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Brandon Faulk

Gallatin,US

Summary

Methodical Data Specialist with expertise in data validation, security breach prevention, and document archiving. Proficient and organized professional skilled at maintaining vital business information.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Data Specialist, Business Partners

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Nashville, TN
02.2021 - 04.2024
  • Validated and managed customer information in SAP MDG, ensuring accurate creation of customer master records to support the business partner team
  • Executed customer and vendor master mappings in CFIN and SAP Fiori MDG, maintaining critical data accuracy across platforms
  • Delivered training and guidance to new customer master data specialists, enhancing team competency and data management processes
  • Conducted quarterly audits of user access in SAP MDG, ensuring compliance and secure data management
  • Generated vital monthly KPIs and executive dashboard metrics for North American, Latin American, and Brazilian business units using SE16N.

Master Data Analyst I

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP)
Nashville, TN
06.2019 - 08.2020
  • Served as the subject matter expert for the creation and maintenance of vendor and customer master data in SAP, ensuring data accuracy and integrity
  • Authored business policies and procedures to standardize data entry and maintenance processes, enhancing data reliability across the organization
  • Conducted comprehensive training sessions for team members on best practices for customer and vendor master data management
  • Facilitated communications with vendors to verify banking updates, ensuring the authenticity of bank change requests and preventing fraudulent activities
  • Supported the implementation of the Ariba system for efficient vendor purchase order management and invoice processing.

Senior Master Data Analyst

Mars Petcare US, Inc.
Franklin, TN
10.2008 - 04.2019
  • Managed the creation and maintenance of global reference data (GRD) in SAP for vendors, customers, and materials, ensuring data integrity and seamless transaction execution in downstream systems
  • Led data cleanup initiatives, particularly for vendor data following the acquisition of the Proctor and Gamble pet food business, utilizing tools like Excel for data analysis and SAP for data integration
  • Developed and enforced data maintenance standards and records retention policies, aligning with internal governance and compliance requirements, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Collaborated with internal audit and business teams to ensure rigorous adherence to data accuracy and integrity standards across North American operations
  • Designed and implemented a SharePoint workflow for vendor requests, enhancing efficiency and traceability of vendor management process.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Finance / Economics

Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

No Degree Awarded -

Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN

Skills

  • Master Data Governance
  • Data Integrity Audits
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Vendor Master Data Management
  • Customer Master Data Management
  • Material Master Data Processes
  • Team Building & Training
  • SAP Testing
  • SAP Fiori Implementation
  • Data Quality Management
  • Process Optimization
  • Strategic Data Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Customer Service & Satisfaction
  • AP Invoice Resolution
  • Project Management
  • Cost Reduction Strategies
  • Workflow Development
  • Training & Development
  • Communication
  • Dealing with Ambiguity
  • SAP Customer Master
  • SAP Vendor Master
  • SAP Material Master
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Winshuttle
  • SAP Information Steward
  • SAP GRC
  • SAP
  • SAP MDG
  • Google Docs
  • Python

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Lead Data Specialist, Business Partners

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
02.2021 - 04.2024

Master Data Analyst I

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP)
06.2019 - 08.2020

Senior Master Data Analyst

Mars Petcare US, Inc.
10.2008 - 04.2019

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Finance / Economics

Lipscomb University

No Degree Awarded -

Volunteer State Community College

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