Data Manager

Requisition Number: 61919

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

The Global Supply Management (GSM) Function is recognized as a critical function for business success.  It delivers the training, tools and opportunities needed to create innovative solutions for the function & the corporation.  GSM has leading edge, effective processes to anticipate and exceed customer requirements.

What is the role?

Corning is consolidating 29 ERP platforms around the world to unite the organization under one common ERP solution, SAP S/4 HANA, with Master Data Governance (MDG). In this role, you will lead efforts to transform and improve data governance capabilities, and provide leadership for enterprise-data related activities, including data profiling, cleansing, rationalization, and validation. This role is accountable and responsible for creating the end-to-end vision, strategy, and roadmap execution spanning across people, process, systems, and risks. As an outcome, this leader will identify and recommend policy changes, technology enhancements, and governance architecture required to achieve future-state.

What will you be doing?

• Create, articulate, and execute supply chain data strategy, roadmap, and action plan with adherence to standardization and harmonization
• Accountable for supply chain data, including governance, master data administration processes, and data-related activities within our SAP S/4HANA and supply chain transformation
• Identify data management capabilities necessary to enable differentiation, and deliver long-term value, including best in class data stewardship
• Identify opportunities to leverage new technologies, drive process automation, and deliver efficiencies
• Ensure data management process consistency across functions and regions
• Develop persuasive and impactful presentations conveying complex ideas in a simple manner leading to fast and informed decisions. Manage stakeholder expectations including global leadership audiences
• Drives decisions regarding the data design for Global Template
• Champions the Global Operations Transformation program guiding principles, including “enterprise over function”, “no customization without differentiation”, and “risk over value”
• Monitor and manage project and operational milestones, deliverables, and budgeting; create visibility to program deliverables and escalate appropriately for efficient and effective proactive resolution of obstacles
• Maximize the adoption of industry leading practices, with the adjustments necessary to accommodate Corning’s requirements
• Supervise and mentor a global team of direct and matrix reports to deliver data management operational support excellence
• Effectively manage diversity and inclusion in complex global initiatives where employees and partners work across geographies, time zones, and culture

Who will you be interacting with?

• Global Operations Transformation (ERP Program Management) 
• IT solution architects
• Business leads
• GSM and Shared Services process owners
• Power Users & Super Users

What education and experience you will bring?

• Bachelor’s Degree required, ideally in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management
• Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years in leading data-related activities with direct continuous and process improvement experience
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing/operations experience in Supply Chain areas – Plan, Make, Source, Deliver
• Minimum of 3 years with SAP S4HANA and/or SAP ECC
• Minimum of 3 years with SAP MDG or MDM
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in leading resources within a global business environment.

What skills you need to demonstrate?

• Demonstrated track record in project management abilities
• Bias for action – ability to simplify complex situations guiding teams to deliver results
• Knowledge of technologies, techniques and best practices in data governance, master data administration and systems implementations data-related activities
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, encourages, and recognizes performance for both results achieved and key learnings throughout the journey
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to share project progress, scope, and risks
• Agile, flexible, and a change champion – effectively coach and mentor teams through transformational change
• Ability to define and drive global standards across a portfolio of cross-functional teams, leading to consistency of operation and execution, maximizing efficiency and business performance 
• Problem solving, analytical, and exceptional follow through skills
• Comfortable influencing without authority

Travel Requirements (domestic and/or international)

• Ability to work remotely and ability to travel to international locations for duration of up to 2 weeks at a time.
• Travel will constitute 15% of the role

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.