Assoc Mgr - Item Management

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:
Leads day-to-day item management execution to support standardized product information, taxonomy alignment, and data governance. Oversees item creation, maintenance, mapping activities, and reporting to support consistency across internal entities and systems. Coordinates cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to align priorities, resolve data risks, and maintain operational cadence. Manages team capacity, assigns work, and supports development of team members to deliver timely, accurate outputs.

Key Responsibilities:
Manages item management operations, including item creation, maintenance, mapping, and reporting activities, to support standardized product information across the organization.
Oversees governance for item attributes and taxonomy categories, including alignment with product lifecycle management data and required field completeness, and determines the need for creation of new taxonomy categories based on business requirements and data standards.
Leads cross-entity item mapping activities and coordinates communication of standardized item identifiers and required updates to stakeholders, while leading and supporting item management and taxonomy alignment projects.
Facilitates recurring status and check-in meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners to track deliverables, resolve constraints, and maintain project cadence.
Develops and distributes weekly reporting, dashboards, and analyses to communicate progress, exceptions, and action items.
Manages issue resolution for data quality, documentation gaps, and process exceptions through closeout, including root cause identification and corrective actions.
Supervises and supports team members by assigning work, setting priorities, providing coaching, and completing performance management activities in alignment with role expectations.

Education Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:
5-7 years of experience in item management, master data, product data administration, procurement operations, or a related function required.
1-3 years of experience leading work activities, coordinating team workload, or supervising team members required.
Experience supporting data governance, taxonomy standards, or system implementation initiatives preferred.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.