Global Commercial Data Lake Lead

at  Perfetti Van Melle

WELCOME TO PERFETTI VAN MELLE

A great place to work in an environment where there is a lot of room for the people element, focus for your development and to get inspired by others through the international team dynamics. Sounds good? Then welcome to Perfetti! Perfetti van Melle is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries, such as Mentos, Fruittella and Chupa Chups.

We are looking for a Global Commercial Data Lake Lead to support the implementation of our Commercial Data Lake (CDL). The Global Commercial Data Lake (CDL) Lead collaborates with the Global Commercial Insights Director and the data lake program team (including IT). Leading a team of the CDL Product Owner and a team of commercial analysts and power BI developers. The main responsibilities are, with regards to the Commercial Data Lake Development, Implementation, Adoption, and Maintenance:

• Lead the management of large multi-country projects within the business intelligence area, with a focus on the development and rollout of the global commercial data lake initiative.
• Develop a team to create a BI&A global hub including product owner, analysts and power BI developers, serving the commercial function (marketing, trade marketing, route-to-market, revenue growth management (RGM) and media)
• Lead the project for the ingestion and integration of financial (SAP) and commercial data sources (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, sales force data, distributor management systems) into the global commercial data lake.
• Develop governance standards, procedures, metadata and processes throughout the data ingestion steps, to develop the maturity and professionalism of the data lake, in collaboration with IT.
• Drive foundational data ingestion and the development of commercial dashboarding, reporting, and advanced analytical models embedded in the business.
• Focus on business performance management, revenue growth management, route-to-market with a future scope to develop and embed analytical tools, dashboards, analytical models, strategic frameworks, and training programs across commercial functions; such as media, marketing, etc..
• Lead and contribute to the PVM data and analytics council, driving forward data collaboration across functions
• Collaborate with global BI&A, CDL project team, commercial functional director (e.g. RGM director), and other commercial functional teams.
• To succeed in this large-scale project, key competencies include networking, maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, understanding different business functions, adapting to audience needs and preferences, and flexing to different cultural styles across the global organization.
• Lead the organisational change management activities (including training communications etc) ensuring that the users are able to adopt the insights developed to unlock new business value.

You will work in collaboration with the cross-functional teams within the global and regional organization but also actively engage with the local teams in the local operating companies.

• Lead the management of large multi-country projects within the business intelligence area, with a focus on the development and rollout of the global commercial data lake initiative.
• Develop a team to create a BI&A global hub including product owner, analysts and power BI developers, serving the commercial function (marketing, trade marketing, route-to-market, revenue growth management (RGM) and media)
• Lead the project for the ingestion and integration of financial (SAP) and commercial data sources (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, sales force data, distributor management systems) into the global commercial data lake.
• Develop governance standards, procedures, metadata and processes throughout the data ingestion steps, to develop the maturity and professionalism of the data lake, in collaboration with IT.
• Drive foundational data ingestion and the development of commercial dashboarding, reporting, and advanced analytical models embedded in the business.
• Focus on business performance management, revenue growth management, route-to-market with a future scope to develop and embed analytical tools, dashboards, analytical models, strategic frameworks, and training programs across commercial functions; such as media, marketing, etc..
• Lead and contribute to the PVM data and analytics council, driving forward data collaboration across functions
• Collaborate with global BI&A, CDL project team, commercial functional director (e.g. RGM director), and other commercial functional teams.
• To succeed in this large-scale project, key competencies include networking, maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, understanding different business functions, adapting to audience needs and preferences, and flexing to different cultural styles across the global organization.
• Lead the organisational change management activities (including training communications etc) ensuring that the users are able to adopt the insights developed to unlock new business value