By SEMA Editors

New, improved tools are now available to suppliers in the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC)—the automotive aftermarket’s premier data management repository. The new tools, which simplify the data-loading process while supporting the SDC’s top-rated score carding process, allow suppliers to submit data in all the popular formats, convert and validate the data to industry standards, and store it in an ACES- and PIES-compliant repository with little or no manual intervention.

“The new tools are designed to quickly pass product data from supplier to SDC systems through traditional data delivery processes or direct system-to-system connections,” said Stephanie Jones, director of eBusiness for the SDC. “This dramatically reduces the import time and virtually eliminates manual mapping work.”

The SDC’s score-carding program grades supplier data to four levels of completeness: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. These grades, defined by actual user (data receiver) requirements, help guide suppliers to complete the fields that are most important to their customers, while easing the task of navigating through hundreds of data fields defined by the PIES standard.

Jon Wyly, CEO of the SDC, noted, “The SDC team is highly focused on data quality, and we work diligently with suppliers to increase their score-card level to the platinum grade, and maintain that high level of quality. These new tools will support our data-quality efforts, while providing further automation to the data-management process. The end result is clean, consistent data with a minimum amount of manual intervention.”

The SEMA Data Co-op is an industry-owned and operated project designed to bring full product data-management capabilities to participating suppliers at the lowest possible cost. Features include a secure, industry standards-based centralized data repository, extensive on-boarding tools, expert live training and technical assistance, and unlimited standard or fully customized data exports.

For more information about these new options, contact the SDC Data Lab at 888-958-6698, ext. 40. To learn more about how to join the SDC, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org or contact Allen Horwitz at AllenH@SemaDataCoop.org or 888-958-6698 ext. 9.

By SEMA Editors

Are you hunting for a new job? The SEMA Career Center has a comprehensive listing of automotive-related job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.

Backend PHP/MySQL Developer: As a warehouse distributor of performance automotive parts, Turn 14 Distribution's model is built around providing our customers with the best service in our industry. By incorporating the latest web tools and inventory systems we're able to provide the service our customers have come to expect from us. Due to our phenomenal growth and upcoming planned internal projects, we're in need of a PHP/MySQL Web Developer to help take our team to the next level.

Musclecar Tech: Do you have experience working on '60s or '70s musclecars? Would you like to use your expertise to help others who share your passion? Assist Speedway Motors customers as they tackle all aspects of musclecar building and restoration parts installation, product compatibility and other technical challenges. Excellent communication and great people skills along with hands-on, wrench-turning experience required. Computer skills are required, and experience with eBay sales is a plus.

Product Engineer: Restoration Parts Unlimited is looking for a product engineer to provide engineering support for existing product improvement and new product development for a wide range of OE and automotive aftermarket products. This position will require a good understanding of the principals involved in injection molding, stamping, forging and general machining. The product engineer is responsible for identifying, evaluating and implementing design changes which will enhance the performance, reduce the manufacturing cost, and improve the quality of the current family of products. In addition, this person will work with the sales group to evaluate and implement new designs to build out our catalog.

Product Support Engineering Intern: Successful candidates will have completed two years of course work toward a ME degree or engineering technology bachelor’s degree, good technical writing abilities and a GPA or 3.0 or greater. Must be an automotive enthusiast, have a passion for aftermarket automotive products, be able to work in a team environment and have excellent technical skills and good technical writing ability.

By SEMA Editors

Are you hunting for a new job? The SEMA Career Center has a comprehensive listing of automotive-related job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.

Backend PHP/MySQL Developer: As a warehouse distributor of performance automotive parts, Turn 14 Distribution's model is built around providing our customers with the best service in our industry. By incorporating the latest web tools and inventory systems we're able to provide the service our customers have come to expect from us. Due to our phenomenal growth and upcoming planned internal projects, we're in need of a PHP/MySQL Web Developer to help take our team to the next level.

Musclecar Tech: Do you have experience working on '60s or '70s musclecars? Would you like to use your expertise to help others who share your passion? Assist Speedway Motors customers as they tackle all aspects of musclecar building and restoration parts installation, product compatibility and other technical challenges. Excellent communication and great people skills along with hands-on, wrench-turning experience required. Computer skills are required, and experience with eBay sales is a plus.

Product Engineer: Restoration Parts Unlimited is looking for a product engineer to provide engineering support for existing product improvement and new product development for a wide range of OE and automotive aftermarket products. This position will require a good understanding of the principals involved in injection molding, stamping, forging and general machining. The product engineer is responsible for identifying, evaluating and implementing design changes which will enhance the performance, reduce the manufacturing cost, and improve the quality of the current family of products. In addition, this person will work with the sales group to evaluate and implement new designs to build out our catalog.

