Master Data Associate

**Company Description**
John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.
- Create Vendor Master data as per the VMD process.
- Co-ordinate with the stake holder/requestor for clarification in creating data.
- Create Vendor in MDM syndicate to MFGPRO- QAD / SAP.
- Extend Vendors to required company codes.
- Create Vendor Bank Data in SAP.
- Distribute the Vendors in MDM to appropriate ERP system.
- Run Data validation procedure, verify and correct the Vendor master data as appropriate.
- Validate Vendor Documents for Vendor creation to ensure MFGPRO-QAD is in line with VMD process & Policies.
- Record errors and update the learning to Knowledge base to aid team training and reference.

- The responsibility of the team is to Maintain Accurate & Complete Vendor Master Data. -Vendor master creation, Extension, Block & Unblock. Vendor Amendment, Bank Data Updating, Vendor Distribution in SAP within the agreed SLA and effectively manage and maintain the correctness and accuracy of data on SAP& MDM.
- Develop corrective and preventive measures to avoid recurrence of errors.
- Work along with the Sr. team members to review and update the recommended changes to the Vendor master.
- To communicate effectively with the team on all aspects of job loading, completion.
- Collectively work with the other team members to meet the objectives set for the team.
- Co-ordinate with the buyers and supplying sister company.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and implement important initiatives.
- Be always an effective team player.
- The ability to multitask effectively.

**Qualifications**
- Graduate / Diploma in any bachelor’s degree with relevant experience can be considered.
- Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience on SAP /or 1+ years of experience in Vendor Master SAP with Finance & Banking background will be added advantage.
- Should be good to interact with International Stake holders & internal customers.

**Additional Information**

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.