Jr. Associate

About the Role

Avantor is seeking a Jr. Associate - Product Information Management for an entry-level position.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigating and resolving data quality issues in enterprise applications via deletion and merging, while safeguarding against data loss.
• Executing mass data management processes while ensuring data quality.
• Managing documentation, updates to the Data Dictionary, and data management training materials, under the guidance of the Enterprise Data Management & Analytics team.
• Coordinating and conducting mass data imports into core systems, and mass data-cleansing initiatives, ensuring integrity and eliminating redundancy from corporate databases.
• Extracting, analyzing, updating data, and implementing process improvements.
• Managing Product Add Forms, interacting with VWR marketing, supply chain, pricing, and regulatory teams, along with contacts at suppliers to shepherd and complete the product add process. Applies proper coding where needed.
• Performing Product maintenance, working with other functional teams on the discontinuation and attribute changes of products, including description changes, warehouse ties, internal coding, etc., to maintain current and accurate information.
• Understanding end-to-end data flows and identifying data dependencies in support of delivery, release, and change management.
• Staging, testing, and validating system enhancements with other departments.
• Managing Product pricing, working with marketing, pricing, sourcing, and purchasing teams to maintain accurate supplier pricing in the system.
• Auditing, researching, analyzing, making modifications to, and communicating about all of the above tasks, working with large amounts of data.
• Maintaining accurate tracking of open and closed requests to ensure smooth workflow and accurate reporting.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Intermediate to advanced Excel, Access, SAP, and SQL skills.
• Knowledge of Avantor systems and business processes (i.e. STIBO and Qlikview) is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Science, Mathematics, Biology, Information Systems, or an Engineering field.
• Results-oriented and works with a sense of urgency.
• Assertive, responsible for own work and committed to deadlines.
• Focused and versatile team player, comfortable under pressure.
• Knowledge of distribution and project management skills.
• Critical thinking and data analysis abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Results-driven, self-sufficient, and highly motivated.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to develop Excel reports and PowerPoint presentations.