Programme Lead – Salsify PIM & Digital Commerce Transformation

Contract Programme Lead – Salsify PIM & Digital Commerce Transformation | Manchester, Hybrid | 6-month contract | Outside IR35 | Day rate TBC

We’re partnered with a leading global consumer brands business undergoing a major digital commerce transformation. They are looking for an experienced Contract Programme Lead to take ownership of two connected transformation initiatives across Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Shelf Analytics
.

This is a senior delivery role sitting between Technology, Marketing, eCommerce, Sales, Product and external technology partners
, with responsibility for turning strategy into delivery and embedding new ways of working across the business.

Lead the implementation of Salsify PIM
, taking ownership of the programme from planning through to deployment and business adoption. You will:

• Own the programme plan, roadmap, governance, risks and dependencies
• Coordinate stakeholders across Marketing, eCommerce, Sales, Product and IT
• Manage relationships with Salsify and the implementation partner
• Drive product data, taxonomy, attribute mapping and data quality activity
• Support the development of future-state processes and operating models
• Ensure product information is effectively managed and distributed across digital commerce channels
• Lead business readiness, training, adoption and change activity
• Provide clear reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders and programme sponsors

Lead the assessment and recommendation of a future Digital Shelf Analytics capability. This will include:

• Defining business requirements and use cases
• Leading stakeholder workshops across commercial, marketing and technology teams
• Evaluating potential platforms and technology approaches, including CommerceIQ, Profitero, Pacvue, Acorn-i and similar solutions
• Assessing capabilities across digital shelf performance, search visibility, content health, availability, pricing, promotions, competitor intelligence and retail media
• Developing vendor scorecards and business case / ROI recommendations
• Supporting commercial and vendor evaluation
• Defining the future operating model and deployment roadmap

A key part of the role will be connecting PIM and Digital Shelf Analytics into a wider digital commerce ecosystem. You will help establish:

• Product data and content flows from source systems through PIM and into commerce channels
• KPIs linking product data quality and content completeness with digital shelf performance
• A connected transformation roadmap
• Long-term governance and ownership models
• Data-driven processes for continually improving product content and online performance

We're looking for someone who combines strong programme leadership with genuine digital commerce / product data experience
. Ideally, you will have:

• Experience leading complex Digital Commerce transformation programmes
• Previous experience delivering PIM implementations
  , ideally Salsify
• Strong understanding of product information, product data, taxonomy, attributes and content syndication
• Experience working with SaaS technology vendors and system integrators
• Exposure to Digital Shelf Analytics platforms such as Profitero, CommerceIQ, Pacvue, or similar
• Experience with in FMCG, CPG, Consumer Goods, Retail or eCommerce
• Strong business transformation, change and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to work across Technology, Marketing, Commercial, Sales and eCommerce functions
• Excellent senior stakeholder and executive communication skills
• Strong programme governance, roadmap and delivery experience

This is an opportunity to lead a high-profile digital commerce transformation across a global consumer brands organisation, with responsibility for both technology deployment and commercial transformation
. If you have experience across PIM, product data, digital commerce or digital shelf transformation and are interested in leading a programme of this scale, we'd like to hear from you.