Data Governance & Master Data Senior Analyst (1 year contract, hourly)

Data Governance & Master Data Senior Analyst (1 year contract, hourly)

Location: Surrey (Hybrid)

About Sunrise Farms

Sunrise Farms is one of Canada's leading food processing and agribusiness organizations, dedicated to delivering quality products through operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. As we continue our digital transformation journey, we are investing in Data Governance and Master Data Management to ensure trusted, accurate, and reliable data across our enterprise systems.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated Data Governance & Master Data Senior Analyst to help establish and operationalize our enterprise Data Governance and Master Data Management (MDM) program.

This role will be instrumental in improving data quality, defining governance processes, supporting ERP transformation initiatives, and ensuring business-critical master data is managed consistently across the organization. You will work closely with business leaders, data stewards, system owners, and project teams to build sustainable governance practices that support growth, reporting, and operational excellence.

This is an exciting role for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, improving data processes, and driving organizational change through better data management.

There is an opportunity to transition into a full-time position at end of contract.

What You'll Do

Data Governance

Support the implementation and ongoing execution of Sunrise Farms' Data Governance program.

Develop and maintain data policies, standards, procedures, and governance documentation.

Facilitate governance activities across Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance.

Coordinate Data Governance Council meetings, materials, decisions, and follow-up actions.

Establish and maintain business glossaries, data definitions, critical data elements, and ownership assignments.

Master Data Management

Support governance and stewardship of critical master data domains, including:

Product Master

Customer Master

Supplier Master

Inventory Master

Financial Master Data

Define and maintain master data lifecycle processes including creation, modification, approval, and retirement.

Coordinate master data reviews and stewardship activities with functional business teams.

Support future implementation and administration of MDM technologies as required.

Data Quality Management

Develop and maintain data quality scorecards and KPI reporting.

Analyze data quality issues and drive root cause analysis efforts.

Lead remediation activities with business and technical stakeholders.

Establish controls and monitoring procedures for key master data elements.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

ERP & Business Transformation Support

Support Syspro ERP implementation and future rollout activities.

Participate in data migration and validation efforts.

Ensure data governance and master data requirements are embedded within business processes and system designs.

Support business readiness and change management activities related to data governance and data quality.

Stakeholder Engagement

Facilitate workshops to define business rules, ownership models, and data standards.

Collaborate with Data Owners, Business SMEs, and IT teams to resolve data-related issues.

Build strong partnerships across business and technical teams to promote governance adoption.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

5+ years of experience in one or more of the following:

Data Governance

Master Data Management (MDM)

Data Quality Management

ERP Data Management

Business Systems Analysis

Experience working with cross-functional business stakeholders and enterprise applications.

Technical Skills

Strong SQL and data analysis skills.

Experience working with ERP systems (Syspro experience considered an asset).

Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI.

Understanding of data profiling, data quality management, and master data concepts.

Familiarity with Data Governance frameworks such as DAMA, DCAM, or equivalent.

Experience working with data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure Data Services, or similar cloud data environments.

Soft Skills

Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.

Ability to influence without direct authority.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Strong documentation and organizational skills.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a major enterprise transformation and ERP modernization initiative.

Help shape the future of Data Governance and Master Data Management at Sunrise Farms.

Work closely with business leaders and key stakeholders across the organization.

Opportunity to build foundational governance capabilities that drive measurable business value.

Hybrid work environment with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.