Analyst, Data Services in Saskatoon

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as the primary operational specialist for manufacturing material master data, ensuring timely creation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of material records across manufacturing and seed portfolios.
• Coordinate and prioritize the activities of Material Creation Specialists and Data Analysts supporting manufacturing material portfolios to ensure service level commitments are achieved.
• Act as the primary liaison between Manufacturing, Product Line Managers, Forecast-to-Produce (F2P), Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Data Solutions to facilitate material-related requests and issue resolution.
• Monitor operational performance, workload distribution, and material processing timelines to drive efficient execution.
• Oversee the creation, extension, modification, and retirement of manufacturing material master records within SAP S/4HANA and SAP MDG.
• Ensure material attributes, classifications, costing views, planning data, units of measure, product hierarchy assignments, and manufacturing-relevant fields are accurate, complete, and maintained according to established standards.
• Coordinate material readiness activities supporting new product introductions, product transitions, manufacturing changes, National Seed requirements, acquisitions, and commercial initiatives.
• Support ongoing maintenance activities to keep manufacturing material records aligned with current business requirements, production needs, and downstream process dependencies.
• Continuously evaluate material creation processes and implement improvements that increase throughput, reduce rework, strengthen validation, and ensure timely delivery of material master data services.
• Facilitate annual Product Line Manager (PLM) reviews for manufacturing product portfolios to validate material accuracy, lifecycle status, readiness, business dependencies, and manufacturing impacts prior to activation.
• Partner with Product Line Managers and manufacturing stakeholders to identify obsolete, duplicate, inactive, or incorrect materials and coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure approved product line and manufacturing-related changes are accurately reflected within enterprise systems and supporting business processes.
• Maintain documentation supporting annual product line reviews, material change decisions, and manufacturing data readiness activities.
• Monitor newly created and updated manufacturing materials for accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance, enforcing standards when required.
• Enforce material governance policies, standards, and procedures established by the Material Operations & Governance Manager and Senior Manager, Data Solutions.
• Identify and coordinate resolution of data integrity issues, including duplicate materials, missing attributes, incorrect classifications, downstream process errors, and non-compliant records.
• Support quarterly data audits, internal control reviews, and external audit activities, including KPMG-related requests, by ensuring documentation, workflow compliance, and timely remediation of findings.
• Escalate trends, risks, and recurring data quality issues to leadership and recommend corrective actions.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in master data management, with strong exposure to manufacturing, supply chain, seed, or product data domains.
• Experience working in SAP S/4HANA and SAP MDG, including material master governance and lifecycle management.
• Proven ability to operate effectively balancing strategic oversight with hands‑on execution.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, capable of partnering with both technical and non‑technical teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand end‑to‑end data flows and dependencies.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
• Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Excel, and ServiceNow preferred.
• Knowledge of agricultural manufacturing, seed operations, product data, or manufacturing master data processes preferred.

What You'll Get:

• Purpose-Driven Work – Make an impact as part of a global team feeding the future and support farmers locally and around the world.
• Excellent Benefits – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, plus a retirement program with generous employer matching for your future.
• Grow Your Career – Tuition assistance for future education and ongoing learning and training opportunities for career advancement pathways across the organization.
• Support When it Matters – Employee Assistance Programs, inclusive leaves, and paid time for holidays, volunteering, vacation, and wellness.
• Thrive in a Strong Culture – Guided by our core values we put safety first, act with integrity, are stronger together, and deliver with excellence in a collaborative, high-performing environment.