Product Data Lead

About The Job

We're looking for a Product Data Lead to join our office-based Procurement team.

Job title:

Product Data Lead
Contract type:
Permanent

Hours:

40 hours per week

Location:

Poole

You will be responsible for owning, shaping, and governing the end-to-end product data lifecycle across the business in addition to administering product data on a day to day basis. Acting as the product data authority, you will ensure that product information is complete, accurate, enriched, compliant and optimised to support sales, marketing, customer experience, supply chain, procurement, finance and operations.

• Define and maintain the organisation's product data strategy, standards, templates, and governance model.
• Design and optimise the product information architecture across ERP and PIM, ensuring scalability, consistent attribute structures, and accurate classification.
• Oversee the lifecycle of product data from creation through enrichment, maintenance, change control and retirement.

• Act as the primary partner for Category Managers, ensuring they have the correct data structures, attributes, technical information and compliance data to manage ranges effectively.
• Work closely with Procurement to streamline onboarding of new products, pricing updates, supplier specification management and critical path adherence.
• Align with Operations, Supply Chain & Warehousing to ensure product structures support ordering, stock management, picking accuracy, UoM standards, matrix items, variants and more.

• Act as the functional product data lead for PIM and ERP systems (e.g., Perfion).
• Oversee product data integration between PIM and ERP, ensuring correct flow, structure and completeness.
• Champion new features, upgrades and process improvements, working with IT, category teams and transformation programmes.

• Oversee and govern product setup accuracy (new items, updates, supersessions, obsoletes).
• Ensure PIM data is complete and up to date.
• Monitor backlog risk, turnaround times, and SLA compliance.
• Establish best practice processes and workflow automation where possible.

• Modern open plan office
• Monthly profit share bonus scheme
• Free access to Linked In Learning
• Holiday buy-back scheme
• Company sick pay
• Free onsite parking
• Perks at Work scheme
• 'Tuck shop' snacks
• Free lunch every Friday
• Charity dress down day every Friday
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Complementary Birthday vouchers
• Subsidised workplace massage
• Eye vouchers
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Company social and corporate events

• Proven experience in PIM, product data management, master data and product life cycles.
• Ability to define standards and processes, ensuring governance and future state improvements, ensuring compliance with ESG, QA and ISO certifications.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP/CRM and PIM systems, attention to detail and analytical approach, sense of true ownership and accountability for data quality.
• Experience with in FMCG, wholesale distribution or associated industry.