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About Ace Retail Group

Ace Retail Group (ARG), is a division of Ace Hardware Corporation that owns and operates several Ace brands, including Westlake Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Buikema’s Ace, Outer Banks Ace, Dennis Company, and Breed & Company. ARG is one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States and has two headquarters located in Lenexa, KS and Farmington Hills, MI. ARG’s origins date back over a century and operates over 250 neighborhood stores located throughout the United States. Great people make ARG stand out in our industry, and we are looking for individuals who strive for personal and professional growth, and who want to work with a company founded on (and still led by) our solid Core Values of: Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility and Teamwork.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Data Management Specialist is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all ERP system data to provide consistency in data and reporting for all end-users. This includes all data within the ERP system related to SKUs, vendors, and store attributes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure consistency of all master data across the ERP system, such as hierarchy, UPC and vendor data.
• Maintain the entire life cycle of a SKU. This includes the creation of a SKU and all system maintenance such as adjusting Product Status, updating Assortment parameters, and managing the vendor record relationship to the SKU.
• Manage the replacement SKU process in partnership with the Merchandising team.
• Identify data errors and prescribe solutions for eliminating them.
• Develop and enforce data governance policies and standards for the ERP system.
• Create exception reporting to proactively identify potential issues and take action accordingly.
• Develop automation for repetitive tasks when applicable.
• Aid stores in maintaining Location Code integrity.
• Coordinate data migrations for acquisition stores.
• Perform new store set up within ERP system.
• Support all data needs for store physical inventories, including file exchange between ARG and third-party inventory company and all store-facing variance reporting.
• Provide support to stores via ticketing software. This includes answering store questions that may require research and analysis to recommend a resolution.
• Supply data to other Support Center departments that provides actionable insight to support strategic decision-making.
• Execute temporary and discontinued markdowns with the system.
• Implement price and cost changes within the system in partnership with the Pricing team.
• A continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance is required along with the ability to work a rotating schedule including weekends.
• Maintain open lines of communication with all store associates, field operations team, and the Support Center personnel.

Other Essential Requirements

Ability to exhibit and incorporate our Core Values into daily decisions and interactions with others:

• WINNING – In business, money is the score. To win, we must perform, compete, and have fun. At Ace, we win through people- our strength is being helpful.
• EXCELLENCE – Excellence honors God and inspires people. We aspire to be the best, to continuously improve and to inspire others by giving the team our very best.
• LOVE – Love the people, love the work and love the results.
• INTEGRITY – For Ace to win, we need to be able to trust each other. And trust will require us to be honest, reliable, caring, of high character and of unquestioned ethics.
• GRATITUDE – We recognize that we are blessed to be in the business of serving others.
• HUMILITY – We strive for greatness with a humble, modest, and respectful attitude.
• TEAMWORK – We will fight the natural tendency for control and credit in favor of collaboration and mutual success, recognizing that…Together, we are Ace.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BS/BA Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Refined interpersonal skills to engage with others both written and verbally
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, be highly self-motivated
• Analytical thinker, team player, customer-focused, business minded
• Strong working knowledge of Excel

COMPENSATION DETAILS

• Salary Range: $55,000 - $65,000 per year

For a full list of benefits and open positions, please visit us at: https://acehardware.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ARG_External

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Retail Group is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military discharge, or any other action covered by federal or state laws.