Specialist-Data Transformation

Requisition Number: 66921

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/4HANA Private, with Master Data Governance (MDG). In collaboration with global process owners, you will lead efforts to designing and implementing data solutions for Supply Chain within SAP S/4HANA and other platforms. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, understanding business requirements, and ensuring the integrity, security, and performance of data within our platform ecosystem. You will focus on a specific workstream, providing expertise in data modeling, integration, and governance required to achieve our future-state.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for the design and maintenance of data architecture for the assigned functional area.
• Define data models, structures, and standards to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with functional teams, business units, and IT to document data requirements and usage.
• Ensure alignment of data architecture with overall SAP S/4HANA and organizational strategies.
• Implement and maintain data governance frameworks, policies, procedures for the assigned functional area to assure corporate data standards.
• Create and maintain documentation for data models/rules, governance policies, and data linkages.
• Maintain associated data dictionaries and metadata repositories.
• Define, implement, measure, and control data quality standards and rules to data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Monitor and analyze data quality reports, identifying and resolving data issues.
• Collaborate with data owners and subject-matter experts (SMEs) to address data quality issues.
• Execute and maintain data security measures, ensuring data confidentially and integrity.
• Provide user training and support on data-related best practices and organization policies/procedures.
• Communicate data governance principles and initiatives to foster a data-aware culture.
• Support data migration efforts for the assigned functional area during SAP S/4HANA deployment projects
• Responsible to establish and transfer data ownership to a Data Management Office (DMO) in business operation or global function

Who will you be interacting with?

• Global Operations Transformation (ERP Program Management)
• IT solution architects
• Business DMOs
• GSM and Shared Services global process owners
• Power users & super users

What education and experience you will bring?

• Bachelor’s Degree required, ideally in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management
• Minimum of 3 years in leading data-related activities with direct continuous and process improvement experience
• Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing/operations experience in Supply Chain areas – Plan, Make, Source, Deliver
• Minimum of 3 years with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP ECC, and ideally MDG
• Previous experience and knowledge of PeopleSoft data tables

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
• 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
• Collaborative in an environment with multiple stakeholders across different organizations
• English as native/primary language

Travel Requirements (domestic and/or international)

• Travel will constitute 5% of the role