MDM Analyst

Overview

Van Cleef & Arpels is an internationally renowned haute joaillerie and watchmaking maison, celebrated for artisanal craftsmanship and refined design. As part of the Richemont family of maisons, the brand combines ateliers' savoir-faire with an international retail and digital organisation, offering roles that bridge heritage craft and modern business processes.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain and enrich product and reference master data across source systems and the MDM platform to ensure accuracy, completeness and conformity with business rules.
• Implement and enforce data governance standards, stewardship processes and data quality metrics; identify and remediate data quality issues.
• Design, execute and monitor batch and real-time data flows (ETL/ELT) between ERP, PIM, e‑commerce and POS systems; manage feed mapping and transformation rules.
• Perform data modelling, attribute mapping and master-data lifecycle management for SKUs, materials, collections and suppliers.
• Collaborate with merchandising, operations, IT and digital teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), change management, and production cutovers related to MDM initiatives and integrations.
• Produce operational and governance reporting, dashboards and documentation; provide training and operational support to data stewards and end users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business or related discipline.
• Proven understanding of master data domains (product, supplier, reference data) and data governance frameworks.
• Proficiency with SQL and experience interrogating and validating data across relational databases.
• Experience configuring or working with MDM/PIM platforms (e.g., Stibo STEP, SAP MDG, Informatica MDM) and integrating via APIs.
• Strong analytical aptitude, methodical attention to detail and the ability to prioritise competing data requests.
• Excellent stakeholder management and written/verbal communication skills; ability to liaise between technical and business teams.

Skills

Experience

Typically 3+ years of hands-on experience in master data management, product data operations or a related data role; prior exposure to retail, luxury goods or fashion verticals is strongly preferred.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business or equivalent field.

Culture

Van Cleef & Arpels marries artisanal heritage with international commercial sophistication. The workplace values meticulous attention to detail, collaborative cross‑disciplinary work and respect for traditional craftsmanship while advancing digital and operational excellence.