Core records shared across activities, such as product, customer and supplier details.
Master data describes the main entities that business processes repeatedly use, including products, locations and business partners. Maintaining these records gives different activities a consistent basis for identifying what is being bought, planned, stored or sold. A product record, for example, supplies information that can be reused across many transactions. This makes master data different from a particular purchase order or stock movement, which records an event. Maintenance involves keeping the underlying details accurate and consistent so that later transactions and planning calculations use dependable information.
In job listings
Supply chain, product and technology roles may ask for accuracy in master data without using the phrase. Look for which records the job looks after, such as products or suppliers, and whether it sets the rules or only maintains entries. Search local jobs for “master data”.
