Temporary Data Administrator

Pmc Commerce; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

PMC Abingdon, Oxfordshire is seeking a Data Administrator on a temporary on-site basis for 6 months. The role involves ensuring data accuracy for a major retailer, with tasks ranging from validation to root-cause analysis and cross-team collaboration.

No prior experience is required, but curiosity, meticulousness, and strong Excel competencies are highly valued. The position offers a day rate and an opportunity to gain CV-worthy experience in data and retail technology.

Qualifications

• Research, analytical or problem-solving skills, whether gained through study, work or other experience.
• Naturally inquisitive. You ask “why?” and keep going until you have the answer.
• Sharp attention to detail and a genuine care for getting things right.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and large sets of information.
• Clear communicator, confident asking questions and explaining what you’ve found.
• Organised, methodical and able to manage your own workload.
• Nice to have Advanced Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivot tables, filtering).
• An interest in retail, data or technology.

Responsibilities

• Review our key retail customer’s data and check it for accuracy and consistency.
• Spot errors, gaps and anomalies, and flag them quickly.
• Question the data. If something looks odd, find out why.
• Dig into root causes, not just symptoms, so problems don’t come back.
• Work with the Graphene team and the customer’s team to correct issues and confirm fixes.
• Keep clear records of what you’ve found, what’s changed and why.
• Help keep the data sound, trusted and ready to use.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Spreadsheet proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

PMC Abingdon, Oxfordshire (on-site), full-time, 6-month temporary contract with possible extension, day rate £250-£350 pd depending on experience

When the numbers don’t add up, do you need to know why?

PMC is an independent global leader in commerce technology. Some of the best-known brands rely on us to keep their operations running, around the clock. From consulting and engineering to 24/7 managed services, we build and run the technology behind how they sell.

We’re looking for a curious, detail-driven Data Administrator to join our Graphene team on a temporary basis. You’ll be the person who makes sure the data behind one of our key retail customers is accurate and trustworthy.

This data drives the customer’s day-to-day retail operations. If it’s wrong, their business feels it. Your job is to make sure it’s right.

What you’ll do

• Review our key retail customer’s data and check it for accuracy and consistency.
• Spot errors, gaps and anomalies, and flag them quickly.
• Question the data. If something looks odd, find out why.
• Dig into root causes, not just symptoms, so problems don’t come back.
• Work with the Graphene team and the customer’s team to correct issues and confirm fixes.
• Keep clear records of what you’ve found, what’s changed and why.
• Help keep the data sound, trusted and ready to use.

Requirements

What we’re looking for

You don’t need previous experience. We care more about how you think.

• Research, analytical or problem-solving skills, whether gained through study, work or other experience.
• Naturally inquisitive. You ask “why?” and keep going until you have the answer.
• Sharp attention to detail and a genuine care for getting things right.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and large sets of information.
• Clear communicator, confident asking questions and explaining what you’ve found.
• Organised, methodical and able to manage your own workload.

Nice to have

• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivot tables, filtering).
• An interest in retail, data or technology.

What you’ll get

• A behind-the-scenes view of how data keeps a major retailer running.
• An experienced team who’ll back you, answer your questions and help you learn fast.
• Real, CV-worthy experience to start or grow a career in data, analytics or retail technology