At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you're welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you're not expected to fit a mold. You're encouraged to break it and create something better.

Overview

The Material Data Governance Specialist is the central owner of material master data integrity in Centric, governing the creation, classification, validation, release, maintenance, and retirement of records across packaging, textiles, leather, compounds, trims, graphics, and other material categories. Reporting to the designated Material Sourcing Team, the role owns the material library as the single source of truth and partners with Material Sourcing, Product Execution, Product Development, T2 suppliers, T1 suppliers, and other users to collect, validate, and maintain complete, consistent, traceable approved data ready for eBOM use, supporting product development, sourcing, costing, compliance, and reporting. The role drives legacy data clean-up, duplicate prevention, controlled changes, and continuous improvement of data quality and user adoption.

What You'll Do

• Create, review, and release standardized material master records in Centric for packaging, textiles, leather, compounds, trims, graphics, and other material categories; own naming conventions, material definitions, category structures, classifications, controlled vocabulary, and duplicate prevention rules.
• Maintain mandatory technical, sustainability, compliance, supplier, commercial, and specification attributes, including size-level packaging information where required; collect T1/T2 material specifications, pricing references, and other required inputs, validating completeness and accuracy before entry or release.
• Manage material lifecycle status, corrections, mass uploads, approved updates, obsolete records, user permissions, and ECO-linked revision history to maintain control and traceability.
• Lead legacy data clean-up by identifying duplicates and obsolete records, closing missing field gaps, normalizing descriptions, mapping supplier articles, and resolving open data issues.
• Run data-quality checks and exception reports; track completeness, duplicate rates, aging, backlog closure, and other agreed governance KPIs.
• Maintain and improve SOPs, data standards, field definitions, templates, and user guidance; provide support and training to business users and data contributors.
• Partner with IT and system owners to test enhancements, resolve system or integration issues, improve workflows, and support controlled deployment of changes.
• Facilitate regular governance reviews with cross-functional stakeholders, escalate unresolved data issues, and drive corrective actions to closure; complete other related master-data and material-library responsibilities as assigned by the manager.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials, Engineering, Information Management, Business, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least five years of experience in master data, PLM, ERP, data governance, or a related footwear/apparel environment.
• Hands-on experience with Centric PLM or a comparable PLM/master-data platform; understanding of material libraries, BOM structures, lifecycle status, and controlled change processes is strongly preferred.
• Good working knowledge of footwear materials and packaging categories, supplier specifications, technical attributes, and the data required by sourcing, costing, compliance, sustainability, and product development teams.
• Strong data-governance discipline with high attention to detail and the ability to detect duplicates, inconsistencies, missing attributes, and incorrect classifications; collaborative, service-oriented, and firm on governance controls, with the confidence to challenge incomplete requests and escalate risks when required.
• Proficiency in Excel, including data validation, lookup functions, pivot tables, and bulk-data preparation; experience with reporting or data-quality dashboards is an advantage.
• Ability to manage high-volume transactional work and improvement projects simultaneously, prioritize requests, and deliver accurately against agreed service levels; strong process documentation, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement skills.
• Effective written and verbal English communication, with the ability to work across global teams, suppliers, factories, and multiple functional groups.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other protected classification.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

Job Category: Corporate