What you need to know

What you need to know
The Senior SME is a key role, responsible for delivering data migration in a complex program. This role builds strong collaboration with teams, and stakeholders, across multiple business functions. Embodies the values and culture of IKEA. This role will work with digital teams within Business Support domain, collaborate across Digital domains, Business Functions, in delivering full scope of the solutions, with zero defects, on time and within budget. You take an agile, practical approach to delivering outcomes while staying focused on business value delivered. You are passionate about fulfilling new requirements and delivering outcome to our business stakeholders as well as technology service operations. You are a strong communicator, both verbal and written, and are able to drive a common understanding of requirements, statuses, challenges based on data and logic in a timely and effective manner. In addition, you are energized by working both independently and interdependently and cross functions. Last but not least you share and live the IKEA culture and values.

For this role we believe you have Formal qualifications in computer science or any engineering equivalent. Minimum 10 years of experience as SAP MDG Consultant. Hands on experience in SAP MDM/MDG. Experience in working in an Agile and DevOps working set-up.. Experience with leading in change

You have knowledge in the following areas:

• Extensive knowledge of Data structures like Article Master, Business partner, Enterprise data etc

• Extensive knowledge of SAP MDG architecture and principles like data governance, data modeling, and data quality

• Strong understanding of data management principles, data governance frameworks, and best practices

• Should have set up Master Data policies in retail companies

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other related areas

• Good knowledge of how to assess the enterprise application portfolio-landscape and consult on tool optimization(s).

• Ability to participate in multi-vendor governance, change advisory boards (CAB), competency assessment in the subject and competency maturity planning for the team

• Ability of agile working and continuous improvement within the software engineering function, encouraging simplicity, efficiency, ownership and accountability

• Ability to lead, coach, motivate and develop team members

• Ability to actively acquire new knowledge and skills and champion new methods, digital systems and processes to improve performance.

A day in your life with us

Accountable for technical delivery on Master Data Management COE set up within our digital organization. Help the teams drive a technology strategy, adhere to modern software engineering and service management principles, utilize the proper tools, and automate everything to enable the specified business outcomes.

You will be:

• Assist in defining data governance policies, standards, and procedures to ensure data integrity and consistency across SAP systems.
• Prepare the design and implementation of SAP MDG solutions, including data models, hierarchies, taxonomies, and workflows.
• Hands on activities – Design, build, test and deploy SAP MDG solutions. Review work of junior team members.
• Oversee AMS activities with help of outsourced vendor
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, business analysts, and data stewards, to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business needs.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies related to SAP MDG, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with external vendors and consultants as needed for SAP MDG implementation and support
• Manage Outsourcing partner for day to day jobs
• Help build a digital mindset and an service engineering culture that is accountability and results orientated.

Together as a team

We’re the ones who make it possible for people to have a smarter life at home and a hassle-free and rewarding shopping experience. Together we work to find new digital solutions for every business need to help make IKEA a great and efficient place to work. We like to think of ourselves as innovative and modern, and we believe that nothing would actually work without us.