker, team player, customer‑focused, business‑mindful.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel.

Compensation: $55,000 – $65,000 per year.

Ace Retail Group is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and the leveraging of the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. Ace Retail Group is committed to preventing employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, and military discharge, or any other action covered by federal or state laws.