- Supplier Data Specification Governance:Define, document, and maintain the standardized Supplier Data Specification (data catalogue), including data definitions, acceptance criteria, frequency of exchange, and exception handling, ensuring alignment with Advantest’s procurement and operational objectives.
- Current-State Mapping and Gap Analysis: Lead the rapid assessment of existing supplier data flows, interfaces, and schemas to establish an “as-is” baseline, identify gaps against the defined specification, and drive a prioritized remediation plan.
- Supplier Engagement and Data Stewardship: Establish and manage relationships with supplier data owners, implement alerting and escalation processes for data quality violations, and drive adherence to standards through governance forums and supplier scorecards.
- Data Quality: Define and monitor data quality KPIs (completeness, timeliness, accuracy, conformance), integrate them into supplier performance scorecards, and act as the subject matter expert for implementing a Supplier Collaboration platform for supplier data exchange.
Supplier Data Manager (m/f/d)
Advantest • Böblingen
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Full-time
Böblingen
Your duties
Your profile
- Senior Data Governance Expertise: Demonstrated experience (7–10 years) in defining, standardizing, and governing supplier-related data within procurement or supply chain environments. Proven ability to identify business-critical data requirements across the end-to-end supply chain, establish data standards and catalogues, and ensure consistent adoption across supplier networks.
- Data Requirements Definition & Oversight in Supply Chain / Procurement: Strong understanding of data structures, exchange formats, and validation principles, with a focus on translating supply chain and procurement needs into clear, enforceable data requirements. Emphasis on defining what data is needed and why, while overseeing adherence rather than hands-on implementation of integrations or technical solutions
- Supplier Engagement and Change Leadership: Exceptional ability to identify supplier data owners, negotiate data standards, and drive compliance through SLAs, scorecards, and governance forums, supported by strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Delivery Mindset and Analytical Capability: Ability to hit the ground running by executing discovery, gap analysis, and remediation, combined with expertise in defining KPIs, building dashboards, and using data-driven insights to prioritize improvements.
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