Head of Data

Job Description

Head of Data (Maternity Cover)

London

£90,000 to £100,000 plus benefits

This is a standout opportunity to lead a data function during a pivotal digital transformation. You will play a key role in shaping product and supply chain data foundations, guiding an ERP overhaul, and driving data quality across an international consumer brand. If you enjoy delivering structure, enabling teams, and building scalable data ecosystems, this role offers real impact.

The Company

They are a global consumer brand within the comfort‑focused footwear market, operating across ecommerce, wholesale, and international distribution channels. With a strong engineering ethos and a collaborative, people‑centred culture, they are investing heavily in data, systems, and digital growth. You will join a supportive environment with a clear transformation roadmap and strong cross‑functional engagement.

The Role

You will lead the data function through a period of change, ensuring stable, high‑quality product and supply chain data across the business. Expect to:

• Lead and develop a team covering data engineering and master data.

• Oversee product, stock, and supply chain data structures and governance.

• Manage data flows across SmartSheet, the ERP environment, and the Snowflake data lake.

• Support the NetSuite implementation, including testing, readiness, and post go‑live stability.

• Drive improvements in data pipelines, integration, governance, and architecture.

• Partner closely with finance, technology, product, and supply chain teams to ensure data accuracy and availability.

• Support the migration from Tableau to Power BI and enable reliable BI reporting across the organisation.

Your Skills and Experience

You will bring strong commercial experience in:

• Product‑related data, including materials, dimensions, SKUs, and pricing.

• Inventory, stock, or supply chain data environments.

• Data leadership within B2C, retail, consumer goods, footwear, apparel, or similarly complex product‑led sectors.

• ERP environments, ideally with exposure to NetSuite or major ERP transformation programmes.

• Leading small teams and managing cross‑functional data requirements.

• Understanding data engineering concepts, pipelines, integrations, and BI tooling.

Experience with Power BI, Snowflake, SmartSheet, Power Query, SQL, or Python is beneficial.

What They Offer

• £90,000 to £100,000 base salary.

• Hybrid working with three days in the office.

• A collaborative, social culture with strong onboarding and structured handover.

• A mix of BAU responsibilities and high‑visibility project delivery.

• A range of wellbeing, lifestyle, and professional development benefits.

How to Apply

If you are ready to lead a data function through a transformative period and want to play a key role in shaping data excellence, please apply today.