Supplier Master Data Advisor

Supplier Master Data Advisor£25,000 - £28,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C) Manchester city centre, in this role youll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and coming into the office around once a week. (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy ).  

Were looking for a Supplier Master Data Advisor to join our Data and Delivery Insights team. This team sits within our wider Co-op Business Services (CBS) organisation. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. Youll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for member-owners every day.

In this role, well look to you to set up and maintain suppliers for colleagues and teams across the business, making sure that supplier data is set up accurately and managed effectively. Youll also contribute to continuous improvement within the team, focussing on data quality. Youll need to be a great communicator with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. This role is a great opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge of master data, and to gain valuable exposure within our Data and Delivery Insights team.

What youll do

• Set up and maintain suppliers on the system• Effectively manage your own workload and work towards service level agreements • Work collaboratively with key stakeholders across the business• Focus on data quality and process improvement  • Work alongside the wider Master Data team to support our Finance Transformation Programme (FTP)

This role would suit people who have

• A customer-focussed approach with the ability to build strong relationships • Some previously knowledge / experience of accounts payable • Good general IT skills; youre comfortable using programmes in the Microsoft Office package (Excel, Outlook, Teams) with the ability to pick up new systems quickly  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team• The ability to work towards key service level agreements whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays • A pension with up to 10% employer contributions• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)• Coaching and training to support your career development• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, were proud to do things a different way. As one of the worlds largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, weve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

Were actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether youd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, well ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

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