Job Description Summary
The Business Partner Master Data Owner (Customer and Supplier) manages and governs Business Partner, Customer and Supplier master data across enterprise wide Sandoz processes, ensuring data integrity, quality, governance, and compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.Job Description
Business Partner Master Data Owner
Join us in building the future of Sandoz.
Through STEP (Sandoz Transformation Enterprise Program), we are creating a unified, integrated digital core and simplifying our end-to-end ways of working. From SAP S/4HANA to Veeva, Workday, LabVantage, and beyond, you’ll help design and deliver future-ready systems that drive global impact — enabling us to deliver affordable medicines to more patients worldwide.
Job Summary
The Business Partner Master Data Owner (Customer and Supplier) manages and governs Business Partner, Customer and Supplier master data across enterprise wide Sandoz processes, ensuring data integrity, quality, governance, and compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
Your Key Responsibilities
Represents the ISRC organization within the STEP program.
- Own the Business Partner, Customer and Supplier master data governance framework and global standards aligned with Sandoz policies.
- Oversee and continuously improve Business Partner, Customer and Supplier master data processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across ERP/CRM/ SRM / analytics platforms.
- Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to define, enforce, and evolve data standards and stewardship roles.
- Monitor and report data quality (completeness, validity, consistency); drive corrective actions and preventive improvements.
- Lead data cleansing and enrichment initiatives; measure impact on data reliability and downstream processes.
- Provide training and guidance to users and data stewards on governance processes, tools, and best practices.
- Serve as the bridge between IT and business during transformations, migrations, and integrations to safeguard data design and controls.
- Conduct regular audits/assessments to ensure adherence to governance policies and regulatory requirements (e.g., privacy).
- Drive continuous improvement and automation to enhance master data lifecycle efficiency and control effectiveness.
Minimum Requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
Work Experience:
- 10+ years overall SAP experience, with 5+ years in SAP MDG architecture and SAP MDG-BP, MDG-C,MDG-S.
- Strong knowledge of the Business Partner, Customer and supplier domain and related processes (Commercial, Purchasing, Finance, Compliance).
- Proven leadership of data migration, integration, and governance initiatives in large‑scale environments.
- Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills focused on data accuracy and process optimization.
- Proficient in SQL, Excel, and data analysis methodologies.
- Solid understanding of data governance principles, controls, and best practices.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across organizational levels.
- Good - to -have:
- SAP S/4, SAP MDG, Ariba systems experience.
- Professional certifications in Data Governance / SAP MDG.
Languages:
English
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
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Skills Desired
Budget Management, Business Acumen, Influencing Skills, Performance Management, Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Strategic Planning, Waterfall Project ManagementSkills Required
- 10+ years overall SAP experience
- 5+ years in SAP MDG architecture and SAP MDG-BP, MDG-C, MDG-S
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong knowledge of Business Partner, Customer and Supplier domain
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
Sandoz Insights
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
