Product Data Management Specialist

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This Position reports to: Portfolio Manager

About the Role

Based in our New Berlin, WI location, the Product Data Management Specialist will play a critical role within the Motion Drive Products division, serving as a key member of the product management team. This position carries local (U.S.) responsibility for executing the creation, update, maintenance, deletion, and delivery of Product Information Management (PIM) data, ensuring consistency, reliability, and compliance with established data governance policies and principles.

A successful Data Management Specialist requires strong analytical skills and the ability to process complex data and principles into coherent, actionable information that supports critical business processes. This role demands attention to detail, problem-solving capability, and a structured approach to managing large datasets across multiple systems.

This position reports to: Manager, Product Operations U.S.

Work model: Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Motion Drive Products Product Management in the U.S.A.

Responsibilities

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Own data integrity across all relevant systems within your scope, ensuring product data attributes are maintained efficiently and accurately throughout its lifecycle.
• Manage SAP CPQ configuration and data alignment, ensuring accurate product attributes, pricing rules, and integration with ERP and PIM systems.
• Develop and maintain standards by contributing to procedures, tools, and performance metrics that support robust data management practices.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing system performance, gathering stakeholder feedback, and implementing enhancements to tools and processes.
• Provide training and support to cross-functional teams, promoting best practices for product data creation, maintenance, and archiving/deletion.
• Champion data governance by enforcing adherence to naming conventions, metadata standards, and version control protocols.
• Support new initiatives and strategic priorities by ensuring product data readiness, aligning systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable successful implementation.

Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications

• Basic experience with Python scripting for SAP CPQ management, with a willingness to advance skills for automation and customization
• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of work experience in a complex global business environment, OR associate degree and 4 years of work experience in a complex global business environment, OR High School diploma with 9 years of experience in a complex global business
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including handling large datasets (10K–40K+ rows), complex formulas (VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, text)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions, engage effectively with stakeholders, and apply strategic thinking to drive business results
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrates initiative, meets commitments, and contributes effectively in individual and team environments
• Strong ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Travel up to 10%
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

What's in It for You

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time Off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays
• Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy

About Us

ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story?

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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