PIM Product Data Specialist

About the job

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industrial manufacturing. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and transportation sector toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 34,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Job Description

- The PIM Product Data Specialist manually cleans, corrects, and enriches product data within the Product Information Management (PIM) system to ensure high data quality where automated solutions are not sufficient.
- The role supports the successful migration of legacy data and the ongoing operation of the PIM system by ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and compliance, thereby enabling the PIM system to function as a reliable single source of truth for corporate, business, regulatory, and downstream system needs.

Main tasks:

- Manually clean, correct, and complete product data in the PIM system that cannot be resolved through automated validation or cleanup processes.
- Analyse legacy and incoming product data to identify inconsistencies, duplicates, missing values, and structural errors.
- Apply defined data standards, taxonomies, and governance rules when correcting and enriching product data.
- Collaborate closely with IT, Product Data Management, PIM Project Coordinator, and corporate/business stakeholders to clarify data issues and resolve ambiguities.
- Document recurring data quality issues and cleanup decisions to support process improvement and future automation

Responsibilities:

- Responsibility for manual cleaning, correcting, and completing product data in the PIM system when automated rules or tools are insufficient, in line with defined data quality standards.
- Responsibility for analysing legacy and incoming product data and determining required corrections based on approved taxonomies, validation rules, and governance guidelines.
- Responsibility for applying approved data standards and classifications to ensure consistency, accuracy, and usability of product information across the PIM system.

Qualifications

- Experience in manual data cleaning, correction, and completion of product data in PIM or master data systems, especially where automation is not sufficient.

- Strong ability to analyze legacy and incoming product data to identify inconsistencies, duplicates, missing values, and structural errors.

- Solid understanding of data quality principles, including accuracy, completeness, consistency, and structural integrity of product data.

- Experience applying defined data standards, taxonomies, and governance rules when correcting and enriching product data.

- Ability to work closely with IT, Product Data Management, PIM project roles, and business stakeholders to clarify data issues and resolve ambiguities.

- Strong documentation skills to record recurring data quality issues, cleanup decisions, and exceptions to support process improvement and future automation.

- High attention to detail combined with a structured, quality‑focused working approach.

Additional Information

Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the capabilities of all our Sika team members and reward them with above average freedom and empowerment – every day

The chance to bring new ideas, interesting areas for development, and taking responsibility early on are some of the key factors that drive Sika's pioneering spirit

Sika is a great employer - especially for people who are interested in communicating across cultures. To find out more about what it's like to work for Sika you can find out more about us here  https://www.sika.com/en/career/why-work-at-sika.html .

If we caught your eye, then apply online through our  career portal  today!

We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.