Data Lead – Azure Data Transformation

Data Lead – Azure Data Transformation (CPG / Supply Chain)

📍 Huntingdon (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)

💷 £600–£650 per day

📅 9-month contract

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Lead to drive a critical enterprise data transformation programme for a global food manufacturing and supply chain organisation.

This role sits at the heart of a major digital transformation, enabling data readiness across SAP S/4HANA, MES, planning, and analytics platforms, and delivering a unified data foundation using Microsoft Azure technologies.

You will lead a hybrid onsite-offshore analytics pod, acting as the primary onsite data authority responsible for delivery execution, stakeholder alignment, and data quality assurance across complex enterprise systems.

This is a high-impact leadership role focused on data migration, integration, governance, and analytics enablement at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an active enterprise data workstream from delivery through to go-live
• Define and execute the data readiness strategy across testing, cutover, and operations
• Manage master, transactional, and operational data across SAP S/4HANA, MES, and supply chain systems
• Drive data cleansing, mapping, transformation, and validation activities
• Ensure end-to-end data quality, consistency, and governance
• Lead a 4-person offshore delivery pod (Data Engineers, BA, Developers)
• Act as primary onsite liaison for business stakeholders (Finance, Supply Chain, Plant Ops)
• Manage dependencies, risks, and escalations across programme workstreams
• Engage with vendors and implementation partners
• Support data platform build-out using Azure Data Lake / ADF / Power BI / Fabric
• Ensure readiness for cutover, testing cycles, and production deployment

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong background in Data Engineering / Data Management / Data Migration
• Proven leadership in large-scale transformation programmes
• Hands-on experience with:
• Azure Data Lake (ADLS Gen2)
• Azure Data Factory / Fabric
• SQL
• Power BI
• Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA and enterprise manufacturing systems
• Strong understanding of:
• Data governance
• Data lifecycle management
• Data quality frameworks
• Experience managing onsite–offshore delivery models
• Strong stakeholder management across business and IT domains
• Excellent delivery governance, risk, and escalation management skills

Desirable Experience

• CPG / food manufacturing / supply chain domain experience
• Experience with plant cutover / go-live data readiness
• Agile POD-based delivery experience
• Data lake / modern analytics architecture exposure
• Knowledge of GDPR and cloud data compliance

Why Join

• Work on a global-scale supply chain transformation programme
• Lead a mission-critical data workstream shaping enterprise analytics capability
• Exposure to modern Azure data platforms and SAP ecosystem integration
• High-impact leadership role with direct stakeholder visibility