About the job
As a Senior Data Specialist at Rituals, you will be instrumental in ensuring the integrity and reliability of our product master data, essential for making impactful business decisions. Your role involves supporting the innovation of creative products and ideas by maintaining high-quality data in our Rituals Master Database (STEP) and enhancing data processes, governance, and reporting.
In addition to data maintenance, you will serve as a senior data owner, adept problem-solver, and reliable business partner. Your self-starting attitude enables you to take charge of complex issues, swiftly pinpoint dependencies, and implement solutions with minimal guidance. You possess a keen eye for data quality and can translate analytical insights into actionable improvements for the business. Proficiency in Excel is crucial, along with the ability to navigate incomplete or conflicting data, facilitating clear decision-making and proactive communication with stakeholders.
In this full-time position (40 hours per week), your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of product master data in STEP throughout all stages of the innovation process.
- Owning intricate data topics and projects, such as pricing, packaging, and data governance.
- Enhancing product data quality by identifying structural issues, analyzing root causes, and implementing effective solutions.
- Conducting advanced analyses and translating findings into clear actions and recommendations.
- Being a reliable expert on product master data for stakeholders across the organization.
- Fostering cross-functional collaboration with Innovation, IT, and business teams to enhance data quality and reporting.
- Contributing to the development of scalable data governance and validation processes.
- Acting as a data ambassador to promote the importance of high-quality, dependable data and elevate data ownership maturity.
- Supporting broader team objectives while independently managing your own projects and stakeholder expectations.
JOIN OUR TEAM
You will be part of the Global Innovation team, focusing on product innovations, category management, and product development. Within the NPD Data Team, we ensure consistent, accurate, and trusted product master data across the organization.
As a Senior Data Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in transitioning the team's approach from reactive data entry to proactive data ownership, governance, and continuous improvement. Your contribution will not only enhance data management but also refine how the business utilizes data.
Please note: This role requires a strong onsite presence at our Amsterdam headquarters, where we work from the office 80% of the time.
