Product Data Manager

Job TitleProduct Data ManagerLocationWoking To lead a Product Data Management function, ensuring accurate, compliant, and optimised product data across the engineering and manufacturing lifecycle. The role is accountable for product data governance, Bill of Materials (EBOM / MBOM) integrity, and Material Master data quality.The Product Data Manager acts as a strategic partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, Variant Configuration, Program Management, Purchasing, Logistics, Sales, and IT, providing functional leadership, data assurance, and continuous improvement across all product data activities.* Lead, manage, and develop the Product Data Management team, ensuring skills, capability, and capacity are aligned to business and program needs.* Define, own, and enforce product data governance standards covering EBOM, MBOM, Material Master, configuration logic, and data quality best practices.* Provide functional oversight of all PDM operational activities, including Bill of Materials creation, validation, simulation, release, and material master extension.* Ensure robust coordination and delivery of Engineering / Manufacturing Record (Releasing) PDM activities in line with program timing and project gateways.* Act as the senior escalation point and subject matter expert for product data and BoM related issues across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Programs.* Represent Product Data Management at programme and governance forums, including change control, launch readiness, and build meetings, presenting BoM accuracy and data readiness.* Partner with IT and Digital teams to guide best practice use of 3DX/SAP PLM, Material Master, and related systems.* Delivery of accurate, release‐ready Engineering and Manufacturing BoMs aligned to product, variant, and pack specifications.* Consistently delivers high‐quality PDM Material Master data across all programmes and blocks.* Improved BoM accuracy, stability, and readiness at all programme gateways.* Reduction of late changes, rework, and production risk caused by product data issues.* Development of a capable, accountable Product Data Management team with clear performance expectations.**Knowledge, Skills and Experience*** Proven leadership experience within Product Data Management, PLM, Engineering Operations, or a related discipline.* Strong functional and technical knowledge of SAP PLM (EBOM, MBOM, MM); familiarity with 3DX is beneficial.* Solid understanding of engineering release processes, workflow management, and variant configuration principles.* Experience defining and operating data governance frameworks and system-based rules and logic.* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret, challenge, and improve data quality and processes.**Personal Attributes*** Strategic thinker with a strong delivery and results-oriented mindset.* Confident communicator capable of influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.* Highly organised, detail-focused, and committed to data quality and good data behaviours.* Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.* Open to change, continuous learning, and solving unfamiliar or complex problems.We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:* Structured career development framework* 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days* Enhanced company pension scheme* Discretionary annual bonus award* Private medical insurance and health cash plan* Life assurance benefit* Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping* Generous parental leave policies* A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice#J-18808-Ljbffr…