Data Specialist

• We are looking for someone who is curious about the world behind our product data, can think analytically, and enjoys bringing business and IT together.
• You have an HBO (higher professional education) working and thinking level, preferably in a business administration, economics, or IT-related direction.
• You have approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience at a supplier, retail, or e-commerce organization. For example, within product data, master data management, PIM, or data management.
• You are good at analyzing how processes work and find it interesting to translate business questions into concrete requirements and solutions.
• You have an affinity with data models, systems, and data quality. You don't have to be a hardcore data engineer, but you do enjoy understanding how data is constructed and how systems work together.
• You enjoy coordinating projects, bringing different stakeholders together, and actually implementing improvements.
• You communicate clearly, work in a structured manner, and take initiative. You know how to get people on board and maintain an overview when multiple things are happening at once.

At HEMA, you work in an environment where people truly collaborate. You get the space to develop yourself, receive good guidance, and get feedback that is truly useful. Additionally, at HEMA you get:

• 💸 A good salary between € 3,350 and € 4,780, matching your knowledge and experience.
• 🌴 30 vacation days (based on 40 hours) and 8% holiday allowance, so you can recharge in time.
• 🎯 A variable reward of up to 14% of your annual salary - depending on the collective result.
• 💸 A monthly net expense allowance.
• 🎄 A fixed year-end bonus of 4% of your annual salary.
• 🛍️ 15% staff discount on all your HEMA favorites - from cream puffs to towels and notebooks.
• 🧓 A good pension scheme, so you are well-situated later on as well.
• 🚗 Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer (from 10 km one-way up to max. 30 km).
• 🎡 Access to the 'Benefits at Work' platform, with discounts on top brands, day trips, and other extras that make life more enjoyable.

Good product data makes the difference. Whether a customer is looking for the right product specifications online or buying a product in the store: the information must be correct. A lot goes on behind the scenes to make that happen. From managing article data to improving data models and implementing new processes and systems. That is where you come in. As a Data Specialist within Master Data Management (MDM), you work at the intersection of business, data, and IT. You dive into questions from the organization, translate these into concrete solutions, and help to actually realize improvements. In this way, you ensure that our product data keeps getting better and that HEMA works smarter and more efficiently. Do you already have experience with product data, data management, or process improvement and do you want to further develop yourself in a role with both substantive and project-based responsibility? Then we have a great challenge for you at HEMA.

As a Data Specialist, you work at the intersection of business, data, and IT. You investigate how our product data and processes can be improved, translate wishes from the organization into concrete solutions, and help to realize these together with colleagues. You will receive increasing responsibility for your own projects and the space to further develop yourself in data management.

• You improve our product data and systems. You work on the quality and structure of product data within our PIM and SAP environments and contribute ideas on how we can set up and make data available more intelligently.
• You advance projects. You translate business questions into requirements, coordinate with stakeholders and development teams, and monitor the progress of improvement projects. Think of the further development of our supplier portal and the improvement of our data model.
• You make an impact on the entire organization. Together with, among others, product managers, e-commerce, Quality, and Digital/IT, you ensure that product information is correct, new legislation is properly processed, and customers find the right information online.
• You keep the basics in order. In addition to projects, you help solve data issues from daily practice. In this way, you get to know our products, processes, and systems better and better.