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Join hand2mind as a Master Data and BOM Specialist, where you'll manage product information and BOM records while ensuring data integrity for educational materials targeting PreK-12 students.

Responsibilities: Oversee product master and BOM records, develop data hygiene processes, manage product details throughout the lifecycle, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills: Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, experience with ERP systems (preferably Microsoft D365), and knowledge of project management software.

Qualifications: Associate's degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years in large dataset management within an ERP environment, and intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Compensation: $21 - $26 / Hourly

About hand2mind:

We bring learning to life! Trusted by teachers for more than 55+ years, hand2mind creates engaging, classroom-tested materials that empower children to learn by doing. We are a 150-person strong, family-owned company that's been voted one of the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces for the last six consecutive years. In addition to building high-quality, hands-on learning materials for the classroom like VersaTiles® and Cuisenaire® Rods, we also develop educational toys for the home that make learning math, reading, social-emotional learning, and STEM fun and interactive. As a company, we are committed to our employee’s personal and professional development. That’s why we offer a competitive benefits package, a supportive culture, and a variety of training and development opportunities. We are looking for professionals who are truly just kids at heart! We hope you’ll come join our award-winning team today!

Team & Position Description:

We are currently seeking a Master Data & BOM Specialist to administer our vast product master and bill of material structures used in creating industry-leading educational materials serving PreK – 12 students and teachers nationwide. In this role, you will work closely with our product and kit development experts in the creation and maintenance of critical product information. Working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders, you will ensure the timely and accurate entry of product structures and specifications into the company’s enterprise software system to ensure successful product launches in accordance with clients’ requirements. As the subject matter expert in all aspects of the product and BOM master data files, you will champion a consistent and rigorous data hygiene process that achieves a high-level of data integrity critical to successful outcomes in the daily product transactions throughout our ERP system.

What you’ll do day to day:

• Manage the end-to-end workflow for efficiently and accurately creating and maintaining product master and bill of material (BOM) master records through uploads and templates.
• Develop and manage a continuous data hygiene process necessary to proactively detect and fix data errors to mitigate downstream process failures.
• Working cross-functionally with sales and product development, manage the product master and BOM master details throughout a products life cycle, including version control and end-of-life product status.
• Perform D365 end-user test scripts for product master and BOM maintenance applications and upload programs in cooperation with IT as needed during quarterly MS ERP updates.
• Collect, upload, and maintain product specifications and photos into ERP system for use throughout the organization.
• Work cross-functionally between kit developers, assembly engineers, and QA during the kit prototype, pack-out process to ensure the assembled product and packaging meet internal engineering standards and customer specifications. 
• Coordinate the collection of component samples required for client review, quality inspection, and product activity testing. 

What we’re looking for (Key Performance Objectives):

• Within 60 days, learn and demonstrate proficiently in efficiently navigating Product Master and Bill of Material Masters in D365 including inquiries, data filters, and data download functions.
• Within 60 days, learn and demonstrate ability to enter product specifications and upload product photos.
• Within 90 days, demonstrate fluency in un-aided data entry and template upload process into D365.
• Within 6 months, learn and show ability to work within Monday.com project management software to retrieve tasks and update project statuses
• Within 6 months, learn and demonstrate comprehension of BOM template and entry workflow and ability to diagnose and fix data upload failures.
• By one year, identify at least two opportunities for process improvements in your area of responsibility and design a detailed improvement plan and obtain approval to implement said process improvements.

Requirements/Ideal Attributes:

• Minimum associate’s degree or equivalent work experience in a similar role
• Intermediate to advanced skill in Excel or Google Sheets
• Experience using query tools such as Excel Power Query, SQL, Access, PowerBi
• Experience working with project management and/or workflow software such as Monday.com, Trello, MS Planner, and Basecamp.
• Minimum 5+ years’ work experience working with large datasets within an enterprise resource planning software (ERP) environment; work within Microsoft D365 a plus
• Experience documenting and administering process workflows
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite experience 

We are a drug-free workplace and an EEO employer.

Please note: This role will be filled by our internal recruitment team, so no assistance is needed from any outside staffing agency at this time.

Compensation Range: $21.63 - $26.44 per hour - Actual compensation may vary due to other factors such as: years of experience, skill set, and location. Total compensation includes profit sharing bonus potential, 401k matching, and a variety of other benefits (details can be found here).

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