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Hybrid Data System Specialist
Nestlé
Solon, USA
Mid · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago
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Role Overview
Join the TAG Center of Excellence in a senior technical role connecting product innovation, compliance, and manufacturing readiness.
This hybrid role combines Specification Author and Data Systems responsibilities to deliver high-quality recipe, material, packaging, and BOM data across Nestlé systems and apply specification standards consistently.
Working with independent judgment, this role supports compliant ways of working and partners cross‐functionally on data and system topics that impact speed to market, factory readiness, data integrity, and audit compliance across TAG.
Key Skills for This Role
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Specification Authoring & Data Stewardship
- Author and maintain Raw Material, Purchasing Specifications, and Market Requirement, ensuring timely creation, updates, and approvals.
- Ensure alignment between recipes, BOMs, specifications, and manufacturing master data.
- Maintain high-quality, compliant data in SAP, TraceGains, and related systems.
- Apply specification and master data standards consistently, flagging inputs or decisions that introduce compliance, audit, or factory readiness risk.
- Digital Systems & Process Ownership
- Provide day-to-day administration and user support for key TAG platforms (SAP, TraceGains, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Salesforce).
- Translate technical, regulatory, and compliance requirements into clear, usable system workflows and documentation.
- Support system testing, upgrades, access management, issue resolution, and user enablement.
- Identify and propose system enhancements and automation opportunities, evaluating them through a risk, value, and sustainability lens.
- Continuous Improvement & Enablement
- Proactively identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize specification, recipe, and BOM processes in line with TAG Digital Strategy and efficiency objectives.
- Strengthen Specification Author consistency and data quality through clear documentation, standardized ways of working, and best‐practice sharing.
- Deliver training, coaching, and enablement for Specification Authors, project teams, and cross‐functional partners to drive system adoption and confidence.
- Partner with Quality, Packaging, Manufacturing, Procurement, Regulatory, and IT to support consistent, compliant execution across TAG.
- KEY OUTPUTS
- Accurate, compliant master data supporting factory readiness and launches
- Timely creation and maintenance of recipes, BOMs, and specifications (RMS, PS/RMPS, MR) using SAP, and/or TraceGains.
- Subject Matter Expertise for recipe, BOM, Material Master, and specification data, ensuring adherence to data standards, regulatory requirements, and system governance.
- Stable, well‐governed systems and documentation ready for audits
- Reliable administration of TAG data and documentation platforms (e.g., SAP, TraceGains, M365, Power Apps, Power Automate) including access control, issue resolution, and user support.
- Deployment of digital solutions and automation (e.g., Power Apps, Salesforce) to reduce manual effort, cycle time, and operational risk.
- Clear, repeatable process maps and documentation enabling consistent ways of working across TAG.
- Sustained capability through training and adoption
- Delivery of system, specification, and process training, and promotion of best practices to strengthen TAG capability, autonomy, and sustained value from tools.
- MEASUREMENTS/PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Specification, Recipe & BOM Timeliness
- Recipes, BOMs, and specifications completed within agreed service levels to support factory readiness and launches.
- Data Quality & Compliance
- High first‐time‐right accuracy for master data, with minimal rework, audit findings, or compliance issues.
- System Stability & Audit Readiness
- Sustained system stability and audit readiness, with minimal audit findings and early identification of data or system risks.
- Capability & Adoption
- Successful delivery of system and process training, reflected in consistent usage, improved confidence, and reduced dependency on single experts.
- EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree is required (technical or related field advantageous).
- Technical or vocational certifications in digital, data, or automation platforms (e.g., Power Automate, SharePoint, Salesforce, Power Apps, SAP, TraceGains) are a plus.
- Proven ability to work independently in complex, regulated environments, exercising sound judgment and partnering effectively across functions.
Experience
- 5+ years of hands‐on experience working with enterprise specification, recipe, BOM, and manufacturing master data systems (e.g., SAP Product Life Cycle, SAP S4HANA, TraceGains or similar).
- Familiarity with Specification Author activities, including creation, maintenance, and approval of Raw Material, Purchasing, Market Requirement, and Packaging specifications within regulated environments.
- Experience working in cross‐functional environments (Product Development, Packaging, Quality, Manufacturing, IT), preferably within manufacturing or technical operations.
- Exposure to data management, reporting, automation, or digital improvement initiatives that support efficiency, data quality, and continuous improvement.
- Salary: $82,323.90 to $107,671.00 per year
- Bonus Eligibility: Yes
- The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
- Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
- It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace. To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
- The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [email protected] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
- Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy.
- Job Requisition: 424976
- It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
- To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bonus Eligibility: Yes
About Nestlé
Agriculture & Food10,001+Founded 1866
Nestlé is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company and the world's largest food company by revenue, producing a wide range of products including baby food, bottled water, cereals, chocolate, coffee, dairy products, and pet food.
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