Associate Master Data Analyst

Perdue Foods has a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins by creating products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe while changing the way animals are raised for food. It is part of Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve. From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping our team members thrive. That's Perdue.

Summary

Play a vital role in keeping our supply chain accurate, efficient, and running at peak performance. As an Associate Master Data Analyst, you will monitor, analyze, and maintain critical material, production, and master relationship data while ensuring compliance with established data governance standards. You will collaborate closely with operations and business teams to support informed decision making and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in detail-oriented work, values accuracy, and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of data integrity to support smooth, reliable operations.

The salary range for this position is $56,000 - $83,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).  

In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.  

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure master data integrity in key systems as well as maintaining the processes to support the data quality.
• Identify areas for data quality improvements and helps to resolve data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies.
• Ensure quality of master data in key systems, as well as development and documentation of processes with other functional data owners to support ongoing maintenance and data integrity.
• Collaborate with Supervisor/Lead, subject matter experts and data stewards.
• Assist in design and implementation of data strategy, policies, controls, and programs to ensure the enterprise data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable.
• Assist with managing, analyzing, and resolving data initiative issues with close direction of supervisor to best meet internal and customer requirements while adhering to published data standards.
• Provide assistance to Manager and makes some independent decisions for resolving data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) and data stewards.
• Work closely with the business/IT to ensure alignment of master data rules and the operations of the application meet all requirements.
• Assist in writing queries in Syniti, writing load programs from Syniti to SAP, maintaining Optiva data and performing advanced functions in Excel (writing Macros) and other applications for analysis and report outputs.
• Assist with maintaining and flowing data to GDS, IWorldSync Salsify and other 3rd party systems.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and 0-3 years of experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Science, Data Management, Computer Science or related field.
• Very Good analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• Good personal computer and business solutions software skills.
• Ability to apply learned techniques to critical thinking skills to achieve successful results for the company.
• Ability to work on a team and independently.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.
• May require on call or off hours for projects or break-fix issues.

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Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.