Central Data Management (CDM)

Position Overview

Join our team as a Central Data Management professional, supporting critical SAP material data and processes. This role plays a key part in ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration across multiple business functions.

Relationships

Reports to the Materials Manager
No supervisory responsibility
Interacts & communicates with Material, Fin acct, cost acct, purchasing, product managers, warehouse & production personnel at BUS
CDM personnel at BAU

Responsibilities & Duties

Manage new item setups for all BUS material (With a primary focus on Equipment spare parts manufacturing and procurement)
Maintain basic data for the Material Master in SAP
Maintain all Bills of Materials in SAP
Maintain packaging instructions
Create new routings
Maintain tariff codes
Provide Materials Master custom reporting when necessary
Expected to work independently as well as in group settings

Education

HS diploma or GED required
2-year degree in a related field is preferred
Equivalent training & experience can be substituted

Experience

2 years of related experience in a medium sized industrial manufacturing company preferred
1 year of machining experience

Knowledge

Product Knowledge, Materials Planning, New Product Introduction, Cost Accounting, Material Lifecycle
Customs Classification methodology
SAP/ERP systems
Weight, monetary & units-of-measure conversions
Blueprint Reading and understanding of tolerances
Planning and Executing machining production processes
General understanding of technical specifications

Foundation Skills

Effective oral & written communication skills
Ability to deal with frequently priorities
Ability to develop collaborative relationships with all levels of the organization

Foundation Skills (cont.)

Taking a systematic approach to solving problems by analyzing all relevant facts/issues before determining the root cause
Detail-oriented & well-organized
Inspecting/evaluating the quality of work produced
Meet tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy & attention to detail
Management of one’s time to achieve goals
Computer hardware & software applications including Outlook, Microsoft Office 365 applications, SAP, BBA, LMS, Confluence, CICS

Company Overview

For more than 60 years Blum has been manufacturing superior quality hinge systems, drawer runners, and lift systems that create motion and enhance user convenience in the kitchen. With every product, we strive to develop solutions to ensure that cabinet doors and drawers open with ease, close softly and effortlessly, and make workflow and everyday kitchen use easier.

Today, Blum has nine production plants in Austria, and manufacturing sites in Brazil, Poland and the United States. Approximately 9000 Blum employees all over the world focus on product innovation.

Benefits

Blum USA believes in offering their employees an excellent benefits package that includes:

Salaried or Hourly position
Possible bonus opportunities
Health (Medical, dental and vision) & wellness benefit
401(k) with employee matching
FSA & Dependent Care
Three weeks’ vacation starting your second year on the job
Paid sick leave (48 hours annually)
Life insurance equal to annual salary at no cost to employee
Onsite Health clinic