Master Data Analyst and Factory Scheduler job at British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice - whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success.   We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Master Data Analyst and Factory Scheduler
Job number: 21269BR
Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Appointment type: Permanent

Job Purpose and Key Deliverables


  • We are recruiting for a Master Data Analyst and Factory Scheduler to join the Operations team based in Nigeria (Ibadan factory)

The main responsabilities of the role:

  • Collating relevant details for the accurate population and timely submission of Data Management templates to the Regional Data Management Team, for the creation, amending and deletion of material codes in the R/3 instances and APO ensuring CORE compliance where relevant.
  • Extension of Finished Goods, Semi Finished Goods, Wrapping Materials and Leaf in R/3, to include the maintenance of Sales, Purchasing, Materials Requirements Planning, Accounting/Costing and Work Scheduling views into the relevant plants associated with Nigeria, adhering to standards where defined.
  • Creation, amendment and deletion of WMS, leaf and Bill Of Manufacturing (BOM) for all products manufactured at the Ibadan and Zaria factories.
  • Creation, amendment and deletion of Routings, Work Centres; Production Versions associated to the relevant finished goods.
  • Maintain Purchase Information Records, Conditions and Source lists including their creation, amendment and deletion for products manufactured at the Ibadan and Zaria factories
  • Update BOMs based on approved specifications from QA
  • Provide support to the Factory Scheduler role to ensure seamless scheduling

Essential Requirements

  • Engineering graduate
  • Min. 2 years experience gained in a manufacturing environment
  • SAP System - MM,PP & SD Modules.
  • Wrapping Material technology & Quality Assurance management systems.
  • Product Knowledge.

Desirable requirements:  

  • Use of MS Office and application to data warehousing and management.
  • Report writing, logical and analytical skills and strong project management, presentation and communication skills
  • Effective communication and good interpersonal relationship skills