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Group Data lead

Job Posted: 6 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent Contract
Location: DE24 8ZF, Normanton, Derby

Expire in: 21 days

Job Description

Group Data Lead

📍Hybrid | UK or France

💼 Full-Time | Permanent or Contract

💷 £(phone number removed) Depending on experience

We are seeking a Group Data Lead to take ownership of all data-related activities within the Infor ERP implementation program - Leapfrog. This pivotal role bridges the business and technical domains, ensuring that data across all sites is clean, consistent, and implementation-ready to meet the project’s delivery milestones (2026).

Beyond the ERP implementation (2026/2027+), the Group Data Lead will define and establish the foundation for group-wide master data management and data governance, helping transition Gardner from a decentralized, inconsistent data landscape to a centrally managed, structured environment. This role is instrumental in shaping the company’s future data-driven operating model and reporting practices.

Key Responsibilities

Data Readiness & Cleansing

  * Drive and complete ongoing data cleansing and harmonization efforts across all sites and business units (cf. conversion cycles)

  * Ensure that data is accurate, consistent, and migration-ready, supporting the Infor ERP Construction & Transition Phases.

  * Oversee data filtering, simplification, and validation activities, ensuring alignment with project timelines and quality standards.

Data Mapping & Migration Coordination

  * Facilitate the mapping of legacy data structures to the Infor ERP data model, ensuring full business alignment and clarity.

  * Act as the bridge between business users, stream leads, and technical teams to ensure seamless data translation between systems.

  * Coordinate data conversion and migration cycles across key phases:

System Testing (September)

End-User Testing (December)

Final migration and Go-Live

  * Coordinate with data experts, and secure/synchro that an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) utility tool is build alongside the process to industrialize data transfers.

Master Data & Governance Foundations

  * Define the blueprint for Group Master Data and Data Governance, setting long-term rules, standards, and ownership models.

  * Establish consistent data definitions, hierarchies, and quality controls across all business domains (customer/commercial, engineering, programmes, manufacturing)

  * Leverage Infor’s platform to implement scalable, maintainable governance practices.

Business–Technical Coordination

  * Serve as the functional data lead within the Infor ERP project structure, working closely with:

The DT technical data team (Gardner and Infor)

Project leadership and stream leads

Business stakeholders (data owners) and Data Task Force

  * Ensure full alignment of data activities with project milestones and overall delivery objectives.

  * Translate business needs into actionable data rules, ownership structures, and governance frameworks.

Reporting Continuity & Future Readiness

  * Ensure continuity of reporting post go-live by designing consistent data structures to support operational, site, and group-level reporting.

  * Lay the groundwork for future analytics and business intelligence capabilities.

  * Promote the adoption of standardized and simplified data structures to improve visibility and decision-making.

Ongoing Group Data Leadership (Post-Implementation)
Following ERP go-live, this role will evolve into an ongoing Group Data Lead / Data Officer position, responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and driving Gardner’s data-driven operations across systems and functions.

Key priorities include:

* Cross-System Data Harmonization: Ensure alignment and integration of data between the Infor ERP and other business-critical systems (including Industry 4.0, IoT, and digital manufacturing systems), maintaining a single version of truth across the enterprise.

* Data Governance & Stewardship: Establish and oversee a sustainable governance framework, defining ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement of master data quality and standards across all entities.

* Simplification & Reporting Continuity: Drive simplification of data structures and processes, ensuring continued group-level reporting consistency and supporting performance insights across functions and business units.

Skills and Experience

Essential

* Proven experience in data leadership, data management, or data governance roles.

* Strong understanding of data lifecycle management, cleansing, migration, and integration in ERP contexts (Infor preferred).

* Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technical teams, translating business needs into structured data solutions.

* Excellent coordination, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse teams.

* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and structured, able to manage multiple data streams under tight timelines.

* Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills for coordination across functions and geographies.

Desirable

* Prior involvement in Infor ERP implementation projects or other large-scale ERP transformations.

* Experience establishing data ownership and governance frameworks at group level.

Attributes

* Pragmatic and delivery-focused, balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution

* A collaborative communicator who builds trust and alignment across business and technical stakeholders.

* Passionate about data quality, consistency, and simplification as drivers of operational excellence.

* Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-visibility transformation environment.

Why Join

This is a strategic and career-defining role at the heart of Gardner’s digital transformation. You will not only ensure successful data delivery for the Infor ERP program but also shape and lead the Group’s long-term data governance, harmonization, and reporting framework — building the foundation for a truly data-driven organization

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