Data Quality Manager

The  Data Quality Manager is responsible for the quality of the data held in the PIM systems  

The role is responsible for collation and creation of Data standards and guidelines ensuring the quality of all data throughout the change management process, ensuring changes are prioritised and co-ordinated across business units, suppliers and users when the changes are implemented

To agree and implement global data rules in line with agreed governance procedures and communicate rules to business stakeholders

Supporting Business functions in delivering a Global Data Governance & Data Quality Strategy for Wickes Data function 

Owns the configuration of the Data Quality policies, standards and principle rules and deals with data quality related queries from internal and external (suppliers) customers

Ensures that appropriate Data Quality reporting is available and accurate for users

Review of Data Quality Standards and helps to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements as well as reviewing and following Global Data Standards

Define indicators of performance and quality metrics and ensure compliance with data related policies, standards, roles and responsibilities, and adoption requirements with the aim of Improving Data Quality and striving for the most complete, consistent and correct data to support Data systems covering all channels; for product, customer, supplier, location, colleague and reference data sets

Responsible for the Data Quality & Metadata Change control process and for the release and communication of changes across the Business Units and Suppliers

Working with and assisting users and suppliers in adding, updating and deleting data, attributes and changes to the Hierarchy structures

To build and maintain a working relationship with each business unit and key stakeholders to understand their data requirements

To embed themselves within brand Multichannel Web Merchandising teams, Marketing teams, Product Ranging teams and Commercial teams and plan ongoing data changes

Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the Business ensuring all Business units understand Data Management priorities & plans

Ability to publish and demonstrate proposals to key stakeholders across all business units and feeding back to project steering groups, Heads of and Executive Directors

Business critical workload planning, system development and working with developers  

Accountable for producing and maintaining the Data Quality strategy (for all data types - starting with Product)

Lead a team of Data Quality stewards who own and maintain the Data Quality rules and setup within the IT system.  Provides direction and management to ensure that the data strategy is being driven towards

Owns the configuration of the Data Quality rules and deals with Data Quality related queries from internal and external users (Suppliers). Ensures that appropriate Data Quality reporting is available and accurate for suppliers and internal users. Deals with Commercial departments to provide with communication and direction for charges to suppliers that fail to meet their minimum DQ commitments

Responsible for the Data Quality rule change control process and for the release of changes across the systems and Business Units

Line management and performance management of Data Quality team.  Ensure that objectives and personal development plans are in place for all team members

Review Data Quality Standards and helps to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements as well as reviewing and following Global Data Standards

Accountable for the maintenance and guardianship of metadata (taxonomy)