Product Support Engineering Intern: Successful candidates will have completed two years of course work toward a ME degree or engineering technology bachelor’s degree, good technical writing abilities and a GPA or 3.0 or greater. Must be an automotive enthusiast, have a passion for aftermarket automotive products, be able to work in a team environment and have excellent technical skills and good technical writing ability.

By SEMA Editors

Are you hunting for a new job? The SEMA Career Center has a comprehensive listing of automotive-related job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.

Backend PHP/MySQL Developer: As a warehouse distributor of performance automotive parts, Turn 14 Distribution's model is built around providing our customers with the best service in our industry. By incorporating the latest web tools and inventory systems we're able to provide the service our customers have come to expect from us. Due to our phenomenal growth and upcoming planned internal projects, we're in need of a PHP/MySQL Web Developer to help take our team to the next level.

Musclecar Tech: Do you have experience working on '60s or '70s musclecars? Would you like to use your expertise to help others who share your passion? Assist Speedway Motors customers as they tackle all aspects of musclecar building and restoration parts installation, product compatibility and other technical challenges. Excellent communication and great people skills along with hands-on, wrench-turning experience required. Computer skills are required, and experience with eBay sales is a plus.

Product Engineer: Restoration Parts Unlimited is looking for a product engineer to provide engineering support for existing product improvement and new product development for a wide range of OE and automotive aftermarket products. This position will require a good understanding of the principals involved in injection molding, stamping, forging and general machining. The product engineer is responsible for identifying, evaluating and implementing design changes which will enhance the performance, reduce the manufacturing cost, and improve the quality of the current family of products. In addition, this person will work with the sales group to evaluate and implement new designs to build out our catalog.

Product Support Engineering Intern: Successful candidates will have completed two years of course work toward a ME degree or engineering technology bachelor’s degree, good technical writing abilities and a GPA or 3.0 or greater. Must be an automotive enthusiast, have a passion for aftermarket automotive products, be able to work in a team environment and have excellent technical skills and good technical writing ability.

Dennis Pittsenbarger interviews Doug Evans, SEMA Chairman of the Board, at the 2015 SEMA Show.

Dennis Pittsenbarger interviews Doug Evans, SEMA Chairman of the Board, at the 2015 SEMA Show.

These are the latest shots of the cars being used in the upcoming Transformers film.

New to the Michael Bay franchise will be a Corvette Z06 called Lone Sniper, painted in green and black (above), and a Mercedes-AMG GTR called Drift (below) to accompany the Bumblebee Camaro that is already a staple of the films.

These cars join the already-spotted Barricade Mustang, and all but the Mercedes appear to be outlandishly customized for their respective roles.

Transformers: The Last Knight, the last Michael Bay Transformers film, is currently scheduled to be released June 23, 2017.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the latest shots of the cars being used in the upcoming Transformers film.

New to the Michael Bay franchise will be a Corvette Z06 called Lone Sniper, painted in green and black (above), and a Mercedes-AMG GTR called Drift (below) to accompany the Bumblebee Camaro that is already a staple of the films.

These cars join the already-spotted Barricade Mustang, and all but the Mercedes appear to be outlandishly customized for their respective roles.

Transformers: The Last Knight, the last Michael Bay Transformers film, is currently scheduled to be released June 23, 2017.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the latest shots of the cars being used in the upcoming Transformers film.

New to the Michael Bay franchise will be a Corvette Z06 called Lone Sniper, painted in green and black (above), and a Mercedes-AMG GTR called Drift (below) to accompany the Bumblebee Camaro that is already a staple of the films.

These cars join the already-spotted Barricade Mustang, and all but the Mercedes appear to be outlandishly customized for their respective roles.

Transformers: The Last Knight, the last Michael Bay Transformers film, is currently scheduled to be released June 23, 2017.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the latest shots of the cars being used in the upcoming Transformers film.

New to the Michael Bay franchise will be a Corvette Z06 called Lone Sniper, painted in green and black (above), and a Mercedes-AMG GTR called Drift (below) to accompany the Bumblebee Camaro that is already a staple of the films.

These cars join the already-spotted Barricade Mustang, and all but the Mercedes appear to be outlandishly customized for their respective roles.

Transformers: The Last Knight, the last Michael Bay Transformers film, is currently scheduled to be released June 23, 2017.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde