Quality Specialist

Role Purpose

• Perform consistent transparent and impartial quality checks on NIQ product master data across assigned panels and sectors.
• Support the development implementation and continuous improvement of Global Process Quality standards controls tools and processes.
• Provide reliable quality insights that help coding teams address root causes strengthen data accuracy and maintain high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily quality checks using automatically generated iQC samples and confirm that reviews are completed accurately and on time.
• Apply iQC ratings consistently as documented evidence of quality performance and as a reliable basis for further analysis.
• Interpret quality results identify recurring errors and trends and highlight risks requiring corrective action.
• Partner with relevant global and local coding teams to identify data-quality gaps agree improvement actions and monitor progress against timelines.
• Promote compliance with global quality standards operating procedures and governance requirements.
• Recommend practical improvements to quality-control methods workflows documentation and reporting.
• Support projects that introduce new quality controls tools automation or process enhancements.
• Contribute to investigations and responses relating to internal or external customer quality concerns where required.
• Maintain clear records and communicate findings actions and outcomes to relevant stakeholders.

Key Stakeholder Interfaces

• MI Global Process Quality team leads managers and quality specialists
• Global and local coding teams
• Master Data Management and master-coding stakeholders
• Quality assurance operations process and project teams
• Internal business partners and where appropriate external clients.

Qualifications :

Required Knowledge and Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of product master data product coding quality-control principles and the end-to-end coding workflow.
• Practical experience with iQC or comparable sampling rating and quality-monitoring processes.
• Sound understanding of Master Data Management (MDM) data-quality standards and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret quality results identify patterns and convert findings into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel PowerPoint Word and Outlook.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and prepare concise quality reports for different stakeholder groups.
• English proficiency at B1 level or above with the ability to communicate clearly in writing and in meetings.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience in business data management information systems analytics quality management or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in NIQ/GfK point-of-sale or distributor coding product master data data operations or quality assurance. Relevant experience of MI Process Quality team will be preferred over the other skills as well (For Internal applicants).
• Strong knowledge of the assigned sector or product category supported by hands-on coding or quality-control experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with detailed data follow global standards and make evidence-based quality decisions.
• Strong service orientation with the confidence to challenge constructively and uphold quality requirements.
• Effective communication skills and experience collaborating with stakeholders across teams locations and levels of seniority.

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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Employment Type :

Full-time