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This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning there is a combination of three onsite days per week and the rest remote. This position is eligible to sit in the Chicago/Rosemont, IL or West Linn, OR locations.

The role operates in a fast-paced food retail environment, where data accuracy directly impacts pricing, promotions, inventory availability, food safety, and customer trust. Primarily an office-based or hybrid position, with regular collaboration across IT, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Store Operations, Marketing and E-commerce teams. Work involves detailed data analysis and validation, requiring sustained focus, accuracy, and adherence to governance standards. Occasional collaboration with external vendors, suppliers, and third-party data providers to resolve data issues and ensure alignment.

Responsibilities:

• Create, validate, and maintain master data for items (SKUs), vendors, stores, pricing, promotions, and hierarchies.

• Maintain vendor and item relationships to support procurement, replenishment, and invoicing.

• Enforce data governance standards, naming conventions, and business rules.

• Perform data quality checks to identify and resolve inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies.

• Partner with data governance teams to define policies and stewardship processes.

• Support audits and compliance requirements related to food labeling, traceability, and regulatory standards.

• Collaborate with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Store Operations, Marketing and E-commerce teams to understand data needs.

• Support new item setup, assortment changes, seasonal items, and promotional launches.

• Act as a data steward for assigned data domains.

• Work within ERP, MDM, PIM, and merchandising systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, or similar)

• Support system integrations and data synchronization across platforms.

• Assist with testing during system upgrades, enhancements, or new data initiatives.

• Monitor master data KPIs and data quality metrics.

• Identify process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and accuracy.

• Document procedures, workflows, and data standards.

• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Relationships:

• Internal: Interact with all levels of associates within the CHEF’STORE. 

• External: The incumbent is required to interact with customers and other service and product providers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in master data, data governance, or retail data operations

• Experience supporting item and vendor data in a retail or consumer goods environment.

• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy

• Proficiency with Excel and data analysis tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in food, grocery, or multi-category retail, including exposure to fresh, frozen, or perishable product data.

• Working knowledge of food-specific regulatory and compliance requirements, such as nutritional labeling, ingredient declarations, allergen tracking, country of origin, and traceability standards

• Hands-on experience with Master Data Management (MDM), Product Information Management (PIM), or ERP platforms commonly used in retail environments (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP MDG, Oracle Retail, Blue Yonder, Informatica, Stibo Systems, Syndigo, or similar tools)

• Familiarity with retail merchandising and supply chain processes, including item lifecycle management, assortment planning, replenishment, pricing, promotions, and vendor onboarding.

• Experience supporting omnichannel retail operations, including store, e-commerce, click-and-carry, and delivery channels.

• Ability to interpret and translate business requirements into data standards, attributes, and workflows.

• Experience with data quality tools, validation rules, and exception management processes

• Working knowledge of SQL, data querying, or data transformation tools to support data analysis and troubleshooting

• Exposure to system integrations and data flows between merchandising, supply chain, finance, and digital commerce systems

• Experience participating in system implementations, upgrades, or data migration initiatives.

• Understanding of data governance frameworks, stewardship models, and change management practices.

• Strong documentation skills, including creation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and data dictionaries.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, Supply Chain, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

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