Closing Date : 31/03/2026

Regional Product Executive, Data Admin  

Position Responsibilities

The Regional Product Data Admin is the single owner of product master data across all countries, ensuring:

  • One source of truth
  • BOM integrity
  • Traceability from concept to launch and change
  • Data governance discipline at scale
1. BOM Ownership & Maintenance (Primary Responsibility)
  • Maintain regional master BOM for all products across all countries
  • Ensure BOM accuracy across:
    • Ingredients
    • Specifications
    • Quantities & yields
    • Packaging components
  • Manage country-specific BOM variants while preserving regional core
  • Prevent unauthorized BOM changes
  • Standardize BOM data ingestion and transformation processes to support multi-country operations with localization capabilities.
2. Single Source of Truth (SSOT)
  • Establish and maintain the authoritative BOM repository
  • Enforce version control and naming conventions
  • Eliminate shadow files, local copies, and duplicated BOMs
3. BOM Governance & Change Control
  • Own the BOM change governance process, including:
    • Change request intake
    • Impact assessment (cost, ops, supply, quality)
    • Approval tracking
    • Effective date management
    • Ensure no BOM change goes live without:
      • Documented reason
      • Approved owner
      • Clear effective date
    4. Data Traceability & Auditability
    • Maintain full traceability.
    • Support internal audits and post-mortems
    • Enable backward tracing (e.g. margin drop → BOM change → ingredient swap)
    5. Cross-Functional Alignment
    • Work closely with:
      • Product
      • Supply chain
      • Finance
      • Ops
      • GTM / PMO
    6. Country Support & Discipline
    • Train country teams on:
      • BOM usage
      • Change request process
    7. Data Quality & Risk Management
    • Run periodic BOM audits:
      • Missing fields
      • Inconsistent units
      • Mismatched suppliers
    • Flag risks proactively:
      • Cost volatility
      • Supply substitution
      • Margin erosion
    • Escalate material risks to Regional Product
    8. Confidentiality & Data Protection
    • Enforce BOM access controls
    • Ensure sensitive product data is:
      • Shared strictly on a need-to-know basis
      • Masked during testing phases
    • Support HR / IT on data protection policies
    9. System & Process Improvement
    • Improve BOM workflows and tooling over time
    • Support ERP / BI integration
    • Standardize templates, fields, and definitions regionally
    10. Product Performance Analysis, Portfolio Complexity & Impact Analysis
    • Analyse how each product adds complexity
    • Produce standardized product performance views such as:
      • BOM cost vs sales performance
      • Ingredient cost concentration by product
      • Margin sensitivity to key ingredients
    • Support Product / GTM with:
      • Launch performance snapshots
      • Early warning signals for underperforming products

    Qualification and Experience

    • Minimum 3 years experience as a Data Admin or Data Engineer or Architect roles
    • Advanced proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets
    • Lookups, pivots, structured tables, error checks
    • Experience with ERP / PLM / product master systems preferred
    • Familiarity with BI tools (e.g. Looker, Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
    • Strong file and version control discipline
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
    • Highly proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently in fast-growing environments
    • Experience in regional or cross-border projects is a strong advantage

    a Necessity, not a Luxury