Product Data Manager

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Key Results / Objectives

• 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.

What We'll Do for You

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