Head of Data & Management Information – High Wycombe
Biffa is the leading nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technologically-driven energy generation services. Through the expertise of our people and investment in technology we promote and deliver sustainable waste management solutions.
We are currently looking for a Head of Data & Management Information based from our head office in High Wycombe.
TheHead of Data & Management Information will manage with a team of up to 10 data and MI analysts, this is a unique role offering the right candidate the opportunity to influence strategy and business decision making at the highest levels of the organisation. The MI team is a centralised reporting function responsible for the development of the corporate data warehouse and production and maintenance of standard reports, dashboards and alerts.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Delivering quality/accurate MI dashboards to all business Stakeholders
- Managing the development and distribution of scheduled and Adhoc MI reports
- Providing proactive development and cleansing of all customer master data.
- Defining and managing the department budget
- Acting as the custodian of all customer data, ensuring governance is development and applied to all data held within the company systems.
- Identify trends within the MI produced and input into the future company strategy.
The data warehouse, based on MS SQL, is a mature application having been developed over the past 6 years and containing data from most functions of the business. Microstrategy is used as a front end reporting tool for dashboards and static reports and much of the work of the MI team is specifying and developing new Microstrategy reports.
Projects undertaken include all aspects of the business from marketing and sales to pricing management, costs management, service management, back office processing, customer service and asset management.
It is essential for the ideal candidate to be:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Prince 2 Practitioner
- Experienced in data warehouse strategy and use of MS SQL for MI reporting
- A proven track record of delivering complex and long BI/MI projects
- Proven ability to lead an MI or BI unit for a large (£100m+) organisation
- Experience of dimensional modeling principles (e.g. Kimball methodology)
- Working as part of a senior, integrated management team, reporting to the executive.
- Experienced in the use of tools such as Microstrategy, Cognos, or Business Objects (Microstrategy experience is desirable but not mandatory)
- Strong presentation skills.
- Influencing, negotiating and facilitation skills, including at Board level.
- Skilled at meeting the day-to-day reporting needs of the business whilst also delivering the longer term BI/DW strategy
- Ability to travel without restriction and work some unsociable hours, with nights away from home.
The following experience would be desirable but not essential:
- Appropriate professional qualifications.
- Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner (MSP).
- Forming and leading high performing teams.
- Wide ranging business experience covering multiple processes, departments and divisions.
- Experienced in data warehouse strategy and use of MS SQL for MI reporting
- Current systems/technology solutions.
- Current business policies, processes and procedures within Biffa.
- Solution design skills (process, organisation & technology).
- Man Management skills, able to performance manage and drive a team to high productivity
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Biffa Waste Service Ltd is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sectors of the community.
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