Master Data Specialist

Konsernipalvelut

Metsä Group on menestyvä metsäteollisuuskonserni, jonka juuret ovat suomalaisessa metsässä – emoyrityksemme on yli 90 000 metsänomistajan osuuskunta. Konsernipalveluissamme tekee töitä noin 1000 talouden, IT:n, hankinnan ja logistiikan, HR:n, teknologian, liiketoimintaprosessien kehityksen, viestinnän, juridiikan  ja monen muun alan ammattilaista. Heidän tehtävänään on tukea konsernin ja sen liiketoiminta-alueiden strategian toteuttamista. Asiantuntijoidemme itsenäistä työtä tukee vahvasti verkostoitunut työyhteisö. 

Toivotamme tervetulleeksi eri taustoista tulevat ja eri elämäntilanteissa olevat ihmiset. Metsässä on tilaa ja tilaisuuksia monenlaisille osaajille ikään, sukupuoleen, etniseen taustaan, seksuaaliseen suuntautumiseen, vammaisuuteen tai muihin ominaisuuksiin katsomatta – Metsä on meille kaikille. Lue lisää: metsagroup.com/metsameillekaikille. 

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

We are looking for a

MASTER DATA PRODUCT SPECIALIST

to join Metsä Group´s Master Data Service Center.

As our new Master Data Product Specialist, you will become part of the Supply Chain Master Data Team, an international team with members based in our Service Centers in Äänekoski, Finland, and Gdańsk, Poland.

What Will You Do?

As a Master Data Product Specialist at Metsä Group, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of our product master data across systems. You will be part of international product team responsible for maintaining high standards for data quality and contributing to the ongoing development of harmonized, efficient data management practices.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Master Data Management: Create, maintain, and update product master data in line with governance rules and business needs. Collect and validate required information to ensure completeness, consistency, and compliance across systems like SAP.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with departments such as IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and Sales to ensure seamless data integration and support business goals.

• Data Quality and Analysis: Conduct regular quality checks, resolve discrepancies, and manage maintenance requests to ensure accurate, reliable product data. Contribute to data improvement initiatives.

• Process Improvement and Standardization: Support the standardization of product data practices, propose process enhancements, and help implement best practices for data governance.

• Project Participation – ERP+: Contribute to Metsä Group’s ERP+ program, supporting unified master data practices and shared maintenance processes across business areas.

This position is based in either Gdańsk (Poland) or Äänekoski (Finland).

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Master Data Product Specialist with strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a drive for data accuracy and continuous improvement. You should be able to work independently and take initiative, while actively contributing as a collaborative and open-minded team member.

Key qualifications and attributes include:

• Experience: Minimum 2 years in master data management, preferably in SAP environments. Knowledge of Product, Supply Chain, or Material master data is a strong asset.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SAP (e.g., R/3, S/4HANA) and Excel. Familiarity with data governance tools and Power BI is a plus.

• Analytical Mindset: Ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and anomalies, and maintain high attention to detail.

• Problem Solving: Solution-oriented approach to data issues and process challenges.

• MDM Platforms: Knowledge of MDM (Master Data Management) platforms such as STIBO Systems STEP will be considered an advantage.

• Process Improvement: Proactive in optimizing data management practices and contributing to best practice development.

• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and Sales.

• Supply Chain Understanding: Good knowledge of Product/Supply Chain processes is highly valued.

• Languages: Fluency in English required; other languages are an advantage.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

The best sparring for business – deepen your expertise as a specialist. At Metsä Group, you’ll work with professionals from many fields. Our atmosphere is open, and it’s easy for newcomers to fit in. We want to renew the business by striving for positive impacts on the environment and society. This means significant development opportunities and agile projects, competence development, and understanding the business. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges.

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

We offer our employees a wide range of fringe benefits, including comprehensive occupational health care, and extensive training and development opportunities.  To support wellbeing at work, we encourage our employees to take advantage of culture, sports and bicycle benefits.             

Metsä Group has a hybrid working model. In this position, part of the work can be done remotely.

Enter a new era in your career,​ welcome to Metsä Group!

Anonymous recruitment – this is how it works

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for interview once the applicant has been selected for interview.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you’re invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment at:

https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/ ​.

Want to hear more? Call us!

For more information about the position, please contact Service Manager, Konrad Cekala (tel +48660621620). The best way to reach him is via text message, and after that, he will arrange a time to talk with you.

How to apply?

Click on the link below to apply. Note that attachments won’t be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it’s important to fill in the application form carefully. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we’ll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your curriculum vitae and salary request. You’ll receive a confirmation message the next morning after your application has been received.

The application will be open until 2.6.2025. We wish you the best of luck!