Group Data, Analytics & AI Lead

one frio; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

One Frio is seeking a Group Data, Analytics & AI Lead based in Amsterdam. This senior role will shape the enterprise data and analytics strategy, owning the Microsoft Fabric platform. Candidates should have 4–8 years of data engineering or analytics experience, proficiency in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, and be capable of managing external vendors. This position offers a high-ownership environment and direct access to Group leadership, with potential for growth as the organization scales.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of hands-on experience in data engineering or analytics delivery.
• Experience managing external vendors and ensuring quality maintenance.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Own the Microsoft Fabric platform architecture and standards.
• Lead KPI workshops and deliver data layering architecture.
• Engage with C-suite on data strategy and platform progress.

Skills

Data engineering

Analytics platform delivery

Enterprise data management

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Data governance

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Location: Amsterdam | Start: As soon as possible | Travel: Regular travel to One Frio sites.

We are looking for a Group Data, Analytics & AI Lead - based in Amsterdam

About One Frio

One Frio is a young and fast-growing PE-backed organisation in temperature-controlled food logistics, formed through the combination of several strong family businesses in the Netherlands and Ireland — including Grolleman Coldstore Group, Nedcool, Coenen Boxmeer, and McCulla (Ireland). Operating through a HoldCo structure with multiple semi-autonomous Operating Companies (OpCos), we are in an active phase of acquisition, integration, and operational scaling across the cold chain sector.

Our Group IT function is being built from the ground up, making this a high-growth environment where the right people can genuinely shape the function.

About the role

This is a newly created, senior central role within the Group IT function, offering a genuine opportunity to shape One Frio's data and analytics strategy at a critical stage of the Group's growth. As Group Data, Analytics & AI Lead, you will be the internal owner of One Frio's enterprise data and analytics capability, responsible for delivering, governing, and evolving our Microsoft Fabric-based platform that provides Group-wide visibility across all OpCos and business functions.

This is a hands‑on delivery role with genuine strategic scope. You will work closely with the Group IT Director, external vendors, and OpCo IT Leads — governing delivery, contributing directly to architecture decisions, and ensuring outputs are fit for purpose. There is no team to manage from day one; you must be equally comfortable setting direction and doing the work.

Your responsibilities

Data & Analytics Platform

• Own the Microsoft Fabric platform end-to-end — architecture, standards, quality, and outcomes
• Govern the external implementation vendor: milestone accountability, delivery quality, and knowledge transfer
• Deliver the full data layering architecture (Raw - Curated - Semantic) across all OpCos, including Group-level harmonisation and consolidated reporting
• Lead KPI Definition Workshops with Finance, Operations, Commercial, Customer, and HR stakeholders

AI Readiness & Governance

• Embed AI-readiness into the Semantic layer from the outset — naming, measure descriptions, and KPI logic designed for reliable AI-powered querying
• Identify and prioritise high-value AI use cases across the Group and develop a pragmatic, phased adoption roadmap
• Own the Group data governance framework — data ownership, lineage, business glossaries, and GDPR/NIS2 compliance across all OpCos and domains

Stakeholder Engagement & M&A

• Report directly to the Group IT Director; engage regularly with the CFO and C‑Suite on platform progress and data strategy
• Support M&A integration from a data perspective — pipeline onboarding, governance assessment, and platform scalability for newly acquired OpCos

What we are looking for

Experience

• 4–8 years of hands‑on experience in data engineering, analytics platform delivery, or enterprise data management — ideally in multi‑entity or multi‑site environments
• Proven end‑to‑end platform delivery: ingestion, data modelling, semantic layer, reporting, and governance
• Demonstrable hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Power BI — building and owning data models, semantic layers, and governed reporting environments
• Experience managing external vendors: reviewing delivery, holding partners accountable, maintaining quality standards
• Background in supply chain, logistics, or complex operational environments is desirable; PE-backed or acquisitive environment experience is a meaningful advantage

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Fabric — workspaces, pipelines, Lakehouse architecture, data layering
• Data modelling — fact/dimension design, data contracts, cross‑entity harmonisation
• Microsoft Purview — data cataloguing, lineage, and business glossary management
• AI tooling awareness — Microsoft Copilot for Power BI, Azure OpenAI, or LLM‑based analytics tools
• GDPR and data compliance — working knowledge as it applies to data storage, retention, and platform governance

What you can expect

• A lean, high‑ownership environment — impact is real, visible, and recognised at the most senior levels
• Direct working relationship with the Group IT Director from day one, with C‑Suite access and sponsorship
• A genuinely broad mandate: Finance, Operations, Commercial, Customer, HR — all Group data flows through this role
• An active M&A environment — new OpCos will be acquired and you will play a key role in their data onboarding
• Real scope to grow — as the Group scales, this role has natural trajectory toward expanded responsibility and team leadership

If you are a data platform professional who thrives in hands‑on, high-ownership environments and wants to build something that matters at Group level — we'd love to hear from you.