MDM Engineer

Are you passionate about innovation that transforms everyday products into extraordinary experiences?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Digital Technology Solutions: Accelerating innovation through data, technology and digital transformation, building intelligent solutions that enhance experiences and power smarter decisions.

The role is based in Chennai, India. Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Understand and work with SAP ECC master data structures (Vendor, Customer, Material/Product). Investigate and resolve master data issues.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand reference data sources and develop strategies for managing reference and master data effectively.
• Build and support data transformations, data ingestion pipelines leveraging SQL, modern data engineering tools, and practices.
• Support batch and file‑based ingestion pipelines (with Airflow / ingestion tools).
• Support data harmonization, SAP BW / IBP data issues, and S/4HANA transition initiatives.
• Contribute to analytics and data use cases (Power BI consumption).

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or any other related discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in commercial MDM platforms (such as Reltio, Informatica MDM, SAP MDG, or Semarchy.
• Worked with SAP ECC or S4/HANA Master data (e.g., LFA1, KNA1, MARA, Business Partner), analysed inconsistencies across systems, supported attribute standardization.
• Strong functional knowledge of reference data sources and domain-specific data standards.
• Ingested master data using ETL/ELT or integration tools such as IICS, custom batch jobs, SAP extracts, or flat‑file feeds. Used SQL for building transformation logic in data warehouse.
• Worked or atleast one Cloud MDM implementation (Reltio, Profisee, Semarchy, Stibo, Informatica Cloud MDM SaaS, Syndigo etc.)
• Implemented validation rules for mandatory fields, code normalization, reference data checks, and duplicate detection.
• Strong experience with data analysis, data profiling, and data mapping.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Built or supported master data pipelines on Snowflake (or similar platforms).
• Used SQL (DBT or similar) to build models, apply business logic, and manage dependencies.
• Certification in Snowflake SnowPro Core, AWS Cloud Certification, DAMA CDMP or equivalent is preferred.

Why Choose Us?

• Multinational and supporting environment
• Health insurance
• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more