Business Intelligence Manager

Company Description:

The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.

Position Overview:

We are currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader in Data and Analytics to join our growing IT team. Data is crucial to everything we do at Barbour, and this role will be fundamental in driving how we use data more effectively; now is the time to positively influence and shape this crucial domain.

The role will form an integral part of the IT management team, taking primary responsibility for driving our strategic direction across all aspects of the data lifecycle including data sourcing, Master Data Management, data quality, data storage and reporting (Business Intelligence).

The combination of strategic direction, technical expertise, adaptability, hands on leadership and disciplined delivery will be critical success factors. Alongside this, an ability to communicate to business management, strongly influence enterprise architectural decisions and lead a multi-skilled team will all be crucial abilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and define the data and analytics strategy and governance for the organisation.
• Responsibility for the business intelligence teams.
• Responsibility to define, document, and maintain an enterprise data strategy to enable our business strategy through a scalable, integrated approach to data.
• Leads the approach, design, security, documentation, and implementation of end-to-end data lifecycle solutions, considering business requirements, constraints, and ongoing supportability.
• Ensures the data landscape will meet the business requirements and ensure the right access to the right people at the right time and a single source of truth.
• Deliver a scalable data environment whilst delivering business critical projects that enables the business and drives performance to business goals.
• Take Ownership and leadership of group data management, data security, and Business Intelligence (BI).
• Responsibility for timely and accurate delivery of the relevant data components of the Group IT portfolio.
• Provide coaching and leadership to members of the BI team.
• Drive collaboration with IT and Business leaders.
• Provide advice and guidance to IT team and associated stakeholders around data lifecycle landscape decisions.
• Represent Barbour in internal and external projects with customers and suppliers.

Skills and Experience:

• Proficient across a range of data management and visualisation technologies (Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SQL, Power Platform, ADF, AIS, QlikSense)
• A strong background across the entire Data lifecycle (data architecture, data sourcing, Master Data Management, data reporting and analytics, Business Intelligence, data quality, data modelling)
• Leveraging technology to develop analytics through Machine Learning
• Experience of Master Data Management strategies and operating model implementation
• Proven ability to lead, manage and mentor teams
• Understanding and practical application of the scrum framework & agile principles
• Script version control using Git and deployment via CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A confident and pragmatic technology leader
• Strong organisational leadership skills, with a desire to coach and build capabilities and ways of working best practices across a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build strong relationships across business functions
• Ability to build relationships and influence at a senior management level
• Experience of IT leadership role, setting tone, expectation, and direction for team
• Enabling Data governance and visibility across multiple enterprise systems and landscape, willingness to work closely and collaboratively with all IT teams across the estate
• Retail systems experience and working environment preferable but not essential

Benefits:

• Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff discount
• Staff shop
• Healthcare cash plan
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.