R.S. Pavithra
Dubai
Summary
Accomplished Data Steward with comprehensive knowledge in managing, validating, and protecting data to ensure quality and accuracy. Skilled in utilizing a variety of data management and governance tools and methodologies, as well as understanding complex databases. Strengths include the ability to implement data governance policies and procedures while maintaining compliance with regulations. Past roles have demonstrated successful coordination of cross-functional teams to streamline data processes for improved business operations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Lead - Material , Vendor MD Governance
GlobalFoundries
Bengaluru
02.2024 - 05.2025
- Led efforts as the primary point of contact for all material and vendor master-related activities, ensuring governance compliance and process efficiency.
- Responsible for high quality and on-time setup of key master data objects like Material Master, emBoM, Blanket Purchase agreements, Approved Supplier List etc.
- Spearheaded and supported all vendor and material master data-related projects as part of the digital transformation from Oracle ERP to SAP MDG, SAP S/4 program.
- Performed data cleansing projects to cleanse key master data fields such as UoM, OEM number, Material Group, Material Description, and Vendor Master Name and Address in support of the data migration from Oracle ERP to SAP S/4.
- Centralized the material master creation process, establishing a standardized framework and refining critical master data field values, improving data definitions, and ensuring consistency across key supply chain systems.
- Developed training materials and SOPs for Master Data Management (MDM), Data Stewards, and cross-functional business teams, and conducted workshops to ensure seamless adoption and compliance with standardized data practices.
- Supported data and process owners in critical design decisions for the Oracle-to-SAP migration, ensuring governance alignment, data integrity, and a seamless transition across business systems.
- Validated Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and Technical Design Documents (TDDs) to ensure that all business requirements were accurately captured, strengthening alignment between business needs and technical execution for seamless implementation.
- Developed Role Matrix tables that determined the right stakeholders had the right access to critical master data fields thereby ensuring data integrity and security
- Played a pivotal role in the Vendor Master implementation within SAP MDG, driving the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase to validate system functionality, data integrity, and compliance with business requirements.
- Established data quality metrics by defining CDE critical data elements and establishing DQ rules based on accuracy, completeness, uniqueness, and consistency, enhancing overall data governance and reliability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional business and MDM teams to ensure the timely and accurate setup of master data, proactively addressing knowledge gaps, process gaps, and data quality issues.
- Partnered with BI teams to design and implement Data Quality (DQ) and reconciliation reports, ensuring high DQ scores and maintaining consistency across enterprise systems for improved data integrity and governance.
Global Data Steward
Alcon Laboratories (India) Private Limited
Bangalore
11.2022 - 02.2024
- Facilitated setup and maintenance of material master creation within SAP ECC to support product launches.
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team to resolve data quality issues across various supply chain systems.
- Led process improvement and automation initiatives utilizing Lean Six Sigma principles, Power Automate, and Excel VBA, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.
- Developed business rules for deriving key data quality metrics, using SAP Information Steward.
Business Analyst - Serialization and Traceability
AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Requirement gathering for the customer onboarding process for the US DSCSA project from different business partners.
- Spearheaded the customer onboarding activity for the Brazil ANVISA project. I worked with the SAP ICH team and external business partners, like Cardinal, to successfully onboard.
- Strong knowledge of GTINs, GS1 standards, EU FMD, DSCSA, Russia, and Brazil (ANVISA) legislative guidelines.
- Developed training documents and SOPs for the customer self-onboarding process as part of the Brazil ANVISA project.
- Enhanced legislative reporting accuracy by refining batch reconciliation reports, enabling manufacturing sites to efficiently identify serial number discrepancies.
Master Data Steward
AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
03.2015 - 06.2021
- Oversee correct and efficient establishment and maintenance of E2E Material Master data in SAP ATTP, SAP MDG, and SAP ECC (Material Master, PIR, source list, BOM).
- Lead timely master data creation and maintenance activities for new product introductions (NPI), brand acquisition, and divestment projects across various supply chain systems.
- Construct data flow maps for the material master associated with new launch efforts, and divestment or acquisition projects.
- Delivered KT projects facilitating transfer of end-to-end data maintenance activities from worldwide demand planners to central data team.
Established SOPs and work instructions for consistent execution.
Formulated RACI matrices to outline accountability and collaboration.
Designed process flow maps to streamline operations and improve communication. - Strengthened data quality by ensuring completeness and accuracy through collaboration with data governance stakeholders, while establishing global standards for master data attributes, developing business glossaries, data catalogs, and standardized creation and maintenance processes.
- Assist in data management, governance, and data quality of master data requirements, with other functional data owners, to ensure functional master data integrity across the operation of supply chain systems is consistent and meets stated business rules and requirements.
- Build a data quality tracker based on data completeness, data accuracy, data adherence to standard, data relevance and timely creation of data.
- Mass upload of data in SAP MDG using the Winshuttle tool. Perform data cleansing activities ahead of the SAP MDM to SAP MDG migration.
- Collaborated with data/system owners, business analysts and technical team to resolve day to day data issues across multiple SAP supply chain systems.
- Assist in data management, governance, and data quality of master data requirements, with other functional data owners, to ensure functional master data integrity across the operation of supply chain systems is consistent and meets stated business rules and requirements.
- Set up automated flows in SharePoint to improve process efficiency.
- Execute and record UAT for changes in the SAP MDG and SAP ATTP systems.
- Guide, train master data stakeholder and other data stewards across supply chain functions on master data processes.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Operations Management
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Chennai01.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College (Anna U
Chennai01.2013
Skills
- SAP ECC
- SAP MDG
- SAP ATTP
- SAP APO
- WinShuttle
- Power BI
- SharePoint
- Material, Product, Vendor Master, PIR, Source List Data Management
- Power Automate
- Data cleansing
- Cross-functional stakeholder management
- Data governance
- Process Improvements
- Documentation
- Strong supply chain knowledge
- Data Analysis
- Process Improvements
- Documentation
- Strong supply chain knowledge
Timeline
Supply Chain Lead - Material , Vendor MD Governance
GlobalFoundries
02.2024 - 05.2025
Global Data Steward
Alcon Laboratories (India) Private Limited
11.2022 - 02.2024
Business Analyst - Serialization and Traceability
AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 02.2022
Master Data Steward
AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 06.2021
Master of Business Administration - Operations Management
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College (Anna U