Planning Master Data Analyst (12 month FTC)
About this opportunity
McDermott Laboratories Limited
Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.
We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.
For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.
The Role & What You Will Be Doing
The Global Supply Chain Planning Master Data Analyst is responsible for defining, governing, and maintaining high-quality planning master data across SAP and advanced planning systems in support of global supply chain operations. The role ensures planning data is fit for purpose, supports standardised global processes, and drives effective planning, execution, and reporting, including active involvement in SAP S/4HANA transformation. It requires close collaboration with Planning, IT, Data Quality, and Master Data teams across system deployments, testing, and data migrations.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Global Supply Chain Planning Master Data Analyst role will make an impact:
Master Data Ownership & Governance
Serve as global functional expert for supply chain planning master data across SAP and planning platforms
Define and maintain end-to-end master data processes covering creation, maintenance, validation, and governance
Develop and continuously improve policies, standards, and procedures with a focus on data quality and scalability
SAP S/4HANA & Transformation
Lead SAP S/4HANA data readiness, planning master data harmonisation, and support for new data models
Support data migration, cutover activities, and post-go-live stabilisation
Execute test scenarios and scripts across SIT and UAT phases
Data Quality & Continuous Improvement
Define and monitor data quality KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across data, processes, and systems
Collaborate with stakeholders across supply chain, manufacturing, IT, and commercial teams to align planning data with business needs
About Your Skills & Experience
For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
Strong understanding of master data as a strategic enterprise asset.
Hands-on functional experience with SAP master data within supply chain processes (MM, PTP, OTC).
Experience supporting data validation, cleansing, and migration activities.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to operate effectively in complex, global, transformation-driven environments.
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, IT, or commercial discipline.
At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Benefits at Viatris
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:
Excellent career progression opportunities
Work-life balance initiatives
Bonus scheme
Health insurance
Pension
Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris
At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion
Sustainability at Viatris
Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility
A t Viatris, we offer competitive salar ies , benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.
Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Salary context
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