The posting
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to make SAP master data the engine that secures reliable supply and confident decisions for medicines that change lives? As Senior Manager, SAP Master Data, you will lead how trusted data flows across our enterprise, enabling detailed planning, manufacturing, quality, and commercialization. This role is based in Ireland and sits at the intersection of operations and strategy, where accuracy and governance translate directly into patient impact.
You will join a collaborative team driving solutions for sophisticated, global processes. How will you shape standards, streamline change, and elevate data quality so that every decision-maker can act with certainty? Your expertise in SAP, manufacturing data, and governance will create a strong backbone for integration, analytics, and regulatory compliance—powering our mission to reach people living with rare and devastating diseases.
Accountabilities:
Master Data Leadership and Stewardship: Lead the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of SAP master data across customer, supplier, product, production, and quality domains. Create and maintain Material Master, Bills of Material, and other PP master data; define data standards; steward change requests; and deliver data stewardship as a service to enterprise functions to drive right-first-time execution.
Engineering Change and Quality Change Control: Lead engineering change documentation, support ECR and Quality Change Control processes, and ensure timely, compliant updates to master data so manufacturing and quality remain synchronized with product evolution.
Data Quality and Continuous Improvement: Monitor and improve master data quality using root cause analysis and lean practices; resolve discrepancies; run audits and quality checks; and drive measurable performance through master data KPIs and metrics that enable better business outcomes.
Cross-functional Partnership and Change: Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Commercial, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Quality to understand requirements and cross-functional impacts. Advise on optimal BoM structures and governance aligned to ERP capabilities and industry standards. Lead participation in migrations, system enhancements, and integration projects, ensuring adherence to standards and clear impact assessments.
Compliance, Governance, and Policy Enforcement: Implement and champion data governance frameworks, SOPs, and policies for SAP master data. Maintain robust documentation of product data and governance processes. Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company standards (including GDPR and GxP), and keep SOPs and work instructions current.
Training and Enablement: Mentor and motivate team members, provide training in MDM practices, and support end users with data inquiries and issue resolution to foster self-sufficiency and consistent process adoption.
Progression and Impact: In your first months, stabilize priority data objects and clear backlogs; by mid-year, embed standards, KPIs, and governance routines; longer term, scale automation and integration that improve time-to-market, regulatory readiness, and supply continuity.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in Master Data Management in SAP ECC / S4 Material Master and SAP PP master data objects maintenance and governance, preferably in a life sciences or pharmaceutical industry.
- Proven experience in BoM creation, Material Master Data management, and ERP/SAP/PLM systems.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Management or related field preferrable.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and data handling.
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and address potential issues promptly
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with regulatory compliance (GDPR, SOX, GxP) is an advantage.
- Ability to decipher and organize large amounts of data and drive insights that enable better decisions
- Adaptability to a fast-paced and changing environment and ability to manage multiple initiatives where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist.
- Ability to influence, build strong relationships with business partners at all levels throughout the organization
- Strong team management and motivation skills
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Previous involvement in ERP/SAP/PLM system implementations and/or data migration project
- Experience of data management in SAP MDG or equivalent platform.
- Background in a manufacturing or production environment preferred
- Experience in integration of SAP master data with other systems (e.g. MES, APS)
Why AstraZeneca:
Join a team turning complex science into meaningful treatments for people with rare and devastating diseases, where precision in data underpins every milestone from development to delivery. You will work with supply, quality, manufacturing, finance, and digital experts solving real problems together—often in the same room—using modern platforms and pragmatic governance to move faster with confidence. We offer the autonomy to build, the scale to influence across the enterprise, and a culture that values kindness alongside ambition, so you can stretch your capabilities while making a tangible impact on patients and the business.
Call to Action:
Lead the data that powers life-changing medicines—take the next step today and shape how SAP master data drives reliable supply and smarter decisions!
Date Posted
05-Nov-2026
Closing Date
19-Nov-2026
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
