Data Lead (Procurement & Logistics)

KION Business Services Polska is part of the KION Group - a world-leading supplier of forklift trucks, warehouse technology and supply chain solutions. We already employ more than 42,000 people in over 100 countries and are thus significantly driving the future of intralogistics while pursuing a clear sustainability strategy. In Cracow we hire around 750 Employees.

This role plays a key part in ensuring that data management practices align with business objectives while maintaining a high standard of design quality, ensuring dependencies are considered and compliance requirements are met within their functional cluster.
Data Lead acts as a crucial link between individual Data Object Owners, the broader data governance structure, and the specific business functions they oversee. Main goal is to guide and support Data Owner as Coach, within the Data Cluster (Procurement and Logistics).

If you want to be a part of keeping the world moving, KION Business Services is the right place!

• Hybrid work & Flexible Working Hours 

• Private medical care in LuxMed Group 

• MyBenefit Cafeteria Platform (with Multisport card available) 

• Group Life Insurance 

• Employee referral program 

• Professional trainings in your area of responsibility 

• Sharing the costs of foreign language courses 

• 4 hours off work per year for health check-ups ("Dzień na U") 

• No dress code 

• Possibility of growth inside of an organization 

• Company co-sponsored learning & development opportunities 

• Accountable to ensure consistency between solution design of data objects in scope, specifically: processes, business rules, data model and data quality metrics within the process definition and data lifecycle topics.
• Accountable to enable a seamless solution design across data objects (e.g., ensuring conversion design with FMDs/MDD)
• Responsible for Strategy & Roadmap in the respective cluster
• Responsible for ensuring legal compliance and separation of tasks and support in the definition/ further development of status management and development of existing & generation of new data sources within data lifecycle topic
• Conducting regular alignments with Data Object Owners, tracking progress of deliverables 
• Communicate from Data Management Tower to Data Object Owners 
• Supports at a strategic level with regards of vision and strategy, object and portfolio management, organizational (re-) design, communication and change management
• Supports in the technology and architecture topic, being consulted in the classification and system-related documentation 
• Gives support in the authorization concept, documentation of guidelines, release management and implementation planning, being consulted in the communication of implementation plan.

Your Skills and Expertise: 

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in data management, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in SCM, logistics, data governance, or master data management roles
• In-depth functional knowledge of data design, especially about data- & BPM processes
• Strong knowledge of data flows across system landscape and business rules to improve data quality
• Strong understanding of data management principles (e.g., MDM, Data Quality, Data Migration, Governance)
• Proven experience in Logistics Data Objects and Processes or related projects
• Good understanding of existing technology architecture and systems involved
• Effective & proactive communicator with proven management capabilities and experience leading cross-functional data projects or initiatives
• Agile project management skills
• Strong background in managing data within ERP/EAM systems
• Fluent English—both written and spoken — is mandatory.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in master data management or logistics roles
• Prior experience in warehouse automation systems and logistics process integration
• Previous involvement in data migration, system implementation, or S4HANA upgrades

If you have any questions - feel free to contact rekrutacja.krakow@kiongroup.com

Apply for the role and join us!