Product Description Acquisition Specialist

The Digital Asset Management Consortium, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Kingfisher is seeking a Product Description Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end PDD collection, support data pre-population, and coordinate with vendors for PIM onboarding. You will ensure SLA delivery, data validation, and accurate translation of packaging data and assets across a retail-driven environment.

The role requires strong project management, attention to detail, and excellent communication in a multicultural setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage end-to-end PDD collection projects under pressure
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data handling
• Strong communication with cross-functional teams
• Experience coordinating with vendors and translation teams
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a retail environment

Responsibilities

• Project manage the end-to-end PDD collection process
• Support range team with data pre-population
• Vendor engagement, training and onboarding to PIM
• Ensure vendors meet collection SLA via PIM and Vendor Portal
• Validate data against data model principles
• Coordinate translation and respond to queries
• Deliver validated and translated PDD and packaging data/assets
• Escalate risks and mitigations related to range changes
• Become proficient in PIM and Vendor Portal usage
• Collaborate with Change Control and PIM Development teams

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Vendor management

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Organisational skills

Adaptability

MS Office

SharePoint

MS Teams

Tools

PIM systems

DAM systems

Job description

Product Description Acquisition Specialist

• Project Manage the E2E PDD Collection process this includes:
• Supporting the range team with data pre-population
• Vendor engagement, training and onboarding to PIM
• Ensuring with vendors achieve agreed collection SLA though PIM and Vendor Portal
• Support range team data validation for accuracy
• Send to translation and support with queries
• Responsible for delivery of OEB PDD acquisition in line with the CPA to the agreed brief
• Responsible for the delivery of validated and translated PDD, Packaging data and assets
• Ensure that risks and potential mitigations affecting range change are escalated and communicated as required.
• Becoming fully competent in use of PIM and Vendor Portal
• Working to consistently achieve high quality output
• Work closely with the Change Control and PIM Development teams

What's the job?

• Project Manage the E2E PDD Collection process this includes:
• Supporting the range team with data pre-population
• Vendor engagement, training and onboarding to PIM
• Ensuring with vendors achieve agreed collection SLA though PIM and Vendor Portal
• Data validation against data model principles
• Support range team data validation for accuracy
• Send to translation and support with queries
• Responsible for delivery of OEB PDD acquisition in line with the CPA to the agreed brief
• Responsible for the delivery of validated and translated PDD, Packaging data and assets
• Ensure that risks and potential mitigations affecting range change are escalated and communicated as required.
• Becoming fully competent in use of PIM and Vendor Portal
• Working to consistently achieve high quality output
• Work closely with the Change Control and PIM Development teams

What you'll bring

• Flexible approach - dealing with ad-hoc requests, balancing shifting priorities
• Collaboration - works with stakeholders to seek agreed outcomes
• Work effectively alongside 3rd party organisations
• Good communication and interpersonal skills working with teams in a multicultural environment
• Good personal organisation, with ability to set priorities and monitor process
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in line with working in retail environment

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Attention to detail, accuracy is vital
• Good problem-solving skills
• Consideration to how something may impact other areas of the business
• Passionate about how data is used to help a customer buy a product and its importance within a Retail organisation
• Tenacious and resilient in the face of strong opinions
• MS Office, MS SharePoint and MS Teams.

Advantageous

• Product Information Management (PIM) systems and Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems

Employer: Kingfisher

Location: Hampshire, UK

Type: Contract