Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Job Summary  

Provide leadership and strategic guidance to our product data management team with responsibility for availability, usability, and integrity of our product data as a trusted enterprise asset.   

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Lead, coach, and develop team of direct reports
• Responsible for effective product change management and the accuracy and integrity of managed data
• Establish and monitor department performance metrics
• Coordinate project priority for product data management team
• Effective management of team resource usage to identify and resolve conflicting project deliverables
• Ensure the right processes and tools are in place to meet business needs while complying with established standards
• Initiate, manage, and coordinate updates to product data management processes
• Lead department continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate the cleanup and restructuring of data in support of process optimization
• Train personnel on new or updated business systems and processes
• Thought leadership and strategic oversight surrounding new item creation, item merge/purge processes, and acquisition integration activities
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older
• Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years progressively responsible experience in Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Governance and/or Data Stewardship
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• 2+ years’ experience managing a diverse team
• Expert Level Proficiency in MS Office, Alteryx experience a plus
• Strong understanding of product data lifecycle management
• Proven project management skills
• Process improvement mindset
• Creative, strategic thinker
• Exceptional communication skills and relationship-building abilities
• Demonstrate effectiveness in achieving results through understanding and management of internal customer relationships, prioritization, and delegation of tasks
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Waterworks industry knowledge/experience a plus
• Understanding of Product Lifecycle
• Exceptional communication skills and relationship building
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Direct management experience a plus

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.  Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

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