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Data Lead

Job Posted: 9 days ago

Salary: £ 550 - 600 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: East of England

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

This role provides a unique opportunity to lead a critical data transformation workstream for a global food manufacturing leader, driving data readiness across enterprise platforms while leading a hybrid onsite-offshore analytics pod leveraging modern Azure-based data technologies.

Your responsibilities:

The Onsite Data Lead will play a critical role in driving Customer’s data transformation programme by anchoring an analytics data pod supporting in-flight business-critical initiatives.

Impact Summary:

  * Lead end-to-end delivery of a business-critical data workstream already in execution, accelerating outcomes rather than starting from scratch

  * Enable data readiness for operations, testing, cutover, and go-live across multiple enterprise platforms

  * Orchestrate integration across ERP (SAP S/4HANA), planning, MES and supply chain systems, ensuring unified and consistent data

  * Drive data lake, analytics, and reporting capabilities using Azure / Power BI ecosystem

  * Act as the single point of leadership onsite, coordinating with senior stakeholders and leading a 4-member offshore pod

Key responsibilities:

  * Lead and accelerate an existing data workstream, ensuring continuity and delivery pace

  * Define and drive the data readiness roadmap for testing, rehearsal, cutover, and operations

  * Identify and manage data objects across domains (master, transactional, production, supply chain)

  * Coordinate data collection, cleansing, structuring and validation across multiple systems

  * Ensure data consistency across platforms (SAP, MES, planning, etc.)

  * Work with business stakeholders (finance, supply chain, plant ops) and SMEs

  * Lead and govern offshore team delivery (Technical Lead, BA, Developers)

  * Track and manage data quality, completeness, risks and dependencies

  * Engage with vendors, implementation partners, and program leadership teams

  * Provide day-to-day leadership, stakeholder management, and escalation handling

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

  * Strong experience in Data Engineering / Data Management / Data Migration programs

  * Proven leadership in data delivery within large transformation programmes

  * Hands-on experience with Azure data stack (ADLS Gen2, ADF / Fabric, SQL, Power BI)

  * Exposure to ERP & manufacturing ecosystems (SAP S/4HANA, MES, Planning systems)

  * Strong understanding of:

      * Data structures (master, transactional, operational data)

      * Data quality, governance, and lifecycle

  * Experience managing onsite–offshore delivery models

  * Ability to engage business + IT stakeholders across functions

  * Strong programme execution, problem-solving, and escalation management

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