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SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Architect / Functional Lead

CrackaJack Digital Solutions
1 month ago
Contract
On-site
New Jersey, New Jersey, United States
Key Responsibilities
  • Design and lead the enterprise master data governance strategy and framework for S/4HANA global template consolidation
  • Architect SAP MDG solution covering key domains: Customer (MDG-C), Vendor/Supplier (MDG-S), Material (MDG-M), and Finance (MDG-F) including chart of accounts and cost center harmonization
  • Lead master data harmonization workshops to identify duplicates, conflicts, and gaps across multiple regional SAP instances
  • Define master data governance rules: data ownership, stewardship workflows, approval hierarchies, validation rules, and data quality scoring
  • Configure MDG business rules framework (BRF+) for data validation and enrichment workflows
  • Design MDG consolidation and co-existence scenarios for phased migration waves (region-by-region instance merges)
  • Collaborate with data migration team on MDG-to-LSMW/migration cockpit handoff, defining data mapping and transformation rules
  • Integrate MDG with S/4HANA operational processes: vendor invoice matching, customer order management, material requirements planning
  • Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for master data quality and establish ongoing MDG operational governance model
  • Lead SIT and UAT for all MDG workflows; train data stewards and business data owners
  • Produce MDG architecture documentation, data governance policy documentation, and data dictionaries
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years SAP master data management experience with 4+ years specifically in SAP MDG
  • Hands-on MDG configuration experience across at least two of the four core domains: MDG-C, MDG-S, MDG-M, MDG-F
  • At least 1 full-cycle MDG implementation on a multi-instance consolidation or global rollout program
  • Experience with BRF+ (Business Rule Framework Plus) for MDG validation rule configuration
  • Strong data modeling skills: entity relationships, data hierarchy design, duplicate check configuration
  • Experience with MDG data replication to ECC/S/4HANA operational systems (SOA/Web services, ALE/IDoc)
  • Knowledge of S/4HANA master data changes: Business Partner (BP) migration replacing customer/vendor, material ledger, profit center restructuring
  • Ability to lead cross-functional workshops with business data owners, IT, and regional stakeholders
  • Preferred / Nice-to-Have
  • Experience on 4+ regional instance consolidation programs (customer, vendor, material master deduplication at scale)
  • Exposure to SAP Information Steward or SAP Data Services for data quality profiling and ETL
  • MDG S/4HANA Cloud or MDG on HANA experience
  • Knowledge of SAP Customer Data Cloud (CDC) or SAP Customer Experience (CX) integration with MDG
  • Consumer Goods experience: global material master complexity, retail customer hierarchies, global vendor onboarding
  • SAP MDG certification preferred