Hermès Business Process Owner — Item Master Data
Hermès Sellier — Business Process Owner, Item Master Data in Pantin: lead Article master‑data processes for ERP transformation and data governance.
Overview
Hermès Sellier is a maison of the Hermès group renowned for artisanal luxury leather goods and savoir‑faire. As part of the broader Hermès organisation, it combines traditional craftsmanship with rigorous operational standards, investing in cross‑functional programmes (finance, IT, product and data) to support business transformation and sustained brand excellence.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define, formalize and co‑construct the end‑to‑end processes and governance for Article master data across all métiers, balancing common standards and métier‑specific singularities.
- Conduct mapping and diagnostic of existing master‑data sources and attributes; identify pain points, risks and improvement opportunities.
- Design the target data model for products, raw materials, components and semi‑finished items: attributes, types, keys, dependencies and codification principles.
- Specify business rules (lifecycles, statuses, validation workflows, controls) and align these with ERP, PLM, MDM and BI constraints.
- Assess impacts of master‑data changes on ERP nomenclatures and flows, satellite systems (PLM, MDM), the data catalog and BI reporting.
- Prepare and formalize prerequisites and detailed design deliverables to support ERP configuration and integrator alignment.
- Represent métier operational vision during design and implementation; express and validate requirements with integrators and IT solution teams.
- Support deployment waves and verify that delivered solutions meet métier requirements and agreed rules.
- Maintain and evolve data models and management rules under established governance; lead change management and ensure adoption by référents métiers.
- Animate Article master‑data communities and act as the primary domain interlocutor for stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
Qualifications
- Master's degree (Bac+5) from an engineering school or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years' professional experience in master‑data, data management or closely related domains
- Proven track record in cross‑functional project management or continuous improvement with a 360° vision
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate terrain processes into pragmatic recommendations
- Excellent interpersonal skills: collaborative mindset, listening, curiosity and strong adaptability
- Demonstrated leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and organisational agility
- Fluent English (working proficiency) — mandatory
Skills
Experience
At least 10 years of experience in roles related to master data, data governance or business process ownership, with proven delivery of transversal projects and involvement in ERP/PLM/MDM transformations.
Education
Master's degree (Bac+5) — engineering school or equivalent
Workplace
This position is based in Pantin, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris. Cerulean lists 105 open roles in Pantin, including 13 posted recently. The broader Île-de-France area accounts for 3.727 active listings on Cerulean, 101 of which are new. In France as a whole, Cerulean currently features 4.275 open positions, with 127 posted this week.
Culture
Hermès favours a culture that blends artisanal craftsmanship with disciplined operational excellence. The organisation emphasises cross‑disciplinary collaboration, respect for heritage and a human‑centred approach to transformation, with a strong commitment to ethics, diversity and inclusion.
About Cerulean
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